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What's the one class at ROBERT L MERRITT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
341
Middle
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNFLOWER COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280018701421
Robert L Merritt Junior High
705 Kinlock Road, Indianola, MS 38751 · (662) 884-1270 · Sunflower County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Mississippi public middle schools
- B-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
13.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
341 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 7 | 95 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 30% |
| Grade 9 | 143 | 42% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sunflower County Consolidated School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
41.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 47.4% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Robert L Merritt Junior High
Robert L Merritt Junior High's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L Merritt Junior High this school | 341 | 100.0% | 48.5% |
| Denman Junior High School MCCOMB | 312 | 100.0% | 36.0% |
| Morgantown Elementary Natchez | 359 | 100.0% | 38.1% |
| Blackburn Middle School Jackson | 317 | 99.7% | 16.0% |
| Tunica Middle School TUNICA | 334 | 99.7% | 43.8% |
| Bailey APAC Middle School Jackson | 318 | 99.1% | 68.5% |
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 Robert L Merritt Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #84 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #108 of 181 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #113 of 181 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #110 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #81 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #143 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #2 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #45 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
341
-122 (-26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 341 | 25.8 | 13.2:1 | 100% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 28.7 | 13.1:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 31.3 | 13.1:1 | 100% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 100% (463) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 28.3 | 15.3:1 | 100% (433) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 100% (474) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert L Merritt Junior High.
About Robert L Merritt Junior High
Robert L Merritt Junior High is a middle school in Indianola, Mississippi, reachable at (662) 884-1270. It offers grades 7 through 9 and has 341 students enrolled. By comparison, middle schools in Mississippi enroll about 452 students on average.
Sunflower County Consolidated School District runs Robert L Merritt Junior High along with 10 other schools, enrolling 2,807 students in total.
The share of Black students at Robert L Merritt Junior High is 91%. Other groups include 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 73% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Robert L Merritt Junior High scores 16%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. The school has 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Mississippi is about 13.7:1. Federal data show 100% of students (341) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Sunflower County average a similar 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, Robert L Merritt Junior High lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Mississippi public middle schools.
A school with Robert L Merritt Junior High's lunch-eligibility share in Mississippi is predicted to score 44.1%. Robert L Merritt Junior High scores 48.5%, 4.4 points above that line.
In Sunflower County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $39,956 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. Public schools in Sunflower County number 13, with about 2,807 students.
Carver Elementary, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Robert L Merritt Junior High ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Robert L Merritt Junior High is Town: Remote.
Enrollment was 341 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 463. The ratio was 17.1:1 in 2020-21 and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Robert L Merritt Junior High. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Sunflower County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,333
Census ACS
Median income
$39,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District
- Gentry High SchoolHigh · 465 students
- Lockard Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolHigh · 331 students
- Ruleville Central ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Carver ElementaryMiddle · 250 students
- Moorhead Central SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other schools in Indianola
- Gentry High SchoolHigh · 465 students
- Lockard Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Carver ElementaryMiddle · 250 students
- INDIANOLA ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTCombined
- INDIANOLA CAREER & TECH CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Carver Elementary0.3 mi · 250
- Gentry High School0.7 mi · 465
- Lockard Elementary School0.9 mi · 393
- Moorhead Central School8.2 mi · 245
- Rosser Early Learning Center8.9 mi · 79
- McEvans Elementary School13.3 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Robert L Merritt Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Robert L Merritt Junior High?
Robert L Merritt Junior High enrolls approximately 341 students in grades 07-09.
Is Robert L Merritt Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert L Merritt Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert L Merritt Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robert L Merritt Junior High is approximately 13.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robert L Merritt Junior High?
At Robert L Merritt Junior High, the student body is approximately 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 91% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Robert L Merritt Junior High in?
Robert L Merritt Junior High is part of Sunflower County Consolidated School District.
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