Enrollment
365
Middle
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280129001337
Seminary Middle
200 Main St, Seminary, MS 39479 · (601) 722-4510 · Covington County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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
12.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
362 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 5 | 91 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 28% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Covington County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
59.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 59.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 65.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 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 Seminary Middle
Seminary Middle's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminary Middle this school | 365 | 99.2% | 61.1% |
| WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL Foxworth | 355 | 99.2% | N/A |
| Leakesville Jr. High Leakesville | 325 | 99.1% | 56.2% |
| Union Middle School Union | 286 | 99.0% | 65.0% |
| South Pontotoc Middle School Pontotoc | 379 | 99.2% | 55.9% |
| Lake Middle School LAKE | 237 | 98.7% | 59.8% |
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 Seminary Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #44 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #53 of 181 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #44 of 181 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #97 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #65 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #82 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #64 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #79 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
365
-53 (-13%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 365 | 28.2 | 12.9:1 | 99% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 30.8 | 10.9:1 | 100% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 30.7 | 12.5:1 | 100% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 99% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 73% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 74% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 63% (246) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seminary Middle.
About Seminary Middle
Seminary Middle is a small middle school with its address in Seminary, Mississippi. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 365 students enrolled.
Covington County School District enrolls 2,492 students in 7 schools, including Seminary Middle.
By race and ethnicity, Seminary Middle is 71% White. Other reported shares: 22% Black and 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 60% White among all Covington County residents. Seminary Middle has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Seminary Middle is 28.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Mississippi is 13.7:1, higher than at this school. Around 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Covington County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Seminary Middle is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Mississippi public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Seminary Middle ranks in the top 10% of Mississippi schools. It scores 61.1%; the prediction is 44.5%.
Seminary Middle is located in Covington County, where median household income is about $45,051, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. Seminary Middle is one of 10 public schools in Covington County, which together enroll about 2,492 students.
The closest public school, Seminary High, is less than a tenth of a mile from Seminary Middle. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.6%; Seminary Middle's is 61.1%, ranking 6th of 9.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 13%, from 418 to 365. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Seminary Middle can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Covington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,148
Census ACS
Median income
$45,051
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Covington County School District
- Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Seminary ElementaryElementary · 420 students
- Seminary HighHigh · 382 students
- Collins High SchoolHigh · 373 students
- Mt. Olive Attendance CenterCombined · 282 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 196 students
Other schools in Seminary
- Seminary ElementaryElementary · 420 students
- Seminary HighHigh · 382 students
Nearby schools
- Seminary High0.0 mi · 382
- Seminary Elementary0.0 mi · 420
- Collins High School5.9 mi · 373
- Collins Elementary School6.4 mi · 474
- Sumrall Elementary School9.6 mi · 960
- Sumrall Middle School10.1 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Seminary MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Seminary Middle?
Seminary Middle enrolls approximately 365 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Seminary Middle serve?
Seminary Middle serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Seminary Middle have?
Seminary Middle employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seminary Middle?
At Seminary Middle, the student body is approximately 71% White, 5% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Seminary Middle public or private?
Seminary Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Covington County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.