Port Gibson Middle School
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MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Port Gibson Middle School
As a tight-knit 6-8 campus in PORT GIBSON, Mississippi, Port Gibson Middle School caters to 223 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Claiborne County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 452 students per school, that is 51% smaller than typical.
Port Gibson Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Claiborne County Public Schools, a district that hosts 1,135 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Port Gibson Middle School shows that 96% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 2% multiracial. By comparison, Claiborne County as a whole is about 86% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Port Gibson Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
In the broader community, census data for Claiborne County shows median household earnings sit near $31,897, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 30%. Port Gibson Middle School is one of 4 public schools in Claiborne County (combined enrollment of about 1,135 students).
Nearest neighbor: A. W. Watson Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Port Gibson Middle School.
The school occupies a rural site.
Over the past 7-year window. Port Gibson Middle School's enrollment has fell 26% since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 223). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.
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