Midtown Public Charter School
Charter · Grades Pre-K–8 · 420 students
Kirksey Middle School
5677 Highland Drive, Jackson, MS 39206
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
389
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Jackson Public Schools
Hinds County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 171 Mississippi middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Mississippi middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Kirksey Middle School
Kirksey Middle School is a public middle school in Jackson, Mississippi, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Jackson Public Schools. The school is located in a midsize city in Hinds County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 389 students were enrolled, with about 12.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Mississippi middle school (13.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 171 Mississippi middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 389 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Jackson Public Schools
- County
- Hinds County
- NCES school ID
- 280219001365
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.