Enrollment
316
Middle
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PONTOTOC CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280369001355
Pontotoc Middle School
135 Education Drive, Pontotoc, MS 38863 · (662) 489-6056 · Pontotoc County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Mississippi public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
230 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 5 | 162 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 154 | 49% |
Student demographics
65%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
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
52.7%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
62.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 62.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 67.1% |
% 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Middle School
Pontotoc Middle School's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontotoc Middle School this school | 316 | 72.8% | 61.9% |
| Pontotoc Jr High School Pontotoc | 361 | 71.5% | 59.0% |
| Singing River Gautier | 416 | 70.7% | 60.7% |
| Ripley Middle School Ripley | 459 | 78.0% | 56.5% |
| Gautier Middle Gautier | 416 | 71.9% | 52.4% |
| Picayune Junior High School Picayune | 465 | 69.0% | 47.2% |
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 Pontotoc Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #41 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #44 of 181 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #42 of 181 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #123 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #24 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #17 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #113 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #94 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
316
-45 (-12%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 316 | 27.3 | 11.6:1 | 73% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 24.2 | 13.4:1 | 70% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 24.7 | 14.1:1 | 99% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 99% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 22.4 | 15.4:1 | 72% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 69% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 63% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pontotoc Middle School.
About Pontotoc Middle School
Students in Pontotoc, Mississippi, attend Pontotoc Middle School, a small middle school. It teaches 316 students in grades 5 through 6. By comparison, middle schools in Mississippi enroll about 452 students on average.
Pontotoc City School District is the local district for Pontotoc Middle School. It runs 5 schools with 2,400 students.
At Pontotoc Middle School, White students make up the biggest share, 49%. Other groups include 28% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Pontotoc County residents are about 75% White. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Pontotoc Middle School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Pontotoc Middle School, there are about 11.6 students; the school has 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 73%. Among public schools in Pontotoc County, the average eligibility rate is 88%.
Pontotoc Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of Mississippi public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pontotoc Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 61.9% actual against 57.8% predicted.
In Pontotoc County, home to about 31,550 people, the median household earns about $51,484 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Pontotoc Middle School shares Pontotoc County with 13 other public schools.
The closest school to Pontotoc Middle School is Pontotoc Jr High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Pontotoc Middle School at 6th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Pontotoc Middle School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
A 12% decrease took enrollment from 361 in 2020-21 to 316 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.0:1 to 11.6:1.
The allk12 page for Pontotoc Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Pontotoc Jr High SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- DT Cox Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 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
- Pontotoc Jr High SchoolMiddle · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Pontotoc Jr High School0.1 mi · 361
- Pontotoc High School0.2 mi · 712
- Pontotoc Elementary School0.9 mi · 657
- DT Cox Elementary School1.0 mi · 354
- South Pontotoc Elementary School5.3 mi · 776
- South Pontotoc Middle School5.3 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Pontotoc Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pontotoc Middle School?
Pontotoc Middle School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Pontotoc Middle School serve?
Pontotoc Middle School serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pontotoc Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pontotoc Middle School is approximately 11.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pontotoc Middle School?
At Pontotoc Middle School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 17% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pontotoc Middle School in?
Pontotoc Middle School is part of Pontotoc City School District.
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