Enrollment
374
Middle
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALCORN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280039001566
Kossuth Middle School
17 CR 604, Corinth, MS 38834 · (662) 286-7093 · Alcorn County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Mississippi public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
224 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 95 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 105 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 26% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 62.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kossuth Middle School
Kossuth Middle School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kossuth Middle School this school | 374 | 59.9% | 58.7% |
| Iuka Middle School Iuka | 333 | 64.0% | 51.4% |
| Enterprise Middle School ENTERPRISE | 268 | 60.4% | 68.9% |
| Middle School Of Poplarville Poplarville | 476 | 58.8% | 57.5% |
| East Central Middle School Moss Point | 541 | 53.0% | 68.3% |
| Purvis Middle School Purvis | 447 | 51.9% | 59.5% |
Matched among Mississippi middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kossuth Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #55 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #63 of 181 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #55 of 181 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #92 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #82 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #151 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #156 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #63 of 119 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 374 | 28.2 | 13.3:1 | 60% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 27.5 | 13.7:1 | 59% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 30.3 | 12.6:1 | 99% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 99% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 31.2 | 14.1:1 | 55% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 58% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 57% (281) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kossuth Middle School.
About Kossuth Middle School
Kossuth Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Mississippi, with an address in Corinth. The school serves 374 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25.
Kossuth Middle School reports to Alcorn School District, which has 8 schools and 3,226 students.
Federal enrollment data show Kossuth Middle School is 94% White. After that, the student body is 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Alcorn County, the White share is about 81%. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 13.3 students per teacher and 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Mississippi average 13.7:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 60%.
Kossuth Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of Mississippi public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Kossuth Middle School would be expected to post about 64.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.7%.
Federal survey data for Alcorn County show that the median household income is $51,260, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 13 public schools in Alcorn County, enrolling about 5,626 students in all.
Nearest public school: Kossuth High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 54.9% on proficiency, and Kossuth Middle School is above that at 58.7%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 7% from its 2020-21 level of 401. The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Kossuth Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Alcorn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,289
Census ACS
Median income
$51,260
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,626 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alcorn School District
- Kossuth Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Alcorn Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Kossuth High SchoolHigh · 398 students
- Alcorn Central High SchoolHigh · 386 students
- Alcorn Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 371 students
- Biggersville ElementaryElementary · 354 students
Other schools in Corinth
- Corinth Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,071 students
- Corinth Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Corinth High SchoolHigh · 610 students
- Kossuth Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Kossuth High SchoolHigh · 398 students
- Biggersville ElementaryElementary · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Kossuth High School0.1 mi · 398
- Kossuth Elementary School0.1 mi · 570
- Biggersville Elementary5.2 mi · 354
- Biggersville High School5.3 mi · 263
- Corinth Elementary School8.6 mi · 1,071
- Corinth Middle School8.7 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About Kossuth Middle SchoolHow many students attend Kossuth Middle School?
Kossuth Middle School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades 05-08.
Is Kossuth Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kossuth Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Kossuth Middle School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Kossuth Middle School.
How diverse is Kossuth Middle School?
Kossuth Middle School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Kossuth Middle School?
Kossuth Middle School is overseen by Alcorn School District in Alcorn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.