Enrollment
243
Middle
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PANOLA·NCES 280321001339
North Panola Middle School
526 Compress Road, Como, MS 38619 · (662) 526-5938 · Panola County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
240 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 63 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 34% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
North Panola Middle School→North Panola High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Panola. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
18.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
30.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.9% | 27.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where North Panola Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #163 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #141 of 181 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #164 of 181 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #147 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #31 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #128 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #73 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #28 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
243
-105 (-30%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 243 | 20.4 | 11.9:1 | 99% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 23.6 | 11.1:1 | 100% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 22.8 | 12.3:1 | 100% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 100% (348) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 26.7 | 12.3:1 | 100% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 100% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 98% (316) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Panola Middle School.
About North Panola Middle School
This page covers North Panola Middle School, a small middle school in Como, Mississippi. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 243 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Mississippi average about 452 students.
The 4 schools in North Panola enroll 1,103 students altogether, North Panola Middle School among them.
At North Panola Middle School, Black students make up 85% of the student body. It is also 14% multiracial. Panola County's residents are about 48% Black, 37 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, North Panola Middle School comes in at 26%.
The count of teachers at North Panola Middle School is 20.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.9:1. Among middle schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. The school counts 240 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 99%. That rate is above the 88% average among public schools in Panola County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, North Panola Middle School would score about 44.7%. It scores 26.1%, a bottom-10% result among Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
North Panola Middle School is located in Panola County, where median household income is about $45,945, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. North Panola Middle School is one of 13 public schools in Panola County, which together enroll about 5,323 students.
The shortest distance from North Panola Middle School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Como Primary School. The ten-mile area around North Panola Middle School holds 6 other public schools. The school's 26.1% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes North Panola Middle School as Rural: Distant.
The number of students dropped from 348 to 243 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.5 to 11.9 over 4 years.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Panola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,808
Census ACS
Median income
$45,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,323 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Panola
- North Panola High SchoolHigh · 329 students
- Como Primary SchoolElementary · 267 students
- Green Hill IntermediateElementary · 264 students
- NORTH PANOLA ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMYCombined
- NORTH PANOLA VOC COMPHigh
Other schools in Como
- Como Primary SchoolElementary · 267 students
- NORTH PANOLA ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMYCombined
- NORTH PANOLA VOC COMPHigh
Nearby schools
- Como Primary School0.1 mi · 267
- North Panola High School5.6 mi · 329
- Green Hill Intermediate6.1 mi · 264
- Senatobia Elementary School6.6 mi · 879
- Senatobia Middle School6.9 mi · 407
- Senatobia High School7.1 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About North Panola Middle SchoolHow many students attend North Panola Middle School?
North Panola Middle School enrolls approximately 243 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does North Panola Middle School serve?
North Panola Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does North Panola Middle School have?
North Panola Middle School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at North Panola Middle School?
Student demographics at North Panola Middle School are roughly 1% White, 85% Black, 14% Two or more.
What district is North Panola Middle School in?
North Panola Middle School is part of North Panola.
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