Iuka Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Iuka, Mississippi
Iuka Middle School in Iuka, Mississippi enrolled 333 students in 2024-25 with 25.3 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the Mississippi middle-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
334 students in 2022-23, 324 students in 2023-24, 333 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.1 to 25.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 334 | 24.1 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 25.1 | 12.9 |
| 2024-25 | 333 | 25.3 | 13.2 |
13.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 Mississippi middle schools
Among the 175 Mississippi middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 318 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Iuka Middle School enrolled 318 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 318 of the 318 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions16
- Chronically absent23.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.9% of students were White, 4.8% of two or more races, 3.6% Black in 2024-25.
- White88.9%
- Two or more races4.8%
- Black3.6%
- Hispanic2.1%
- Asian0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Iuka Middle School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 38% | 44% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 49% | 52% (2021-22) | 52.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Iuka Middle School
- Alcorn Central Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 371 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Corinth Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 20 miles away: 719 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
- Compare Iuka Middle School with Alcorn Central Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tishomingo County School District spends per student$11,853 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,853
- The largest public schools in MississippiIuka Middle School is the number 112 by size of 176 Mississippi middle schools open in 2024-25.#112 of 176
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 13.1 for middle schools.13.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Iuka Middle School
How many students attend Iuka Middle School?
333 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 334 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Iuka, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Iuka Middle School?
13.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Iuka Middle School a Title I school?
Iuka Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Iuka Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Iuka Middle School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Iuka Middle School in?
Tishomingo County School District, NCES district ID 2804260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280426001226 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.