📍 1539 Main St., Guntown, Lee County, 38849
Guntown Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Guntown, Lee County. The school has 696 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee County School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Guntown Middle School enrolls 696 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 18% Black or African American and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 527 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 125 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
693 of the school's 696 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 372 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Guntown 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-10, state senate district 6, state house district 18.
Guntown Middle School is one of 15 schools in Lee County, based in Tupelo, Mississippi. The district serves 6,343 students district-wide and employs 507 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 696 students, Guntown Middle School is larger than the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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