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Enrollment
525
Middle
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HATTIESBURG·NCES 280180000980
N R Burger Middle
174 WSF TATUM DRIVE, HATTIESBURG, MS 39401 · (601) 582-0536 · Forrest County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Mississippi public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
10.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
525 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 7 | 226 | 43% |
| Grade 8 | 288 | 55% |
| Ungraded | 11 | 2% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
N R Burger Middle→Hattiesburg High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hattiesburg. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
53.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 54.0% |
% 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 N R Burger Middle
N R Burger Middle's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| N R Burger Middle this school | 525 | 100.0% | 50.2% |
| Peeples Middle School Jackson | 541 | 100.0% | 11.7% |
| Gulfport Central Middle Gulfport | 568 | 99.8% | 47.0% |
| Laurel Middle School Laurel | 388 | 100.0% | 30.6% |
| Kirksey Middle School Jackson | 389 | 100.0% | 34.4% |
| Crystal Springs Middle School CRYSTAL SPRINGS | 365 | 100.0% | 34.8% |
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 N R Burger Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #79 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #75 of 181 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #78 of 181 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #51 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #12 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #113 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #20 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #103 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
525
-68 (-11%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 747
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 7.7:1
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 | 525 | 50.1 | 10.5:1 | 100% (525) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 51 | 10.5:1 | 100% (533) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 50.7 | 10.4:1 | 100% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 77 | 7.7:1 | 100% (593) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 48.6 | 11.6:1 | 100% (561) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 58 | 9.2:1 | 100% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 69 | 8.7:1 | 92% (551) |
| 2000-01 | 747 | 53 | 14.1:1 | 77% (574) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for N R Burger Middle.
About N R Burger Middle
N R Burger Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school in HATTIESBURG, Mississippi. It has an enrollment of 525 students in grades 7 through 8.
Hattiesburg runs N R Burger Middle along with 7 other schools, enrolling 3,918 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, N R Burger Middle is 81% Black. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. Forrest County as a whole is about 36% Black, so the school's share is higher. The diversity index for N R Burger Middle is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. Middle schools in Mississippi average 13.7:1, 3.2 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at N R Burger Middle, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 79% for public schools in Forrest County.
Among Mississippi public middle schools, N R Burger Middle outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, N R Burger Middle would score about 44.1%. It scores 50.2%, 6.1 points above that figure.
The school's county is Forrest County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $53,640 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Forrest County number 21, with about 10,857 students.
Hattiesburg STEAM Academy sits less than a tenth of a mile from N R Burger Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 50.2% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
N R Burger Middle is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
An 11% decline took enrollment from 593 in 2020-21 to 525 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 7.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.5:1.
The N R Burger Middle discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Forrest County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,272
Census ACS
Median income
$53,640
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,857 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hattiesburg
- Hattiesburg High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Thames ElementaryElementary · 619 students
- Rowan ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- Woodley ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Grace Christian ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Hawkins ElementaryElementary · 283 students
Other schools in HATTIESBURG
- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 1,145 students
- Hattiesburg High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Longleaf ElementaryElementary · 787 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Hattiesburg STEAM Academy0.1 mi · 263
- Rowan Elementary0.9 mi · 425
- Hawkins Elementary2.2 mi · 283
- Woodley Elementary2.4 mi · 422
- Hattiesburg High School2.4 mi · 1,014
- Earl Travillion Attendance Center2.4 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About N R Burger MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at N R Burger Middle?
N R Burger Middle enrolls approximately 525 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does N R Burger Middle serve?
N R Burger Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at N R Burger Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at N R Burger Middle is approximately 10.5:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at N R Burger Middle?
At N R Burger Middle, the student body is approximately 3% White, 11% Hispanic, 81% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees N R Burger Middle?
N R Burger Middle is overseen by Hattiesburg in Forrest County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.