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Enrollment
470
Middle
DISTRICT 716 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280312000618
New Albany Middle School
400 Apple Street, New Albany, MS 38652 · (662) 534-1820 · Union County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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
12.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
297 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 171 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 152 | 32% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NEW ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
MS avg 45.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
Math
66.4%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 66.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 61.5% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 New Albany Middle School
New Albany Middle School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Albany Middle School this school | 470 | 63.2% | 61.0% |
| Biloxi Upper Elementary School Biloxi | 844 | 64.8% | 66.3% |
| Corinth Middle School CORINTH | 719 | 68.4% | 48.1% |
| Biloxi Junior High School Biloxi | 863 | 63.4% | 69.9% |
| Singing River Gautier | 416 | 70.7% | 60.7% |
| Milam Elementary School Tupelo | 456 | 66.7% | 55.2% |
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 New Albany Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #46 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #32 of 181 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #18 of 181 ▲ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #65 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #61 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #13 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #148 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #114 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
470
-39 (-8%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 470 | 36.5 | 12.9:1 | 63% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 30.7 | 14.8:1 | 62% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 31.3 | 15.4:1 | 99% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 99% (506) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 35.8 | 13.4:1 | 63% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 40 | 12.5:1 | 65% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 39 | 12.4:1 | 62% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 51% (309) |
| 1990-91 | 623 | 36 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Albany Middle School.
About New Albany Middle School
New Albany Middle School is a mid-sized middle school based in New Albany, Mississippi. The school counted 470 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
NEW ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS oversees New Albany Middle School and 2 other schools, with 2,149 students in total.
Of every 100 students at New Albany Middle School, about 48 are White, the largest group. The school is also 28% Black, 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Union County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
Its ratio of 12.9:1 is based on 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Mississippi is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 62% average for public schools in Union County.
New Albany Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of Mississippi public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, New Albany Middle School is 1.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools.
Looking at the county, Union County, the median household earns about $55,505 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Union County has 9 public schools with about 5,135 students, including New Albany Middle School.
About 0.5 miles separate New Albany Middle School from the closest public school, New Albany High School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, New Albany Middle School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place New Albany Middle School in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
An 8% decline took enrollment from 509 in 2020-21 to 470 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.1:1 to 12.9:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at New Albany Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,122
Census ACS
Median income
$55,505
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- New Albany Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,074 students
- New Albany High SchoolHigh · 605 students
- NEW ALBANY/S.TIPPAH/UNION CO. ALTCombined
- SCHOOL OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDHigh
Other schools in New Albany
- New Albany Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,074 students
- Ingomar Attendance CenterCombined · 678 students
- New Albany High SchoolHigh · 605 students
- NEW ALBANY/S.TIPPAH/UNION CO. ALTCombined
- SCHOOL OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDHigh
Other New Albany Middle schools
One other US public school is named New Albany Middle. New Albany Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- New Albany Middle SchoolNew Albany, OH · 768 students
Nearby schools
- New Albany High School0.5 mi · 605
- New Albany Elementary School2.1 mi · 1,074
- Ingomar Attendance Center5.9 mi · 678
- Myrtle Attendance Center7.7 mi · 698
- North Pontotoc Upper Elem8.1 mi · 297
- North Pontotoc Elementary School8.7 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About New Albany Middle SchoolHow large is New Albany Middle School?
New Albany Middle School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does New Albany Middle School serve?
New Albany Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at New Albany Middle School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at New Albany Middle School.
How diverse is New Albany Middle School?
New Albany Middle School reports a student body of 48% White, 17% Hispanic, 28% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees New Albany Middle School?
New Albany Middle School is overseen by NEW ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.