Port Gibson Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Port Gibson, Mississippi
Port Gibson Middle School in Port Gibson, Mississippi enrolled 223 students in 2024-25 with 22.2 full-time teachers, 10.1 students per teacher against the Mississippi middle-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% 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 fell 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
280 students in 2022-23, 264 students in 2023-24, 223 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.1 to 22.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 280 | 20.1 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 20.0 | 13.2 |
| 2024-25 | 223 | 22.2 | 10.1 |
10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 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 297 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Port Gibson Middle School enrolled 297 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 297 of the 297 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent22.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
96.4% of students were Black, 2.2% of two or more races, 0.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- Black96.4%
- Two or more races2.2%
- Asian0.9%
- Hispanic0.4%
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 Port Gibson Middle School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% 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 | 19% | 26% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 28% | 18% (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 Port Gibson Middle School
- Warren Central Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 28 miles away: 525 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
- Vicksburg Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 28 miles away: 409 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
- Compare Port Gibson Middle School with Warren Central Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Claiborne County School District spends per student$14,923 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,923
- The largest public schools in MississippiPort Gibson Middle School is the number 154 by size of 176 Mississippi middle schools open in 2024-25.#154 of 176
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 13.1 for middle schools.10.1:1
- 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 Port Gibson Middle School
How many students attend Port Gibson Middle School?
223 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 280 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Port Gibson, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Port Gibson Middle School?
10.1 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 Port Gibson Middle School a Title I school?
Port Gibson Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Port Gibson Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Port Gibson Middle School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% 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 Port Gibson Middle School in?
Claiborne County School District, NCES district ID 2801020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280102000115 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.