📍 1570 Broad St. West, Monticello, Lawrence County, 39654
Rod Paige Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Monticello, Lawrence County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rod Paige Middle School enrolls 259 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 44% White and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 127 | 49% |
| White | 114 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
256 of the school's 259 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 53 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rod Paige Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-30, state senate district 39, state house district 91.
Rod Paige Middle School is one of 6 schools in Lawrence County School District, based in MONTICELLO, Mississippi. The district serves 1,674 students district-wide and employs 145 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 259 students, Rod Paige Middle School is close to the district average of about 279 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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