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If you had an hour of school board time for NESHOBA CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
645
Middle
DISTRICT 991 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NESHOBA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280306000990
Neshoba Central Middle School
1000 St. Francis Drive, Philadelphia, MS 39350 · (601) 656-4636 · Neshoba County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Mississippi public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
12.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
453 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 217 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 212 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 216 | 33% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Neshoba Central Middle School→Neshoba Central High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Neshoba County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
82.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 82.3% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 82.7% |
% 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
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Neshoba Central Middle School
Neshoba Central Middle School's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neshoba Central Middle School this school | 645 | 70.2% | 72.0% |
| West Harrison Middle Gulfport | 650 | 72.8% | 64.3% |
| George County Middle School LUCEDALE | 618 | 67.3% | 47.9% |
| New Hope Middle School Columbus | 604 | 68.5% | 52.9% |
| R.H. Long Booneville Middle School Booneville | 416 | 65.9% | 60.2% |
| Southeast Middle School Meridian | 371 | 71.2% | 65.0% |
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 Neshoba Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #11 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #2 of 181 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #23 of 181 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #35 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #43 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #30 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #126 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #46 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
645
-105 (-14%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 645 | 52.4 | 12.3:1 | 70% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 667 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 65% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 702 | 46.9 | 15.0:1 | 100% (699) |
| 2020-21 | 750 | 48 | 15.6:1 | 100% (747) |
| 2017-18 | 817 | 45.7 | 17.9:1 | 68% (558) |
| 2015-16 | 833 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 66% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 764 | 48 | 15.9:1 | 63% (483) |
| 2000-01 | 666 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 54% (358) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neshoba Central Middle School.
About Neshoba Central Middle School
Neshoba Central Middle School is a public middle school run by Neshoba County Schools in Philadelphia, Mississippi. It has an enrollment of 645 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Mississippi average about 452 students, which makes this school 43% above average.
Neshoba Central Middle School is one school in a 3-school district, Neshoba County Schools, which enrolls 2,972 students.
About 58% of the student body at Neshoba Central Middle School is White. Other groups make up 18% Black, 11% Native American, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Neshoba County residents are about 57% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Neshoba Central Middle School are from different groups.
There are about 12.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Neshoba Central Middle School, which has 52.4. Middle schools in Mississippi average 13.7:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Neshoba Central Middle School is about 70%. The rate at public schools in Neshoba County averages 81%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Neshoba Central Middle School lands at A+, ahead of 98% of Mississippi public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Neshoba Central Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 72.0% actual against 59.1% predicted.
In Neshoba County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $57,013, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 20%. The county has 11 public schools and about 5,185 students.
Neshoba Central Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Neshoba Central Middle School. Neshoba Central Middle School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Neshoba Central Middle School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Neshoba Central Middle School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 750 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 645 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 15.6 in 2020-21 to 12.3 in 2024-25.
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Neshoba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,932
Census ACS
Median income
$57,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,185 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Neshoba County Schools
- Neshoba Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,419 students
- Neshoba Central High SchoolHigh · 908 students
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Neshoba Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,419 students
- Neshoba Central High SchoolHigh · 908 students
- Philadelphia Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Philadelphia High SchoolHigh · 327 students
- Bogue Chitto Elementary SchoolElementary · 177 students
- Tucker Elementary SchoolElementary · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Neshoba Central Elementary School0.1 mi · 1,419
- Neshoba Central High School0.1 mi · 908
- Philadelphia High School1.4 mi · 327
- Philadelphia Elementary School1.4 mi · 430
- Tucker Elementary School4.6 mi · 119
- Pearl River Elementary School6.6 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Neshoba Central Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Neshoba Central Middle School?
Neshoba Central Middle School enrolls approximately 645 students in grades 06-08.
Is Neshoba Central Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Neshoba Central Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Neshoba Central Middle School have?
Neshoba Central Middle School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Neshoba Central Middle School?
At Neshoba Central Middle School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 3% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Neshoba Central Middle School public or private?
Neshoba Central Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Neshoba County Schools.
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