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Kirksey Middle School

Regular School · Jackson, MS

Kirksey Middle School is a regular school school in Jackson, Mississippi, serving grades 06–08 with 389 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
389
Teachers (FTE)
30.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 340 87%
Hispanic/Latino 33 8%
White 8 2%
Two or more races 8 2%
Total enrollment 389 201M / 188F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 7.0% -28.7pp 35.7% 282
Reading Proficiency 13.0% -22.3pp 35.3% 267
Science Proficiency 25-29% — 86

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)
-0.65 grade levels
Math
-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
7 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
60
15.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
126
32.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 389 100%

Contact & Location

5677 Highland Drive

Jackson, MS 39206

Phone: (601)987-8360

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

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

280219001365

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