Approximately 75% of public middle school students in Mississippi are eligible for free lunch (2024-25).
The public middle schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Mississippi is Amanda Elzy Junior High School with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 100%
100%
Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Mississippi (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Amanda Elzy Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
604 Elzy Avenue, P. O. Box 149
Greenwood, MS 38930
(662) 459-8008
Greenwood, MS 38930
(662) 459-8008
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Amite County Middle School
Magnet School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
600 Irene Street, Po Box 328
Liberty, MS 39645
(601) 657-8920
Liberty, MS 39645
(601) 657-8920
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Ashland Middle-high School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
17 School Street
Ashland, MS 38603
(662) 224-6247
Ashland, MS 38603
(662) 224-6247
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
B F Liddell Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
200 North Wayne Street, P O Bo
Macon, MS 39341
(662) 726-4880
Macon, MS 39341
(662) 726-4880
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Bailey Middle Apac School
Magnet School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1900 N State Street
Jackson, MS 39213
(601) 987-5343
Jackson, MS 39213
(601) 987-5343
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Bay Waveland Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
600 Pine St.
Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520
(228) 463-0315
Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520
(228) 463-0315
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Bayou View Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
212 43rd Street
Gulfport, MS 39507
(228) 865-4633
Gulfport, MS 39507
(228) 865-4633
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Beat Four Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-8
5090 Hwy. 84
Waynesboro, MS 39367
(601) 735-2124
Waynesboro, MS 39367
(601) 735-2124
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Belle Shivers Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 4-8
518 West Vine Street
Aberdeen, MS 39730
(662) 369-2649
Aberdeen, MS 39730
(662) 369-2649
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
209 W. 5th St
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-2904
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-2904
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 5-8
128 M.l. King Drive
Morton, MS 39117
(601) 732-6977
Morton, MS 39117
(601) 732-6977
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Blackburn Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1311 W Pearl Street
Jackson, MS 39203
(601) 960-5329
Jackson, MS 39203
(601) 960-5329
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Brinkley Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
3535 Albermarle Road
Jackson, MS 39213
(601) 987-3573
Jackson, MS 39213
(601) 987-3573
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Buckatunna Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-8
11 Buckatunna Mt. Zion Rd.
Buckatunna, MS 39322
(601) 648-2501
Buckatunna, MS 39322
(601) 648-2501
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Byhalia Middle School (5-8)
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 5-8
172 Highway 309 North
Byhalia, MS 38611
(662) 838-2591
Byhalia, MS 38611
(662) 838-2591
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Cardozo Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
3180 Mcdowell Rd Ext
Jackson, MS 39212
(601) 346-5635
Jackson, MS 39212
(601) 346-5635
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Carver Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 5-8
104 Carver Dr.
Collins, MS 39428
(601) 765-4908
Collins, MS 39428
(601) 765-4908
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Charleston Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 5-8
17 Oak Grove Road
Charleston, MS 38921
(662) 647-2115
Charleston, MS 38921
(662) 647-2115
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Chastain Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
4650 Manhattan Road
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 987-3550
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 987-3550
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Clara Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-8
40 Clara School Rd
Clara, MS 39324
(601) 735-2065
Clara, MS 39324
(601) 735-2065
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Cleveland Central Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
601 Lucy Seabery Dr
Cleveland, MS 38732
(662) 843-2338
Cleveland, MS 38732
(662) 843-2338
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Coahoma County Jr/sr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
1535 Lee Drive, P O Box 820
Clarksdale, MS 38614
(662) 627-7378
Clarksdale, MS 38614
(662) 627-7378
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Coffeeville Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
104 Davis Street
Coffeeville, MS 38922
(662) 675-2721
Coffeeville, MS 38922
(662) 675-2721
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Coleman Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
400 Dr. Martin Luther King Blv
Greenville, MS 38701
(662) 334-7036
Greenville, MS 38701
(662) 334-7036
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Columbus Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
175 Highway 373
Columbus, MS 39705
(662) 241-7300
Columbus, MS 39705
(662) 241-7300
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Crystal Springs Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 4-8
2092 South Pat Harrison
Crystal Springs, MS 39059
(601) 892-2722
Crystal Springs, MS 39059
(601) 892-2722
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Denman Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
1211 Louisiana Avenue
Mccomb, MS 39648
(601) 684-2387
Mccomb, MS 39648
(601) 684-2387
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Dexter Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-8
927 Highway 48 East
Tylertown, MS 39667
(601) 876-3985
Tylertown, MS 39667
(601) 876-3985
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Drew Hunter Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
10 Swoope Road
Drew, MS 38737
(662) 745-8940
Drew, MS 38737
(662) 745-8940
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
East Marion High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
527 East Marion School Road
Columbia, MS 39429
(601) 736-3006
Columbia, MS 39429
(601) 736-3006
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Eiland Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
83 Camile Street
Louisville, MS 39339
(662) 773-9001
Louisville, MS 39339
(662) 773-9001
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Ethel Attendance Center
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
2178 College Street
Ethel, MS 39067
(662) 674-5673
Ethel, MS 39067
(662) 674-5673
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Fifth Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 5-7
418 Fifth Street
West Point, MS 39773
(662) 494-2191
West Point, MS 39773
(662) 494-2191
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Gautier Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
1920 Graveline Road
Gautier, MS 39553
(228) 522-8806
Gautier, MS 39553
(228) 522-8806
Rank: #1 - 1231. - 123.
Greenwood Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
1200 Garrard Avenue, P. O. Box
Greenwood, MS 38930
(662) 455-3661
Greenwood, MS 38930
(662) 455-3661
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Mississippi average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch?
The Mississippi average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch is 75%% for 2024-25.
What are the public middle schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Mississippi?
The best top ranked public middle schools in Mississippi include Amanda Elzy Junior High School, Amite County Middle School and Ashland Middle-high School.
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