📍 21725 Slider Rd, PO Box 13 Hurley MS 39555, Moss Point, Jackson County, 39562
East Central Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Moss Point, Jackson County. The school has 600 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Central Middle School enrolls 600 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.7% Black or African American and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 559 | 93% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
597 of the school's 600 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 291 qualify for free lunch and 306 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Central Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-40, state senate district 51, state house district 109.
East Central Middle School is one of 14 schools in Jackson County School District, based in Vancleave, Mississippi. The district serves 8,845 students district-wide and employs 584 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 600 students, East Central Middle School is close to the district average of about 632 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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