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Brandon Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
408 South College St.
Brandon, MS 39042
Phone
(601) 825-5998
District
RANKIN CO SCHOOL DIST
County
RANKIN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1193
Classroom Teachers
93

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.1% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.4% of all U.S. schools.


Brandon Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
62%
43%
56%
41%
67%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
42%
58%
38%
61%
46%
60%
42%
58%
38%
61%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
40%
44%
34%
64%
45%
54%
40%
44%
34%
64%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 380 31.9%
Grade 7 393 32.9%
Grade 8 409 34.3%
Total 1193 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.6% 68.4% 44.6%
Black 38.1% 27.1% 48.4%
Hispanic 1.5% 2.8% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 1.6% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 38.9% 44.3% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 60.9% 55.3% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 129,930 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 173.3 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.8% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 47,978 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 7.0% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.3% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.2% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.2% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.3% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.3% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,905 $110,537,000 44.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $621 $11,618,000 4.6%
Staff $399 $7,465,000 3.0%
General Administration $200 $3,749,000 1.5%
School Administration $694 $12,997,000 5.2%
Operation $935 $17,494,000 7.0%
Transportation $352 $6,585,000 2.6%
Other $124 $2,318,000 0.9%
Total Support $3,324 $62,226,000 24.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,198 $78,584,000 31.3%
Total Expenditures $13,427 $251,347,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%