Enrollment
321
Middle
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMES COUNTY CONSOLIDATED·NCES 280019501528
S.V. Marshall Middle School
12572 Highway 12, Lexington, MS 39095 · (662) 235-5226 · Holmes County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Mississippi public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
321 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 | 87 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 41% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
20.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
30.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.1% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 17.8% | 27.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 S.V. Marshall Middle School
S.V. Marshall Middle School's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.V. Marshall Middle School this school | 321 | 100.0% | 27.5% |
| Blackburn Middle School Jackson | 317 | 99.7% | 16.0% |
| Morgantown Elementary Natchez | 359 | 100.0% | 38.1% |
| Quitman County Middle School MARKS | 265 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
| Robert L Merritt Junior High Indianola | 341 | 100.0% | 48.5% |
| 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 S.V. Marshall Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #162 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #138 of 181 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #162 of 181 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #119 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #56 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.7% | #162 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #7 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. 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
321
-115 (-26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 321 | 25.3 | 12.7:1 | 100% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 26.4 | 12.6:1 | 100% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 26.7 | 13.1:1 | 100% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 100% (436) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for S.V. Marshall Middle School.
About S.V. Marshall Middle School
S.V. Marshall Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Lexington, Mississippi. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 321 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Mississippi, the average enrollment is about 452.
The district, Holmes County Consolidated, has 2,300 students enrolled across 7 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at S.V. Marshall Middle School is Black, at 98%. Among all residents of Holmes County, the Black share is about 81%. The diversity index for S.V. Marshall Middle School is 4%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
S.V. Marshall Middle School reported 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.7:1. Middle schools in Mississippi have an average ratio of 13.7:1. Roughly 100% of students at S.V. Marshall Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Holmes County average a similar 100%.
Among Mississippi public middle schools, S.V. Marshall Middle School outscored 8%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
S.V. Marshall Middle School is a bottom-10% school in Mississippi on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.5% against a predicted 44.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Holmes County show that the median household earns about $32,538 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 33% of residents are in poverty. Across Holmes County, 9 public schools serve about 2,300 students.
Of the public schools around it, S.V. Marshall Middle School is closest to S.V. Marshall Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 36.8% on proficiency, and S.V. Marshall Middle School is below that at 27.5%.
The federal government classifies S.V. Marshall Middle School's location as Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment decreased 26% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.7:1, from 14.5:1.
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Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,191
Census ACS
Median income
$32,538
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
33%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holmes County Consolidated
- Holmes County Central High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- William Dean Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Durant Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- S.V. Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- Williams-Sullivan Middle SchoolMiddle · 192 students
- GPE SchoolElementary · 191 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Holmes County Central High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- William Dean Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- S.V. Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- HOLMES CO CAREER TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- S.V. Marshall Elementary School0.0 mi · 214
- Holmes County Central High School8.5 mi · 714
- William Dean Jr Elementary School9.6 mi · 426
- Humphreys County High School17.5 mi · 427
- Ida Greene Elementary School17.6 mi · 398
- O.M. McNair Middle School17.6 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About S.V. Marshall Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at S.V. Marshall Middle School?
S.V. Marshall Middle School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does S.V. Marshall Middle School serve?
S.V. Marshall Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at S.V. Marshall Middle School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at S.V. Marshall Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at S.V. Marshall Middle School?
At S.V. Marshall Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is S.V. Marshall Middle School public or private?
S.V. Marshall Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Holmes County Consolidated.
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