Enrollment
241
Middle
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH PIKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280408000772
South Pike Junior High
275 West Myrtle Street, Magnolia, MS 39652 · (601) 783-0425 · Pike County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
241 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 7 | 102 | 42% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 58% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
South Pike Junior High→South Pike High School
Based on grade levels within South Pike School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.7%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
32.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -25.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 25 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.7% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 57.5% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Pike Junior High
South Pike Junior High's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Pike Junior High this school | 241 | 100.0% | 42.0% |
| Eva Gordon Upper Elementary School Magnolia | 236 | 98.7% | 45.0% |
| North Panola Middle School Como | 243 | 98.8% | 26.1% |
| Charleston Middle School CHARLESTON | 208 | 98.6% | 28.1% |
| Quitman County Middle School MARKS | 265 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
| Carver Elementary Indianola | 250 | 100.0% | 48.9% |
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 Pike Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Pike County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #114 of 176 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #133 of 181 ▼ 51 | #5 of 6 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #118 of 181 ▼ 8 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #151 of 186 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #127 of 163 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.8% | #129 of 164 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #45 of 184 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #116 of 119 | N/A |
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
241
-17 (-7%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 241 | 15.9 | 15.1:1 | 100% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 14.4 | 17.7:1 | 100% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 17.1 | 14.9:1 | 100% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 23 | 11.2:1 | 100% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 22.9 | 10.7:1 | 100% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 25 | 10.7:1 | 95% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 89% (426) |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 28 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Pike Junior High.
About South Pike Junior High
South Pike Junior High is a small middle school in Magnolia, Mississippi. The school enrolls 241 students, from grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 47% smaller than the 452 average for middle schools in Mississippi.
The district for South Pike Junior High is South Pike School District, with 5 schools and 1,461 students.
About 87% of the student body at South Pike Junior High is Black. Other students are 10% White and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Pike County residents are about 54% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At South Pike Junior High, 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.1:1. That is higher than the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 91% average for public schools in Pike County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for South Pike Junior High is B-. Compared with Mississippi public middle schools, the school scored higher than 46% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, South Pike Junior High would be expected to post about 44.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Pike County, the median household income is $43,814, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. In all, Pike County has 20 public schools and roughly 5,717 students.
The next-closest public school is South Pike High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, South Pike Junior High ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 258 in 2020-21 to 241 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.1:1, from 11.2:1.
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Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,602
Census ACS
Median income
$43,814
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Pike School District
- South Pike High SchoolHigh · 425 students
- Eva Gordon Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Eva Gordon Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 236 students
- Osyka Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- SOUTH PIKE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
- SOUTH PIKE CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTEHigh
Other schools in Magnolia
- South Pike High SchoolHigh · 425 students
- Eva Gordon Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Eva Gordon Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 236 students
- SOUTH PIKE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
- SOUTH PIKE CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTEHigh
Nearby schools
- South Pike High School0.1 mi · 425
- Eva Gordon Upper Elementary School0.9 mi · 236
- Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School0.9 mi · 345
- McComb High School6.6 mi · 632
- Denman Junior High School6.7 mi · 312
- Otken Elementary School6.7 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About South Pike Junior HighHow large is South Pike Junior High?
South Pike Junior High enrolls approximately 241 students in grades 07-08.
Is South Pike Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Pike Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at South Pike Junior High?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at South Pike Junior High.
What is the student diversity at South Pike Junior High?
Student demographics at South Pike Junior High are roughly 10% White, 0% Hispanic, 87% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is South Pike Junior High public or private?
South Pike Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Pike School District.
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