Enrollment
241
Middle
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 280255000495
Plantersville Middle School
2657 MAIN ST., PLANTERSVILLE, MS 38862 · (662) 842-4690 · Lee County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Mississippi public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
10.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
240 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 5 | 63 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 23% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Lee County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
23.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
26.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.3% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 18.2% | 33.0% |
% 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Plantersville Middle School
Plantersville Middle School's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plantersville Middle School this school | 241 | 99.6% | 30.7% |
| Hattiesburg STEAM Academy Hattiesburg | 263 | 100.0% | 54.4% |
| Hazlehurst Middle School HAZLEHURST | 292 | 99.7% | 42.7% |
| Amanda Elzy Junior High School GREENWOOD | 199 | 100.0% | 19.2% |
| Leland School Park LELAND | 232 | 98.7% | 32.8% |
| Laurel Upper Elementary Laurel | 253 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
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 Plantersville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #152 of 176 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #156 of 181 ▼ 11 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #148 of 181 ▲ 14 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #150 of 186 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #3 of 163 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #107 of 164 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #56 of 184 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #96 of 119 | 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
241
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 241 | 24.1 | 10.0:1 | 100% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 221 | 24.7 | 8.9:1 | 72% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 24.3 | 11.3:1 | 100% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 26.2 | 10.0:1 | 100% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 25 | 10.6:1 | 97% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 25 | 10.1:1 | 95% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 32 | 10.8:1 | 57% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 32 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plantersville Middle School.
About Plantersville Middle School
Plantersville Middle School is a small middle school in Mississippi, located in PLANTERSVILLE. Its 241 students are spread across grades 5 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Mississippi is about 452 students.
Plantersville Middle School is run by Lee County, whose 13 schools enroll 6,343 students.
Plantersville Middle School's enrollment is 80% Black. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% White. By comparison, Lee County residents are about 30% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Plantersville Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Federal data list 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Plantersville Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.0:1. Among middle schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Plantersville Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Lee County report 66%.
allk12 grades Plantersville Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Plantersville Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Mississippi is predicted to score 44.3%. Plantersville Middle School scores 30.7%, 13.7 points below that line.
Within Lee County, median household income is about $67,863, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Lee County number 34 and enroll about 14,808.
Verona Elementary School is the public school closest to Plantersville Middle School, about 3.0 miles away. Plantersville Middle School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Plantersville Middle School at 8th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Plantersville Middle School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 241 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 260. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.0:1) than in 2020-21 (11.3:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Plantersville Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,034
Census ACS
Median income
$67,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Saltillo High SchoolHigh · 939 students
- Mooreville Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Saltillo Primary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Saltillo Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Guntown Middle SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Shannon High SchoolHigh · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Verona Elementary School3.0 mi · 364
- Lawhon Elementary School3.8 mi · 575
- Lawndale Elementary School4.1 mi · 378
- Tupelo Middle School4.8 mi · 1,070
- Pierce Street Elementary School4.9 mi · 345
- Milam Elementary School5.0 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Plantersville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Plantersville Middle School?
Plantersville Middle School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades 05-08.
Is Plantersville Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Plantersville Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Plantersville Middle School?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Plantersville Middle School.
How diverse is Plantersville Middle School?
Plantersville Middle School reports a student body of 4% White, 10% Hispanic, 80% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Plantersville Middle School in?
Plantersville Middle School is part of Lee County.
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