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Enrollment
525
Middle
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280447000843
Warren Central Junior High
1630 Rosa Temple Drive, VICKSBURG, MS 39180 · (601) 638-3981 · Warren County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- 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
12.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
525 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 255 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 270 | 51% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
32.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.2% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 46.2% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Warren Central Junior High
Warren Central Junior High's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Central Junior High this school | 525 | 100.0% | 43.4% |
| Yazoo County Middle School YAZOO CITY | 258 | 98.8% | 35.4% |
| Cleveland Central Middle School CLEVELAND | 423 | 99.5% | 32.8% |
| Seminary Middle Seminary | 365 | 99.2% | 61.1% |
| Magee Middle School Magee | 260 | 94.2% | 33.0% |
| WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL Foxworth | 355 | 99.2% | N/A |
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 Warren Central Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #109 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #95 of 181 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #110 of 181 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #52 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #37 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #55 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #47 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #34 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
525
-151 (-22%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 864
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 525 | 43.1 | 12.2:1 | 100% (525) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 47.9 | 11.8:1 | 100% (565) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 49 | 12.2:1 | 100% (598) |
| 2020-21 | 676 | 74 | 9.1:1 | 100% (676) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 71.9 | 9.7:1 | 100% (696) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 57 | 11.9:1 | 100% (681) |
| 2010-11 | 763 | 68 | 11.2:1 | 69% (524) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 46 | 15.6:1 | 61% (439) |
| 1990-91 | 864 | 54 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warren Central Junior High.
About Warren Central Junior High
Warren Central Junior High is a medium-sized middle school in VICKSBURG, Mississippi, administered by Vicksburg Warren School District. It enrolled 525 students in grades 7 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Vicksburg Warren School District counts 6,610 students in its 14 schools, and Warren Central Junior High is one of them.
Black students are the majority at Warren Central Junior High, with 50% of enrollment. Other groups include 44% White and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 49% of residents are Black. Warren Central Junior High's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. On average, middle schools in Mississippi have 13.7:1, compared with 12.2:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Warren Central Junior High is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Warren County average 100%.
The allk12 Grade for Warren Central Junior High is B-. Compared with Mississippi public middle schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.1%. Warren Central Junior High scores 43.4%.
Warren Central Junior High is located in Warren County, where the median household income is $59,401, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Besides Warren Central Junior High, Warren County has 15 other public schools.
The closest public school, Vicksburg Junior High, is about 0.2 miles from Warren Central Junior High. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Ranked by average proficiency, Warren Central Junior High places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Warren Central Junior High is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 22% from 2020-21, when Warren Central Junior High had 676 students, to 2024-25, when it had 525. Students per teacher rose from 9.1 in 2020-21 to 12.2 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,020
Census ACS
Median income
$59,401
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,610 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vicksburg Warren School District
- Warren Central HighHigh · 1,145 students
- Vicksburg High SchoolHigh · 785 students
- Beechwood ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Vicksburg Junior HighMiddle · 409 students
- Dana Road ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Vicksburg IntermediateElementary · 387 students
Other schools in VICKSBURG
- Warren Central HighHigh · 1,145 students
- Vicksburg High SchoolHigh · 785 students
- Beechwood ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Vicksburg Junior HighMiddle · 409 students
- Dana Road ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Vicksburg IntermediateElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Vicksburg Junior High0.2 mi · 409
- Bowmar Avenue1.2 mi · 324
- Vicksburg High School1.9 mi · 785
- Beechwood Elementary2.8 mi · 550
- Warren Central High2.9 mi · 1,145
- Warren Central Intermediate3.2 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Warren Central Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Warren Central Junior High?
Warren Central Junior High enrolls approximately 525 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Warren Central Junior High serve?
Warren Central Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Warren Central Junior High have?
Warren Central Junior High employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
How diverse is Warren Central Junior High?
Warren Central Junior High reports a student body of 44% White, 1% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Warren Central Junior High?
Warren Central Junior High is overseen by Vicksburg Warren School District in Warren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.