For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 408 students in Cleveland 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 Cleveland School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Mississippi public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 88% 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
10 Schools
361 Schools
# Students
2,839 Students
134,558 Students
# Teachers
218 Teachers
10,746 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Cleveland School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 148 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 81% has decreased from 82% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#101 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
47%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
42%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
55%

Graduation Rate
81%
89%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.60
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,131 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
28 Students
1,196 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
81 Students
6,148 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
5%
# Black Students
2,044 Students
57,198 Students
% Black Students
72%
42%
# White Students
558 Students
63,202 Students
% White Students
20%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
84 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
125 Students
5,599 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
117
745
# Students in K Grade:
201
3,431
# Students in 1st Grade:
225
3,299
# Students in 2nd Grade:
211
3,294
# Students in 3rd Grade:
230
3,067
# Students in 4th Grade:
169
3,121
# Students in 5th Grade:
189
5,777
# Students in 6th Grade:
243
22,171
# Students in 7th Grade:
203
33,697
# Students in 8th Grade:
196
32,414
# Students in 9th Grade:
217
6,056
# Students in 10th Grade:
202
5,568
# Students in 11th Grade:
197
5,283
# Students in 12th Grade:
187
4,423
# Ungraded Students:
52
2,212
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,514 is higher than the state median of $12,205. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,228 is higher than the state median of $12,074. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$38 MM
$5,371 MM

Spending
$35 MM
$5,314 MM

Revenue / Student
$13,514
$12,205

Spending / Student
$12,228
$12,074

Best Cleveland School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cleveland Central Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
601 Lucy Seabery Dr
Cleveland, MS 38732
(662) 843-2338
Cleveland, MS 38732
(662) 843-2338
Grades: 7-8
| 408 students
Rank: n/an/a
Alternative School
Alternative School
601 Third Street
Cleveland, MS 38732
(662) 846-6478
Cleveland, MS 38732
(662) 846-6478
Grades: 5-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Cleveland Voc Tech Complex
Vocational School
601 Third Street
Cleveland, MS 38732
(662) 843-8818
Cleveland, MS 38732
(662) 843-8818
Grades: 8-12
| n/a students
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