📍 3655 Livingston Road, Jackson, Hinds County, 39213
Powell Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 320 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 6% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Powell Middle School enrolls 320 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, 1.3% Two or more races and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 314 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.3% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
320 of the school's 320 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 320 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.
Powell Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 27, state house district 70.
Powell Middle School is one of 54 schools in Jackson Public Schools, based in JACKSON, Mississippi. The district serves 17,429 students district-wide and employs 1,470 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 320 students, Powell Middle School is close to the district average of about 323 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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