Lake Middle School

Lake Middle School operates as an intimate intermediate school in LAKE, Mississippi, one of the schools within Scott County School District. Current enrollment sits at 237 students spanning grades 5 through 8. That puts it 48% smaller than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

Scott County School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,989 students. Lake Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Lake Middle School records that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 46% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Scott County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Lake Middle School lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lake Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Mississippi public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.8%; Lake Middle School posts 59.8%, +15.1 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Scott County put the typical household earns roughly $48,786 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Scott County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,627 students), of which Lake Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lake High School, around 4.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Lake Middle School. On composite proficiency, Lake Middle School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 59.9%.

Lake Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 245 students in 2018 compared to 237 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 56% to 46% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Lake Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.