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Powell Middle School

Regular School · Jackson, MS

Powell Middle School is a regular school school in Jackson, Mississippi, serving grades 06–08 with 704 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.5:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
704
Teachers (FTE)
56.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
No

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 685 97%
Hispanic/Latino 12 2%
White 6 1%
Two or more races 1 0%
Total enrollment 704 360M / 344F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 3.0% -32.7pp 35.7% 406
Reading Proficiency 6.0% -29.3pp 35.3% 387
Science Proficiency 10-14% — 136

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.81 grade levels
Math
-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
9 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
83
11.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
279
39.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 704 100%

Contact & Location

3655 Livingston Road

Jackson, MS 39213

Phone: (601)987-3580

http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/Powell

District

JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,930

District enrollment: 18,710

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

280219000407

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD