Enrollment
191
Middle
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280249000480
Rod Paige Middle School
1570 Broad St. West, Monticello, MS 39654 · (601) 587-2128 · Lawrence County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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
9.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
157 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 58 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 Lawrence County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
62.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 66.9% |
% 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Rod Paige Middle School
Rod Paige Middle School's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Paige Middle School this school | 191 | 82.2% | 57.7% |
| Shannon Middle School Shannon | 190 | 87.4% | 37.6% |
| Franklin Middle School Meadville | 157 | 80.9% | 43.9% |
| Franklin Upper Elementary Meadville | 234 | 82.1% | 46.1% |
| Houston Middle School Houston | 352 | 78.4% | 47.6% |
| Quitman Junior High School Quitman | 288 | 82.3% | 33.4% |
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 Rod Paige Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #59 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #43 of 181 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #89 of 181 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #169 of 186 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.2% | #99 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.5% | #11 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
191
-129 (-40%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 191 | 19.5 | 9.8:1 | 82% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 18.2 | 10.3:1 | 85% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 22.7 | 11.4:1 | 99% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 99% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 24.8 | 13.9:1 | 80% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 79% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 29 | 11.7:1 | 75% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 60% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 29 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rod Paige Middle School.
About Rod Paige Middle School
Rod Paige Middle School is a small middle-grades school. Its address is in Monticello, Mississippi. Enrollment totals 191 students across grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Mississippi enroll around 452, and this school is 58% below that mark.
The district, Lawrence County School District, has 1,674 students enrolled across 5 schools.
About 47% of students at Rod Paige Middle School are Black, the largest single group. It is also 41% White, 8% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Lawrence County's residents are about 32% Black, 15 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.8:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi is 3.9 students per teacher. By family income, 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Rod Paige Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 72% of Mississippi public middle schools.
Rod Paige Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.7% and a predicted 53.1%.
In the wider Lawrence County area, median household income comes to about $43,531, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Lawrence County's 6 public schools enroll about 1,674 students and include Rod Paige Middle School.
Rod Paige Middle School's nearest public school is Lawrence County High School (about 1.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Rod Paige Middle School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Rod Paige Middle School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 129 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.3:1 to 9.8:1 over the same years.
The Rod Paige Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,786
Census ACS
Median income
$43,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence County School District
- Lawrence County High SchoolHigh · 529 students
- Monticello ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Topeka - Tilton SchoolElementary · 298 students
- New Hebron SchoolElementary · 259 students
- LAWRENCE CO TECH & CAREER CENTERHigh
Other schools in Monticello
- Lawrence County High SchoolHigh · 529 students
- Monticello ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Topeka - Tilton SchoolElementary · 298 students
- LAWRENCE CO TECH & CAREER CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Lawrence County High School1.1 mi · 529
- Monticello Elementary1.5 mi · 397
- Topeka - Tilton School10.8 mi · 298
- New Hebron School14.3 mi · 259
- Jeff Davis County Middle School15.3 mi · 262
- J. E. Johnson Elementary School15.8 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Rod Paige Middle SchoolHow large is Rod Paige Middle School?
Rod Paige Middle School enrolls approximately 191 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rod Paige Middle School serve?
Rod Paige Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Rod Paige Middle School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Rod Paige Middle School.
How diverse is Rod Paige Middle School?
Rod Paige Middle School reports a student body of 41% White, 8% Hispanic, 47% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rod Paige Middle School?
Rod Paige Middle School is overseen by Lawrence County School District in Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.