Enrollment
333
Middle
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 280255001276
Mooreville Middle School
964 CR 1409, MOOREVILLE, MS 38857 · (662) 680-4894 · Lee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Mississippi public middle schools
- A-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
11.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
162 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 101 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 38% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
51.4%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
67.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.7pp 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 68 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 67.9% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 72.6% |
% 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Mooreville Middle School
Mooreville Middle School's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooreville Middle School this school | 333 | 48.6% | 64.2% |
| Purvis Middle School Purvis | 447 | 51.9% | 59.5% |
| Lafayette Middle School Oxford | 420 | 54.3% | 60.3% |
| Caledonia Middle School CALEDONIA | 487 | 46.4% | 66.5% |
| Sumrall Middle School Sumrall | 484 | 40.1% | 70.0% |
| Vancleave Middle School Vancleave | 562 | 55.3% | 73.1% |
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 Mooreville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #35 of 176 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #29 of 181 ▼ 7 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #47 of 181 ▲ 12 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #114 of 186 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #32 of 163 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #126 of 164 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #166 of 184 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #40 of 119 | N/A |
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
333
-37 (-10%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 333 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 49% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 26.4 | 13.3:1 | 48% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 26.2 | 14.2:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 24 | 15.4:1 | 99% (367) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 55% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 23 | 17.7:1 | 55% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 55% (178) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mooreville Middle School.
About Mooreville Middle School
Mooreville Middle School is a small middle school in MOOREVILLE, Mississippi, (ZIP code 38857). It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 333 students. Middle schools in Mississippi have about 452 students on average; enrollment here is 26% lower.
Mooreville Middle School is one of 13 schools in Lee County, which enrolls 6,343 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Mooreville Middle School is White, at 85%. The school is also 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 63%. The diversity index for Mooreville Middle School is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 28 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi is 1.8 students per teacher. The school reported 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 66% average for public schools in Lee County is 17 points higher.
Mooreville Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of Mississippi public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Mooreville Middle School is -5.8 points: 64.2% actual, 70.0% predicted.
The school's county is Lee County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $67,863 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lee County number 34, with about 14,808 students.
Mooreville Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Mooreville High School, its nearest public school. Mooreville Middle School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Mooreville Middle School ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 64.2% versus a 55.8% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 333, from 370 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.4:1 in 2020-21, and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,034
Census ACS
Median income
$67,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Saltillo High SchoolHigh · 939 students
- Mooreville Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Saltillo Primary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Saltillo Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Guntown Middle SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Shannon High SchoolHigh · 529 students
Other schools in MOOREVILLE
- Mooreville Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Mooreville High SchoolHigh · 445 students
Nearby schools
- Mooreville High School0.0 mi · 445
- Mooreville Elementary School0.1 mi · 722
- Dorsey Attendance Center4.2 mi · 233
- Lawhon Elementary School6.0 mi · 575
- Mantachie Attendance Center6.4 mi · 926
- Plantersville Middle School6.7 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Mooreville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mooreville Middle School?
Mooreville Middle School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mooreville Middle School serve?
Mooreville Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Mooreville Middle School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Mooreville Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mooreville Middle School?
At Mooreville Middle School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Mooreville Middle School public or private?
Mooreville Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lee County.
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