Enrollment
260
Middle
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIMPSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280399001085
Magee Middle School
413 Choctaw St. E Suite 100, Magee, MS 39111 · (601) 849-3334 · Simpson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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
12.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
245 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 6 | 82 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 38% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Simpson County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
38.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.3% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 36.6% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Magee Middle School
Magee Middle School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magee Middle School this school | 260 | 94.2% | 33.0% |
| Yazoo County Middle School YAZOO CITY | 258 | 98.8% | 35.4% |
| Lake Middle School LAKE | 237 | 98.7% | 59.8% |
| Shannon Middle School Shannon | 190 | 87.4% | 37.6% |
| Jeff Davis County Middle School Prentiss | 262 | 98.9% | 41.3% |
| Leflore Legacy Academy Greenwood | 203 | 100.0% | 31.0% |
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 Magee Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #143 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #118 of 181 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #153 of 181 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #143 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #41 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #41 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.2% | #88 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -48.5% | #8 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
260
-93 (-26%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 260 | 21.3 | 12.2:1 | 94% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 22.4 | 12.1:1 | 94% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 25.7 | 12.6:1 | 99% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 32 | 11.0:1 | 99% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 27 | 18.7:1 | 93% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 91% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 41 | 14.0:1 | 84% (483) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 77% (420) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 36 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magee Middle School.
About Magee Middle School
Magee Middle School is a small middle school based in Magee, Mississippi. The school serves 260 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Mississippi average about 452 students.
Across its 7 schools, Simpson County School District enrolls 3,023 students. Magee Middle School is one of those schools.
At 57%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Magee Middle School combined. It is also 32% White, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Simpson County's residents are about 36% Black, 21 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Magee Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Its teaching staff equals 21.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.2:1. That ratio is under the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. Around 94% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Magee Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 47.0% for a school in Mississippi with Magee Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Magee Middle School posts 33.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Simpson County show that median household income is about $56,381, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 9 public schools operate in Simpson County, serving about 3,023 students.
Nearest public school: Magee High School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Magee Middle School holds 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Magee Middle School ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 33.0% versus a 50.9% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
The student count in 2024-25 was 260, 26% below the 353 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.0 to 12.2 over 4 years.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Simpson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,691
Census ACS
Median income
$56,381
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,023 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Simpson County School District
- Mendenhall High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- Mendenhall Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Magee Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Simpson Central SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Magee High SchoolHigh · 380 students
- MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 226 students
Other schools in Magee
- Magee Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Magee High SchoolHigh · 380 students
- Simpson County Achievement CenterCombined
Other Magee Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Magee Middle. Magee Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Magee Middle SchoolRound Lake, IL · 642 students
- Magee Middle SchoolTUCSON, AZ · 283 students
Nearby schools
- Magee High School0.1 mi · 380
- Magee Elementary School1.4 mi · 525
- Mt. Olive Attendance Center8.9 mi · 282
- Mendenhall Elementary School10.5 mi · 598
- Mize Attendance Center10.5 mi · 831
- Mendenhall High School10.6 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Magee Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Magee Middle School?
Magee Middle School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 06-08.
Is Magee Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Magee Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Magee Middle School have?
Magee Middle School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Magee Middle School?
Student demographics at Magee Middle School are roughly 32% White, 6% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Magee Middle School in?
Magee Middle School is part of Simpson County School District.
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