Enrollment
341
Middle
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKHAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280084000094
Lipsey Middle School
412 DRURY LANE, BROOKHAVEN, MS 39601 · (601) 833-6148 · Lincoln County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Mississippi public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
264 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 171 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 170 | 50% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lipsey Middle School→Alexander Junior High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brookhaven School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +13.7pp since 2023
Math
45.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.1% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 34.1% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Lipsey Middle School
Lipsey Middle School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipsey Middle School this school | 341 | 77.4% | 45.9% |
| Alexander Junior High BROOKHAVEN | 340 | 82.6% | 45.0% |
| Kosciusko Jr High School KOSCIUSKO | 472 | 77.3% | 53.4% |
| Eiland Middle LOUISVILLE | 308 | 78.6% | 36.4% |
| Tylertown Elementary School Tylertown | 234 | 82.5% | 41.0% |
| Northeast Middle School Meridian | 520 | 71.5% | 48.0% |
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 Lipsey Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #98 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #98 of 181 ▲ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #81 of 181 ▲ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #111 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #51 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #73 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #107 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #36 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
341
-62 (-15%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 341 | 27.3 | 12.5:1 | 77% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 28.9 | 12.2:1 | 84% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 26.5 | 13.7:1 | 99% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 26.2 | 17.0:1 | 76% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 76% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 23 | 21.2:1 | 71% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 60% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 35 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lipsey Middle School.
About Lipsey Middle School
Lipsey Middle School serves students in BROOKHAVEN, Mississippi, as a low-enrollment middle school. It reported 341 students in grades 5 through 6 in 2024-25. The school is 25% below the average for middle schools in Mississippi.
Brookhaven School District operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,432 students.
The largest group at Lipsey Middle School is Black students, at 67%. Other students are 24% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Lincoln County residents are about 30% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
Lipsey Middle School has 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5:1. Middle schools in Mississippi average 13.7:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 77% at Lipsey Middle School.
On the allk12 Grade, Lipsey Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Mississippi public middle schools.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.5%. Lipsey Middle School scores 45.9%.
In the surrounding county, Lincoln County, median household income comes to about $51,119, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The county's public schools total 12, with about 5,327 students.
Lipsey Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Mamie Martin Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 45.9% is below the 56.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lipsey Middle School had a net loss of 62 students, or 15%. By 2024-25, the school had 12.5 students per teacher, compared with 16.1 in 2020-21.
People who know Lipsey Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,877
Census ACS
Median income
$51,119
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,327 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brookhaven School District
- Brookhaven High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Mamie Martin ElementaryElementary · 622 students
- Brookhaven Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Alexander Junior HighMiddle · 340 students
- BROOKHAVEN TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
- MULLINS SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in BROOKHAVEN
- Brookhaven High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Loyd Star Attendance CenterCombined · 741 students
- Enterprise Attendance CenterCombined · 667 students
- West Lincoln SchoolCombined · 636 students
- Mamie Martin ElementaryElementary · 622 students
- Brookhaven Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Mamie Martin Elementary0.5 mi · 622
- MS School Of The Arts0.8 mi · 104
- Brookhaven Elementary School0.9 mi · 368
- Brookhaven High School1.3 mi · 761
- Alexander Junior High1.8 mi · 340
- Loyd Star Attendance Center6.5 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About Lipsey Middle SchoolHow large is Lipsey Middle School?
Lipsey Middle School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades 05-06.
Is Lipsey Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lipsey Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Lipsey Middle School have?
Lipsey Middle School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lipsey Middle School?
At Lipsey Middle School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 3% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Lipsey Middle School in?
Lipsey Middle School is part of Brookhaven School District.
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