Enrollment
131
Middle
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNFLOWER COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280018701398
Ruleville Middle School
250 EAST OSCAR ST, RULEVILLE, MS 38771 · (662) 756-4698 · Sunflower County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
131 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 | 38 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 33% |
Student demographics
10%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
Students here typically continue to
Ruleville Middle School→Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School
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
34.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -6.5pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 50.4% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
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 →
Where Ruleville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #80 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #84 of 181 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #105 of 181 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #181 of 186 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 184 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
131
-58 (-31%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 131 | 11.7 | 11.2:1 | 100% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 11.5 | 12.4:1 | 100% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 12.7 | 11.9:1 | 100% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 189 | 10 | 18.9:1 | 100% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 10.6 | 18.7:1 | 100% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 14 | 14.8:1 | 100% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruleville Middle School.
About Ruleville Middle School
Ruleville Middle School is a very small middle school in RULEVILLE, Mississippi. Its enrollment is 131 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Mississippi enroll around 452, and this school is 71% below that mark.
Sunflower County Consolidated School District oversees Ruleville Middle School and 10 other schools, with 2,807 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Ruleville Middle School is 95% Black. The remaining shares are 2% White and 2% multiracial. Sunflower County as a whole is about 73% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at Ruleville Middle School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ruleville Middle School is 11.2:1, based on 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Mississippi is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Ruleville Middle School counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Sunflower County.
Ruleville Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.4% is 5.3 points above the 44.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Sunflower County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $39,956, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 22%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 2,807 students.
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School is about 0.4 miles from Ruleville Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Ruleville Middle School holds 2 other public schools. Ruleville Middle School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 189 students in 2020-21 to 131 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.2:1) than in 2020-21 (18.9:1).
On allk12, people connected to Ruleville Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Robert L Merritt Junior HighMiddle · 341 students
- Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolHigh · 331 students
- Ruleville Central ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Carver ElementaryMiddle · 250 students
Other schools in RULEVILLE
- Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolHigh · 331 students
- Ruleville Central ElementaryElementary · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School0.4 mi · 331
- Ruleville Central Elementary0.4 mi · 271
- A.W. James Elementary5.6 mi · 219
- Drew Hunter Middle5.9 mi · 82
- D.M. Smith Elementary9.3 mi · 233
- Cleveland Central Middle School9.5 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Ruleville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ruleville Middle School?
Ruleville Middle School enrolls approximately 131 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ruleville Middle School serve?
Ruleville Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ruleville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ruleville Middle School is approximately 11.2:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ruleville Middle School?
Ruleville Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 1% Hispanic, 95% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Ruleville Middle School in?
Ruleville Middle School is part of Sunflower County Consolidated School District.
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