South Pike Jr High
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Magnolia, Mississippi
South Pike Jr High in Magnolia, Mississippi enrolled 241 students in 2024-25 with 15.9 full-time teachers, 15.1 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, 24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
255 students in 2022-23, 255 students in 2023-24, 241 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.1 to 15.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 255 | 17.1 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 14.4 | 17.7 |
| 2024-25 | 241 | 15.9 | 15.1 |
15.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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 258 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Pike Jr High enrolled 258 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 43 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 258 of the 258 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions43
- Chronically absent28.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.7% of students were Black, 9.5% White, 3.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black86.7%
- White9.5%
- Two or more races3.3%
- 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 South Pike Jr High scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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 | 24% | 29% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 38% | 32% (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.
Middle schools in Magnolia
2 public middle schools in Magnolia report 2024-25 enrollment; South Pike Jr High is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Pike Jr High | 241 | 15.1 | 100.0% |
| Eva Gordon Upper Elementary School | 236 | 14.6 | 98.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about South Pike Jr High
- Eva Gordon Upper Elementary SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 236 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Denman Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.7 miles away: 312 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
- Compare South Pike Jr High with Eva Gordon Upper Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much South Pike School Dist spends per student$12,390 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,390
- The largest public schools in MississippiSouth Pike Jr High is the number 146 by size of 176 Mississippi middle schools open in 2024-25.#146 of 176
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 13.1 for middle schools.15.1:1
- 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 South Pike Jr High
How many students attend South Pike Jr High?
241 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 255 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Magnolia, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Pike Jr High?
15.1 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 South Pike Jr High a Title I school?
South Pike Jr High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at South Pike Jr High do on state tests?
The students tested at South Pike Jr High scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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 South Pike Jr High in?
South Pike School Dist, NCES district ID 2804080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280408000772 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.