For the 2024 school year, there are 6 public middle schools serving 1,025 students in Sunflower Cty Cons School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Mississippi.
Public Middle Schools in Sunflower Cty Cons School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the Mississippi public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 13% (versus the 33% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% 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
15 Schools
362 Schools
# Students
3,059 Students
140,226 Students
# Teachers
231 Teachers
11,108 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Sunflower Cty Cons School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#122 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
35%
Graduation Rate
85%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.59
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,240 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
3 Students
1,185 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
61 Students
5,987 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
4%
# Black Students
2,913 Students
60,631 Students
% Black Students
95%
43%
# White Students
63 Students
66,661 Students
% White Students
2%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
68 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
18 Students
4,410 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
80
434
# Students in K Grade:
222
3,315
# Students in 1st Grade:
191
3,005
# Students in 2nd Grade:
192
2,775
# Students in 3rd Grade:
203
2,853
# Students in 4th Grade:
209
3,440
# Students in 5th Grade:
218
6,516
# Students in 6th Grade:
220
22,506
# Students in 7th Grade:
248
35,964
# Students in 8th Grade:
261
36,507
# Students in 9th Grade:
283
6,570
# Students in 10th Grade:
249
5,092
# Students in 11th Grade:
219
4,759
# Students in 12th Grade:
221
4,537
# Ungraded Students:
43
1,953
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,042 is higher than the state median of $12,094. The school district revenue/student has grown by 25% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,094 is higher than the state median of $11,965. The school district spending/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$43 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$40 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,042
$12,094
Spending / Student
$13,094
$11,965
Best Sunflower Cty Cons School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Inverness School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1101 Oak Street
Inverness, MS 38753
(662) 265-5752
Inverness, MS 38753
(662) 265-5752
Grades: K-8
| 126 students
Rank: #22.
Robert L Merritt Junior High School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
705 Kinlock Road
Indianola, MS 38751
(662) 884-1270
Indianola, MS 38751
(662) 884-1270
Grades: 7-9
| 438 students
Rank: #33.
Drew Hunter Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
10 Swoope Road
Drew, MS 38737
(662) 745-8940
Drew, MS 38737
(662) 745-8940
Grades: 6-8
| 91 students
Rank: #44.
Moorhead Central School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
506 Washington Street
Moorhead, MS 38761
(662) 246-5680
Moorhead, MS 38761
(662) 246-5680
Grades: K-8
| 200 students
Rank: #55.
Ruleville Middle School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
250 East Oscar St
Ruleville, MS 38771
(662) 756-4698
Ruleville, MS 38771
(662) 756-4698
Grades: 6-8
| 170 students
Rank: n/an/a
Indianola Academic Achievement
Alternative School
300 Jefferson Street
Indianola, MS 38751
(662) 884-1278
Indianola, MS 38751
(662) 884-1278
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
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