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Enrollment
693
Middle
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280279000938
Old Town Middle School
210 Sunnybrook Road, Ridgeland, MS 39157 · (601) 898-8730 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL693 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- 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
11.9:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
524 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 204 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 242 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 247 | 36% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 63.7% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Old Town Middle School
Old Town Middle School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Town Middle School this school | 693 | 75.6% | 56.2% |
| Biloxi Upper Elementary School Biloxi | 844 | 64.8% | 66.3% |
| Biloxi Junior High School Biloxi | 863 | 63.4% | 69.9% |
| Trent Lott Pascagoula | 524 | 72.1% | 53.1% |
| William M Colmer Middle PASCAGOULA | 532 | 73.1% | 47.0% |
| 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 Old Town Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #65 of 176 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #58 of 181 ▼ 3 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #65 of 181 ▼ 7 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 693 | #30 of 186 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #30 of 163 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #58 of 164 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #110 of 184 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #21 of 34 | N/A |
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
693
-58 (-8%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 693 | 58.3 | 11.9:1 | 76% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 56.5 | 12.1:1 | 74% (508) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 56.4 | 12.5:1 | 100% (704) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 55 | 13.7:1 | 100% (748) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 60.5 | 10.9:1 | 71% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 699 | 58 | 12.1:1 | 70% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 53% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 35 | 17.0:1 | 31% (186) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Town Middle School.
About Old Town Middle School
Old Town Middle School is a large middle school in Ridgeland, Mississippi, under Madison County Schools. The school counted 693 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 53% bigger than the average for middle schools in Mississippi.
Madison County Schools has 12,926 students spread across 21 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Old Town Middle School is Black: 63%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 8% White, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 37% Black. The diversity index for Old Town Middle School is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Old Town Middle School has 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Mississippi is 13.7:1. At Old Town Middle School, 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Madison County averages 52%, lower than here.
Old Town Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Mississippi public middle schools.
A school with Old Town Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Mississippi is predicted to score 56.4%. Old Town Middle School scores 56.2%, within a point of that line.
In Madison County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $83,441, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 34 public schools and about 16,432 students.
Old Town Middle School is about 0.9 miles from Ridgeland High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Old Town Middle School ranks 9th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.2% against a local average of 72.1%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 751 students in 2020-21 to 693 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.9:1) than in 2020-21 (13.7:1).
The Old Town Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,647
Census ACS
Median income
$83,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
16,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County Schools
- Germantown High SchoolHigh · 1,411 students
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 1,260 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,180 students
- Germantown MiddleMiddle · 1,008 students
- Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · 995 students
- Madison Station ElementaryElementary · 980 students
Other schools in Ridgeland
- Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · 995 students
- Ann E. Smith ElementaryElementary · 715 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Madison County PreschoolElementary · 47 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgeland High School0.9 mi · 995
- Ann E. Smith Elementary1.3 mi · 715
- Highland Elementary School1.3 mi · 629
- Madison County Preschool2.1 mi · 47
- Rosa Scott2.2 mi · 373
- Madison Central High School2.7 mi · 1,260
Frequently asked questions
About Old Town Middle SchoolHow many students attend Old Town Middle School?
Old Town Middle School enrolls approximately 693 students in grades 06-08.
Is Old Town Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Old Town Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Old Town Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Old Town Middle School is approximately 11.9:1 (58 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Old Town Middle School?
Old Town Middle School reports a student body of 8% White, 24% Hispanic, 63% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Old Town Middle School in?
Old Town Middle School is part of Madison County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.