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Shirley D. Simmons Middle School

Regular School · Canton, MS

Shirley D. Simmons Middle School is a regular school school in Canton, Mississippi, serving grades 06–08 with 124 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 6.4:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
124
Teachers (FTE)
19.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
6.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
No

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 121 98%
Two or more races 2 2%
Hispanic/Latino 1 1%
Total enrollment 124 60M / 64F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 30-34% 35.7% 164
Reading Proficiency 35-39% 35.3% 155
Science Proficiency 40-49% — 57

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)
-0.24 grade levels
Math
-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
8 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
60
48.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
14
11.3% 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.) 124 100%

Contact & Location

820 Sulphur Springs Road

Canton, MS 39046

Phone: (601)855-2406

http://www.madison-schools.com

District

MADISON CO SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,752

District enrollment: 13,162

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

280279000989

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