Petal Upper Elementary
Public · Grades 5–6 · 632 students
Petal Middle School
203 East Central Avenue, Petal, MS 39465
Grades
7–8
Middle
Students
645
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Petal School District
Forrest County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
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 Petal Middle School
Petal Middle School is a public middle school in Petal, Mississippi, serving grades 7–8. It is part of Petal School District. The school is located in a small suburb in Forrest County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 645 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 A (excellent), compared with 171 Mississippi middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 7–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 645 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Small
- School district
- Petal School District
- County
- Forrest County
- NCES school ID
- 280353000005
Schools near Petal Middle School
All 7 schools in Petal →
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Oak Grove Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,160 students
Purvis Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 447 students
Perry Central Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 178 students
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.