📍 1749 Chestnut Street, Clarksdale, Coahoma County, 38614
W.a. Higgins Middle School Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Clarksdale, Coahoma County. The school has 283 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clarksdale Municipal School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W.a. Higgins Middle School Academy enrolls 283 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 2.5% White and 1.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 272 | 96% |
| White | 7 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 283 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 283 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
W.a. Higgins Middle School Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-20, state senate district 11, state house district 26.
W.a. Higgins Middle School Academy is one of 9 schools in Clarksdale Municipal School District, based in CLARKSDALE, Mississippi. The district serves 1,857 students district-wide and employs 143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 283 students, W.a. Higgins Middle School Academy is larger than the district average of about 206 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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