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Enrollment
457
Middle
STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REIMAGINE PREP·NCES 280018801442
Reimagine Prep
309 W. McDowell Rd., Jackson, MS 39204 · (601) 941-0844 · Hinds County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
457 students
STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 107 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 154 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 32% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
22.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
14.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -16.6pp 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 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.9% | 14.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.6% | 31.2% |
% 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Reimagine Prep
Reimagine Prep's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reimagine Prep this school | 457 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| Woolfolk Middle School YAZOO CITY | 449 | 99.3% | 20.8% |
| Smilow Prep Jackson | 521 | 99.8% | 35.7% |
| Midtown Public Charter School Jackson | 420 | 100.0% | 30.9% |
| Magnolia Middle School Meridian | 440 | 100.0% | 32.8% |
| Natchez Middle Natchez | 397 | 100.0% | 37.1% |
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 Reimagine Prep ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #155 of 176 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #172 of 181 ▼ 19 | #10 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #150 of 181 ▼ 14 | #8 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #69 of 186 | #8 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #160 of 163 | #15 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #157 of 164 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #4 of 184 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #15 of 34 | #6 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
457
-159 (-26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 457 | 21 | 21.8:1 | 100% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 32.5 | 16.1:1 | 100% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 35.7 | 14.4:1 | 100% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 28 | 22.0:1 | 100% (616) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 21.2 | 19.5:1 | 100% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 10 | 12.0:1 | 98% (117) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reimagine Prep.
About Reimagine Prep
Reimagine Prep is a public middle-grades school run by Reimagine Prep in Jackson, Mississippi. Its 457 students are spread across grades 5 through 8.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
At Reimagine Prep, Black students make up 97% of the student body. By comparison, Hinds County residents are about 72% Black. Reimagine Prep has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Reimagine Prep total 21 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.8:1. For comparison, middle schools in Mississippi average 13.7:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 100%. It compares with 88% for public schools in Hinds County.
Reimagine Prep's average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.5% is 14.6 points below the 44.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Hinds County, median household income is about $49,402, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The public schools of Hinds County number 84 and enroll about 32,870.
The next-closest public school is Key Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Reimagine Prep. On proficiency, Reimagine Prep is ahead of the 21.4% nearby average, ranking 1st of 5.
For locale, NCES codes Reimagine Prep as City: Mid-size. Federal records list Reimagine Prep as a charter school.
Reimagine Prep had 616 students in 2020-21 and 457 in 2024-25, a 26% decrease.
Community posts for Reimagine Prep can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Nearby schools
- Key Elementary School0.3 mi · 259
- Peeples Middle School0.3 mi · 541
- LESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 168
- WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 301
- SYKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 320
- Wilkins Elementary School1.4 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Reimagine PrepWhat is the total enrollment at Reimagine Prep?
Reimagine Prep enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Reimagine Prep serve?
Reimagine Prep serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Reimagine Prep?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at Reimagine Prep.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reimagine Prep?
At Reimagine Prep, the student body is approximately 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Reimagine Prep public or private?
Reimagine Prep is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Reimagine Prep.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.