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Enrollment
1,070
Middle
DISTRICT 763 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUPELO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280432000293
Tupelo Middle School
1009 Varsity Drive, Tupelo, MS 38801 · (662) 840-8780 · Lee County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,070 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- B+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
13.9:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
717 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 546 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 515 | 48% |
| Ungraded | 9 | 1% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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 Tupelo Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
64.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 67.8% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Tupelo Middle School
Tupelo Middle School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tupelo Middle School this school | 1,070 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| Oak Grove Middle School Hattiesburg | 1,160 | 61.0% | 58.3% |
| Olive Branch Middle School OLIVE BRANCH | 744 | 62.6% | 48.2% |
| SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle School Starkville | 646 | 65.8% | 49.3% |
| Milam Elementary School Tupelo | 456 | 66.7% | 55.2% |
| Biloxi Junior High School Biloxi | 863 | 63.4% | 69.9% |
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 Tupelo Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #47 of 176 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #39 of 181 no change | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #58 of 181 ▼ 17 | #3 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,070 | #9 of 186 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #101 of 163 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #29 of 164 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #136 of 184 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #22 of 34 | 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
1,070
-34 (-3%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 1,126
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 1,070 | 76.9 | 13.9:1 | 67% (717) |
| 2023-24 | 1,062 | 77.8 | 13.7:1 | 65% (687) |
| 2022-23 | 1,080 | 79.9 | 13.5:1 | 100% (1,077) |
| 2020-21 | 1,104 | 97 | 11.4:1 | 100% (1,101) |
| 2017-18 | 1,018 | 75 | 13.6:1 | 59% (600) |
| 2015-16 | 1,060 | 87 | 12.2:1 | 62% (662) |
| 2010-11 | 1,084 | 98 | 11.1:1 | 52% (565) |
| 2000-01 | 1,126 | 74 | 15.2:1 | 42% (474) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tupelo Middle School.
About Tupelo Middle School
Families in Tupelo, Mississippi, are served by Tupelo Middle School, a large middle-grades school. It teaches 1,070 students in grades 7 through 8. It has 137% more students than the average for middle schools in Mississippi (about 452).
Tupelo Public School District is made up of 12 schools with 7,192 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Tupelo Middle School is Black: 53%. Enrollment also includes 32% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The school's Black share is 23 points above the 30% share among Lee County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
For every teacher at Tupelo Middle School, there are about 13.9 students; the school has 76.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Mississippi is similar, at 13.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 67%. The figure for public schools in Lee County is close, at 66%.
Tupelo Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Mississippi public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Tupelo Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 61.0% actual against 60.7% predicted.
For Lee County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $67,863, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 34 public schools and about 14,808 students.
The closest school to Tupelo Middle School is Pierce Street Elementary School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Tupelo Middle School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Tupelo Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Tupelo Middle School's location as Town: Remote.
A 3% drop took enrollment from 1,104 in 2020-21 to 1,070 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.4:1 to 13.9:1.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,034
Census ACS
Median income
$67,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tupelo Public School District
- Tupelo High SchoolHigh · 2,123 students
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Lawndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Other schools in Tupelo
- Tupelo High SchoolHigh · 2,123 students
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Lawndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Pierce Street Elementary School0.2 mi · 345
- Milam Elementary School0.8 mi · 456
- Rankin Elementary School0.9 mi · 375
- Thomas Street Elementary School1.3 mi · 374
- Joyner Elementary School1.6 mi · 444
- Carver Elementary School1.8 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Tupelo Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tupelo Middle School?
Tupelo Middle School enrolls approximately 1,070 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Tupelo Middle School serve?
Tupelo Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tupelo Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tupelo Middle School is approximately 13.9:1 (77 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tupelo Middle School?
At Tupelo Middle School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 9% Hispanic, 53% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Tupelo Middle School in?
Tupelo Middle School is part of Tupelo Public School District.
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