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Enrollment
440
Middle
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280291000564
Magnolia Middle School
1350 24th Street, Meridian, MS 39305 · (601) 484-4060 · Lauderdale County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
440 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 111 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 45% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
27.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
29.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.1% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.8% | 37.0% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Magnolia Middle School
Magnolia Middle School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Middle School this school | 440 | 100.0% | 32.8% |
| Northwest Middle School Meridian | 484 | 100.0% | 31.7% |
| Midtown Public Charter School Jackson | 420 | 100.0% | 30.9% |
| Woolfolk Middle School YAZOO CITY | 449 | 99.3% | 20.8% |
| Reimagine Prep Jackson | 457 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| Cardozo Middle School Jackson | 531 | 100.0% | 16.7% |
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 Magnolia Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #146 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #142 of 181 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #133 of 181 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #74 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #70 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #145 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #36 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.8% | #4 of 34 |
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
440
+101 (+30%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 440 | 33.9 | 13.0:1 | 100% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 34.5 | 12.8:1 | 100% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 34.1 | 12.6:1 | 100% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 31 | 10.9:1 | 100% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 28.3 | 10.8:1 | 100% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 31 | 10.0:1 | 100% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 30 | 12.4:1 | 94% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 75% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 635 | 36 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magnolia Middle School.
About Magnolia Middle School
Magnolia Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Mississippi, with an address in Meridian. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 440 students.
Meridian Public Schools has 4,385 students spread across 9 schools.
Black students make up 92% of enrollment at Magnolia Middle School. Next come 3% Hispanic and 3% White. That compares with about 41% Black among all Lauderdale County residents. Magnolia Middle School's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 13.0:1 comes from the school's 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.7 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Lauderdale County is 75%.
Measured against Mississippi public middle schools, Magnolia Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Magnolia Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.8%; the prediction is 44.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lauderdale County, the median household income is $50,817, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. Magnolia Middle School is one of 24 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Magnolia Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Parkview Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Magnolia Middle School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Magnolia Middle School in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 440 students in 2024-25, 101 more than the 339 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.0:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Magnolia Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lauderdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,504
Census ACS
Median income
$50,817
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,325 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meridian Public Schools
- Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- West Hills ElementaryElementary · 423 students
- Poplar Springs ElementaryElementary · 405 students
- Crestwood ElementaryElementary · 368 students
Other schools in Meridian
- Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- West Lauderdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Clarkdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Other Magnolia Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Magnolia Middle. Magnolia Middle School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Magnolia Middle SchoolMOSS POINT, MS · 359 students
- Magnolia MiddleJoppa, MD · 689 students
- MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMAGNOLIA, AR · 492 students
- Magnolia Middle SchoolMagnolia, DE · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Parkview Elementary0.1 mi · 364
- Meridian High School0.7 mi · 1,253
- Poplar Springs Elementary1.5 mi · 405
- West Hills Elementary1.7 mi · 423
- Meridian PreK Academy1.8 mi · 142
- Northwest Middle School1.8 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Magnolia Middle SchoolHow many students attend Magnolia Middle School?
Magnolia Middle School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 06-08.
Is Magnolia Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Magnolia Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Magnolia Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Magnolia Middle School is approximately 13.0:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Magnolia Middle School?
At Magnolia Middle School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 3% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Magnolia Middle School public or private?
Magnolia Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Meridian Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.