Enrollment
178
Middle
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280357000689
Perry Central Middle School
100 8th Ave. South, NEW AUGUSTA, MS 39462 · (601) 964-3226 · Perry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
146 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 59 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 37% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within Perry County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
57.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 43 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 are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 57.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 45.7% |
% 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Perry Central Middle School
Perry Central Middle School's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Central Middle School this school | 178 | 82.0% | 48.2% |
| Nettleton Junior High Nettleton | 243 | 80.7% | 38.7% |
| Franklin Middle School Meadville | 157 | 80.9% | 43.9% |
| Franklin Upper Elementary Meadville | 234 | 82.1% | 46.1% |
| Rod Paige Middle School Monticello | 191 | 82.2% | 57.7% |
| Quitman Junior High School Quitman | 288 | 82.3% | 33.4% |
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 Perry Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #86 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #60 of 181 ▲ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #77 of 181 ▲ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #173 of 186 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.0% | #101 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #33 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
178
-67 (-27%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 178 | 15.9 | 11.2:1 | 82% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 17.6 | 11.6:1 | 71% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 17.7 | 12.2:1 | 99% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 99% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 21.9 | 10.8:1 | 81% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 20 | 15.9:1 | 85% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 81% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 76% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 17 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry Central Middle School.
About Perry Central Middle School
Perry Central Middle School is a very small middle school found in NEW AUGUSTA, Mississippi. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 178 students. By comparison, middle schools in Mississippi enroll about 452 students on average.
In Perry County School District, 4 schools enroll a combined 847 students.
The student body at Perry Central Middle School is 61% White. After that, the student body is 23% Black and 15% multiracial. Among all residents of Perry County, the White share is about 78%. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Perry Central Middle School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 15.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.2:1. The average for middle schools in Mississippi, 13.7:1, is higher. Roughly 82% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Perry Central Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Mississippi public middle schools.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 53.2%. Perry Central Middle School scores 48.2%.
Perry County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $49,634 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Perry Central Middle School shares Perry County with 7 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Perry Central High School is about 1.9 miles from Perry Central Middle School. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools. On proficiency, Perry Central Middle School is behind the 57.0% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Perry Central Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 178 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 245. The ratio was 12.3:1 in 2020-21 and 11.2:1 in 2024-25.
Perry Central Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,449
Census ACS
Median income
$49,634
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,433 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perry County School District
- Perry Central High SchoolHigh · 262 students
- South Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- Runnelstown SchoolElementary · 173 students
- PERRY CO VOC COMPLEXHigh
- PERRY COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CENTERHigh
Other schools in NEW AUGUSTA
- Perry Central High SchoolHigh · 262 students
- PERRY CO VOC COMPLEXHigh
- PERRY COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Perry Central High School1.9 mi · 262
- South Perry Elementary School6.6 mi · 234
- Richton High School11.3 mi · 281
- Richton Elementary School11.3 mi · 305
- Runnelstown School12.9 mi · 173
- Forrest County Agricultural High School13.3 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Perry Central Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Perry Central Middle School?
Perry Central Middle School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Perry Central Middle School serve?
Perry Central Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Perry Central Middle School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Perry Central Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Perry Central Middle School?
At Perry Central Middle School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 1% Hispanic, 23% Black, 15% Two or more.
Is Perry Central Middle School public or private?
Perry Central Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Perry County School District.
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