Enrollment
361
Middle
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PONTOTOC CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280369001162
Pontotoc Jr High School
132 North Main Street, Pontotoc, MS 38863 · (662) 489-8360 · Pontotoc County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- 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
11.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
258 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 7 | 184 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 177 | 49% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Pontotoc Jr High School→Pontotoc High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pontotoc City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 65.8% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Pontotoc Jr High School
Pontotoc Jr High School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontotoc Jr High School this school | 361 | 71.5% | 59.0% |
| Singing River Gautier | 416 | 70.7% | 60.7% |
| Gautier Middle Gautier | 416 | 71.9% | 52.4% |
| Pontotoc Middle School Pontotoc | 316 | 72.8% | 61.9% |
| Ripley Middle School Ripley | 459 | 78.0% | 56.5% |
| Trent Lott Pascagoula | 524 | 72.1% | 53.1% |
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 Pontotoc Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #54 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #33 of 181 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #69 of 181 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #99 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #26 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #10 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #120 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #32 of 34 |
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
361
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 361 | 31.1 | 11.6:1 | 71% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 30 | 11.8:1 | 76% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 29.5 | 12.7:1 | 99% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 99% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 26.6 | 13.5:1 | 69% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 60% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 37 | 9.5:1 | 60% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 676 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 43% (294) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 24 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pontotoc Jr High School.
About Pontotoc Jr High School
Pontotoc Jr High School is a middle school in Pontotoc, Mississippi, and it is part of Pontotoc City School District. Enrollment is 361 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 8. Against the 452-student average for middle schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 20% lower.
Pontotoc Jr High School is in Pontotoc City School District, a district with 2,400 students across 5 schools.
Pontotoc Jr High School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 48%. It is also 23% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Pontotoc County's residents are about 75% White, 27 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Pontotoc Jr High School comes in at 67%.
Dividing enrollment by its 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Mississippi is 13.7:1, higher than at this school. Pontotoc Jr High School reports 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 88% for public schools in Pontotoc County.
Measured against Mississippi public middle schools, Pontotoc Jr High School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Pontotoc Jr High School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.0% actual, 58.5% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Pontotoc County, median household income is about $51,484, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Pontotoc Jr High School is among the 14 public schools in Pontotoc County.
Nearby, Pontotoc Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Pontotoc Jr High School is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 363 to 361. Students per teacher fell from 13.4 in 2020-21 to 11.6 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Pontotoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,550
Census ACS
Median income
$51,484
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,865 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pontotoc City School District
- Pontotoc High SchoolHigh · 712 students
- Pontotoc Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- DT Cox Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Pontotoc Middle SchoolMiddle · 316 students
Other schools in Pontotoc
- South Pontotoc Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Pontotoc High SchoolHigh · 712 students
- Pontotoc Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- South Pontotoc High SchoolHigh · 455 students
- South Pontotoc Middle SchoolMiddle · 379 students
- DT Cox Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Pontotoc Middle School0.1 mi · 316
- Pontotoc High School0.1 mi · 712
- Pontotoc Elementary School0.8 mi · 657
- DT Cox Elementary School1.0 mi · 354
- South Pontotoc Middle School5.2 mi · 379
- South Pontotoc Elementary School5.2 mi · 776
Frequently asked questions
About Pontotoc Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Pontotoc Jr High School?
Pontotoc Jr High School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Pontotoc Jr High School serve?
Pontotoc Jr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pontotoc Jr High School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Pontotoc Jr High School.
How diverse is Pontotoc Jr High School?
Pontotoc Jr High School reports a student body of 48% White, 22% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Pontotoc Jr High School in?
Pontotoc Jr High School is part of Pontotoc City School District.
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