For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 441 students in Brookhaven School Dist School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Mississippi.
Public Middle Schools in Brookhaven School Dist School District have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the Mississippi public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 33% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
7 Schools
362 Schools
# Students
2,657 Students
140,226 Students
# Teachers
199 Teachers
11,108 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Brookhaven School Dist School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 145 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has increased from 70-74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#77 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
35%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.59
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,240 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
14 Students
1,185 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
27 Students
5,987 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
4%
# Black Students
1,700 Students
60,631 Students
% Black Students
64%
43%
# White Students
813 Students
66,661 Students
% White Students
31%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
68 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
97 Students
4,410 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
69
434
# Students in K Grade:
220
3,315
# Students in 1st Grade:
211
3,005
# Students in 2nd Grade:
199
2,775
# Students in 3rd Grade:
169
2,853
# Students in 4th Grade:
197
3,440
# Students in 5th Grade:
175
6,516
# Students in 6th Grade:
180
22,506
# Students in 7th Grade:
215
35,964
# Students in 8th Grade:
219
36,507
# Students in 9th Grade:
198
6,570
# Students in 10th Grade:
215
5,092
# Students in 11th Grade:
196
4,759
# Students in 12th Grade:
159
4,537
# Ungraded Students:
35
1,953
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,935 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,094. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,924 is less than the state median of $11,965. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$29 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,935
$12,094
Spending / Student
$10,924
$11,965
Best Brookhaven School Dist School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Alexander Junior High School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
713 Beauregard Street
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-7549
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-7549
Grades: 7-8
| 441 students
Rank: n/an/a
Mullins School
Alternative School
711 Martin Luther King Jr. Dri
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-7479
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-7479
Grades: 2-12
| n/a students
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