For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 365 students in North Bolivar Cons School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Mississippi.
Public Middle School in North Bolivar Cons School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Mississippi public middle school average of 50%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public middle school average of 53% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
3 Schools
361 Schools
# Students
775 Students
134,558 Students
# Teachers
63 Teachers
10,746 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
North Bolivar Cons School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#118 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
55%
Graduation Rate
75%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.04
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
1%
5%
% Black
98%
42%
% White
n/a
47%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,843 is higher than the state median of $12,205. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,148 is higher than the state median of $12,074. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,843
$12,205
Spending / Student
$15,148
$12,074
Best North Bolivar Cons School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northside High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1305 Martin Luther King Drive
Shelby, MS 38774
(662) 398-2372
Shelby, MS 38774
(662) 398-2372
Grades: 7-12
| 365 students
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