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Enrollment
476
Middle
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POPLARVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280372000992
Middle School Of Poplarville
6 Spirit Street, Poplarville, MS 39470 · (601) 795-1351 · Pearl River County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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
14.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
280 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 147 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 36% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Middle School Of Poplarville→Poplarville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Poplarville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 52.6% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Middle School Of Poplarville
Middle School Of Poplarville's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle School Of Poplarville this school | 476 | 58.8% | 57.5% |
| Stone Middle School Wiggins | 575 | 59.5% | 65.5% |
| Kossuth Middle School Corinth | 374 | 59.9% | 58.7% |
| Purvis Middle School Purvis | 447 | 51.9% | 59.5% |
| Vancleave Middle School Vancleave | 562 | 55.3% | 73.1% |
| East Central Middle School Moss Point | 541 | 53.0% | 68.3% |
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 Middle School Of Poplarville ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #60 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #72 of 181 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #51 of 181 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #62 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #117 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #119 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #159 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #13 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
476
+38 (+9%) vs 2020
+56% since 2000-01, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 476 | 32.7 | 14.6:1 | 59% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 27.3 | 16.6:1 | 60% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 30.4 | 14.7:1 | 99% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 39 | 11.2:1 | 99% (435) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 39.8 | 10.7:1 | 69% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 41 | 11.2:1 | 74% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 75% (391) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 58% (177) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle School Of Poplarville.
About Middle School Of Poplarville
Middle School Of Poplarville is a mid-sized middle-grades school with an address in Poplarville, Mississippi. It had 476 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8.
Poplarville School District has a total of 4 schools and 1,969 students, Middle School Of Poplarville among them.
The share of White students at Middle School Of Poplarville is 82%. Enrollment also includes 9% Black and 8% multiracial. In Pearl River County overall, the White share is about 80%. The diversity index for Middle School Of Poplarville is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 14.6:1 is based on 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Mississippi average 13.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 59%.
On the allk12 Grade, Middle School Of Poplarville lands at B, ahead of 57% of Mississippi public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Middle School Of Poplarville is -7.3 points: 57.5% actual, 64.8% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Pearl River County show that median household income comes to about $58,135, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pearl River County counts 20 public schools with about 8,456 students.
Measured in a straight line, Poplarville High School is about 0.3 miles from Middle School Of Poplarville. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The nearest schools with test data average 61.8%, higher than Middle School Of Poplarville's 57.5%.
The federal government classifies Middle School Of Poplarville's location as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 476 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 438. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.2:1 to 14.6:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Pearl River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,458
Census ACS
Median income
$58,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Poplarville School District
- Poplarville High SchoolHigh · 540 students
- Poplarville Lower ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Poplarville Upper ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- POPLARVILLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CTRHigh
Other schools in Poplarville
- Poplarville High SchoolHigh · 540 students
- Poplarville Lower ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Poplarville Upper ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- POPLARVILLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CTRHigh
Nearby schools
- Poplarville High School0.3 mi · 540
- Poplarville Lower Elementary1.0 mi · 521
- Poplarville Upper Elementary1.2 mi · 432
- Lumberton High School12.4 mi · 268
- Lumberton Elementary School12.4 mi · 287
- PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR13.3 mi · 1,414
Frequently asked questions
About Middle School Of PoplarvilleHow large is Middle School Of Poplarville?
Middle School Of Poplarville enrolls approximately 476 students in grades 06-08.
Is Middle School Of Poplarville an elementary, middle, or high school?
Middle School Of Poplarville is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Middle School Of Poplarville have?
Middle School Of Poplarville employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Middle School Of Poplarville?
At Middle School Of Poplarville, the student body is approximately 82% White, 1% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Middle School Of Poplarville?
Middle School Of Poplarville is overseen by Poplarville School District in Pearl River County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.