Enrollment
138
Middle
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH DELTA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280396000383
South Delta Middle School
86 MIDDLE SCHOOL STREET, ANGUILLA, MS 38721 · (662) 873-6535 · Sharkey County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Mississippi public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.0:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
138 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 6 | 41 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 41% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 South Delta School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.3% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 13.9% | 48.9% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 South Delta Middle School
South Delta Middle School's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Delta Middle School this school | 138 | 100.0% | 33.1% |
| Coahoma County Jr High School CLARKSDALE | 172 | 95.9% | N/A |
| Kemper County Middle School DEKALB | 191 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Okolona Middle School OKOLONA | 125 | 100.0% | 38.8% |
| Oakhurst Intermediate School CLARKSDALE | 197 | 96.4% | 33.4% |
| Amite County Middle School Liberty | 144 | 100.0% | 43.2% |
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 South Delta Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #142 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #101 of 181 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #167 of 181 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 138 | #180 of 186 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #44 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
138
-37 (-21%) vs 2020
-59% since 2000-01, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 138 | 8.1 | 17.0:1 | 100% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 9.8 | 14.6:1 | 100% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 158 | 10.7 | 14.7:1 | 100% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 10 | 17.5:1 | 100% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 186 | 10.6 | 17.5:1 | 100% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 199 | 13 | 15.3:1 | 100% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 229 | 12 | 19.1:1 | 98% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 96% (320) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Delta Middle School.
About South Delta Middle School
South Delta Middle School is a middle school in ANGUILLA, Mississippi, reachable at (662) 873-6535. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 138 students. The school is 69% below the average for middle schools in Mississippi.
South Delta School District has 548 students spread across 3 schools.
The largest group at South Delta Middle School is Black students, at 70%. The remaining students are 30% multiracial. The diversity index for South Delta Middle School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. The school has 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Federal data show 100% of students (138) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Sharkey County is close, at 99%.
South Delta Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of Mississippi public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, South Delta Middle School is 11.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.1% actual, 44.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Mississippi.
For the population of Sharkey County, the median household earns about $40,000 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 26%. Across Sharkey County, 4 public schools serve about 548 students.
Of the public schools around it, South Delta Middle School is closest to South Delta Elementary School, about 5.0 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, South Delta Middle School places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around South Delta Middle School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 37 students, from 175 to 138.
South Delta Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Sharkey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,872
Census ACS
Median income
$40,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
548 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Delta School District
- South Delta Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- South Delta High SchoolHigh · 176 students
- SOUTH DELTA VOCATIONAL COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- South Delta Elementary School5.0 mi · 234
- South Delta High School5.9 mi · 176
- Sanders Elementary School13.5 mi · 246
- Simmons High School13.5 mi · 172
- Simmons Jr. High School13.5 mi · 116
- Riverside Elementary School21.7 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About South Delta Middle SchoolHow large is South Delta Middle School?
South Delta Middle School enrolls approximately 138 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does South Delta Middle School serve?
South Delta Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Delta Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Delta Middle School is approximately 17.0:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Delta Middle School?
Student demographics at South Delta Middle School are roughly 1% White, 70% Black, 30% Two or more.
Who oversees South Delta Middle School?
South Delta Middle School is overseen by South Delta School District in Sharkey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.