For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 338 students in Brookhaven School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Mississippi.
Public Middle Schools in Brookhaven School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the Mississippi public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 26% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 72% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public middle school average of 53% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
7 Schools
361 Schools
# Students
2,537 Students
134,558 Students
# Teachers
206 Teachers
10,746 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Brookhaven School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 148 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has increased from 72% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#86 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
47%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
55%
Graduation Rate
84%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
1%
5%
% Black
64%
42%
% White
29%
47%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,499 is higher than the state median of $12,205. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,441 is less than the state median of $12,074. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$29 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,499
$12,205
Spending / Student
$11,441
$12,074
Best Brookhaven School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Alexander Junior High School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
713 Beauregard Street
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-7549
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-7549
Grades: 7-8
| 338 students
Rank: n/an/a
Mullins School
Alternative School
711 Martin Luther King Jr. Dri
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-7479
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-7479
Grades: 2-12
| n/a students
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