Enrollment
704
Middle
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219000407
Powell Middle School
3655 Livingston Road, Jackson, MS 39213 · (601) 987-3580 · Hinds County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
701 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 237 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 237 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 33% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
14.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
9.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.3% | 9.2% |
| 2023-24 | 12.9% | 9.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-29.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Powell Middle School
Powell Middle School's state test result (15.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Middle School this school | 704 | 99.6% | 15.2% |
| Columbus Middle School Columbus | 597 | 99.7% | 29.3% |
| Smilow Prep Jackson | 521 | 99.8% | 35.7% |
| Cardozo Middle School Jackson | 531 | 100.0% | 16.7% |
| Reimagine Prep Jackson | 457 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| Northwest Middle School Meridian | 484 | 100.0% | 31.7% |
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 Powell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #175 of 176 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #180 of 181 ▲ 1 | #14 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #174 of 181 ▲ 1 | #11 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #29 of 186 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #53 of 163 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #160 of 164 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #57 of 184 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +72.1% | #2 of 34 | #2 of 7 |
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
704
+277 (+65%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 889
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 704 | 56.3 | 12.5:1 | 100% (701) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 35.8 | 10.4:1 | 100% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 32.7 | 9.8:1 | 100% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 30.4 | 13.4:1 | 100% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 100% (516) |
| 2010-11 | 620 | 43 | 14.4:1 | 92% (570) |
| 2000-01 | 764 | 46 | 16.6:1 | 81% (620) |
| 1990-91 | 889 | 50 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Powell Middle School.
About Powell Middle School
Located in Jackson, Mississippi, Powell Middle School is a large middle school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 704 students. That is 56% larger than the average of about 452 students for middle schools in Mississippi.
Jackson Public Schools includes 45 schools. Together they enroll 19,765 students.
The share of Black students at Powell Middle School is 97%. The school's Black share is 25 points above the 72% share among Hinds County residents. The diversity index for Powell Middle School is 5%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Powell Middle School reported 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.5:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Mississippi is 13.7:1. There are 701 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment. The gap from the 88% average for public schools in Hinds County is 12 points.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Powell Middle School would score about 44.3%. It scores 15.2%, a bottom-10% result among Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Hinds County, home to about 218,533 people, median household income comes to about $49,402, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Hinds County's 84 public schools enroll about 32,870 students and include Powell Middle School.
SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Powell Middle School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Powell Middle School reported 427 students in 2020-21 and 704 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.7:1 to 12.5:1.
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Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Public Schools
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
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- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
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- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
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Other Powell Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Powell Middle. Powell Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOLBROOKSVILLE, FL · 1,041 students
- Powell Middle SchoolPowell, TN · 810 students
- Powell Middle SchoolPowell, WY · 387 students
Nearby schools
- SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 222
- Walton Elementary School0.9 mi · 457
- DAWSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 194
- Johnson Elementary School1.4 mi · 444
- Green Elementary School1.6 mi · 365
- Galloway Elementary School2.1 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Powell Middle SchoolHow many students attend Powell Middle School?
Powell Middle School enrolls approximately 704 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Powell Middle School serve?
Powell Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Powell Middle School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Powell Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Powell Middle School?
At Powell Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 97% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Powell Middle School?
Powell Middle School is overseen by Jackson Public Schools in Hinds County.
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