For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 491 students in Yazoo City Municipal School Dist School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Mississippi.
Public Middle Schools in Yazoo City Municipal School Dist School District have an average math proficiency score of 3% (versus the Mississippi public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 6% (versus the 33% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
6 Schools
362 Schools
# Students
2,124 Students
140,226 Students
# Teachers
136 Teachers
11,108 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist 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 85-89% has increased from 70-74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#148 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
2%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
6%
35%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.04
0.59
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,240 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
11 Students
1,185 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
1 Student
5,987 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
4%
# Black Students
2,078 Students
60,631 Students
% Black Students
98%
43%
# White Students
12 Students
66,661 Students
% White Students
1%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
68 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
22 Students
4,410 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
434
# Students in K Grade:
142
3,315
# Students in 1st Grade:
140
3,005
# Students in 2nd Grade:
154
2,775
# Students in 3rd Grade:
160
2,853
# Students in 4th Grade:
169
3,440
# Students in 5th Grade:
220
6,516
# Students in 6th Grade:
110
22,506
# Students in 7th Grade:
186
35,964
# Students in 8th Grade:
183
36,507
# Students in 9th Grade:
167
6,570
# Students in 10th Grade:
180
5,092
# Students in 11th Grade:
109
4,759
# Students in 12th Grade:
139
4,537
# Ungraded Students:
45
1,953
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,517 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,094. The school district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,098 is less than the state median of $11,965. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$24 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,517
$12,094
Spending / Student
$11,098
$11,965
Best Yazoo City Municipal School Dist School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
209 W. 5th St
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-2904
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-2904
Grades: 6-8
| 491 students
Rank: n/an/a
Alternative Learning Center
Alternative School
215 East 5th Street
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-0985
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-0985
Grades: 3-12
| 0 students
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