Okolona Middle School

Okolona Middle School, a minimally staffed middle school in OKOLONA, Mississippi, operated by Okolona School District, educates 125 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 72% leaner than the state mean of about 452.

Okolona Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Okolona School District, a district that instructs 512 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Okolona Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (90%). Beyond that, the school logs 6% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Chickasaw County as a whole is about 48% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Okolona Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Chickasaw County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Okolona Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Chickasaw County indicate median household income runs about $43,586, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Chickasaw County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,709 students), Okolona Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Okolona High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Okolona Middle School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Okolona Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.3%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

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