Midtown Public Charter School
Charter · Grades Pre-K–8 · 420 students
Smilow Prep
787 E Northside Dr., Jackson, MS 39206
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
521
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Joel E. Smilow Prep
Hinds County
Schola Grade D · 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 Smilow Prep
Smilow Prep is a charter middle school in Jackson, Mississippi, serving grades 5–8. It is part of Joel E. Smilow Prep. The school is located in a midsize city in Hinds County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 521 students were enrolled, with about 20 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Mississippi middle school (13.2 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 171 Mississippi middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 521 students
- Students per teacher
- 20 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Joel E. Smilow Prep
- County
- Hinds County
- NCES school ID
- 280019201471
Schools near Smilow Prep
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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.