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Enrollment
459
Middle
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH TIPPAH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280411000779
Ripley Middle School
718 S. Clayton Street, Ripley, MS 38663 · (662) 837-7959 · Tippah County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Mississippi public middle schools
- BTest 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
12.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
358 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 109 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 129 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 24% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Ripley Middle School→Ripley High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Tippah School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 60.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 61.5% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Ripley Middle School
Ripley Middle School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley Middle School this school | 459 | 78.0% | 56.5% |
| Pontotoc Jr High School Pontotoc | 361 | 71.5% | 59.0% |
| Pontotoc Middle School Pontotoc | 316 | 72.8% | 61.9% |
| Singing River Gautier | 416 | 70.7% | 60.7% |
| Gautier Middle Gautier | 416 | 71.9% | 52.4% |
| Corinth Middle School CORINTH | 719 | 68.4% | 48.1% |
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 Ripley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #62 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #50 of 181 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #61 of 181 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #68 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #62 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #18 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.0% | #106 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #49 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
459
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 459 | 35.6 | 12.9:1 | 78% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 36.4 | 13.0:1 | 74% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 37.2 | 12.8:1 | 99% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 41 | 11.9:1 | 99% (487) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 33.6 | 17.0:1 | 75% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 73% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 68% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 53% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 736 | 36 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ripley Middle School.
About Ripley Middle School
Ripley Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school based in Ripley, Mississippi. The school reports 459 students in grades 5 through 8.
Across its 5 schools, South Tippah School District enrolls 2,403 students. Ripley Middle School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Ripley Middle School is 51% White. After that, the student body is 22% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Tippah County is about 76% White. Ripley Middle School has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Ripley Middle School was 12.9:1. Among middle schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. Ripley Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 78%. Across public schools in Tippah County, the average is about the same, 79%.
Measured against Mississippi public middle schools, Ripley Middle 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.
Ripley Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.5% is 1.4 points above the 55.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Tippah County, median household income is about $52,542, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The public schools of Tippah County number 9 and enroll about 3,623.
The next-closest public school is Ripley High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Ripley Middle School ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 56.5% versus a 67.1% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Ripley Middle School is Rural: Remote.
Ripley Middle School had 490 students in 2020-21 and 459 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Tippah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,523
Census ACS
Median income
$52,542
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,623 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Tippah School District
- Ripley Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Pine Grove High SchoolCombined · 573 students
- Ripley High SchoolHigh · 465 students
- Blue Mountain High SchoolCombined · 295 students
- NORTH SOUTH TIPPAH VOC TECH CENTERHigh
Other schools in Ripley
- Ripley Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Pine Grove High SchoolCombined · 573 students
- Ripley High SchoolHigh · 465 students
- NORTH SOUTH TIPPAH VOC TECH CENTERHigh
Other Ripley Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Ripley Middle. Ripley Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Ripley Middle SchoolRipley, WV · 586 students
- Ripley Middle SchoolRipley, TN · 477 students
Nearby schools
- Ripley High School0.1 mi · 465
- Ripley Elementary School1.1 mi · 611
- Blue Mountain High School6.3 mi · 295
- Falkner Attendance Center8.1 mi · 476
- Pine Grove High School9.3 mi · 573
- Chalybeate Elementary14.9 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Ripley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ripley Middle School?
Ripley Middle School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Ripley Middle School serve?
Ripley Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ripley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ripley Middle School is approximately 12.9:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ripley Middle School?
Ripley Middle School reports a student body of 51% White, 18% Hispanic, 22% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Ripley Middle School?
Ripley Middle School is overseen by South Tippah School District in Tippah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.