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Pontotoc Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County. The school has 348 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pontotoc City Schools school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pontotoc Middle School enrolls 348 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 26% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 171 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 90 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 348 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 244 qualify for free lunch and 101 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pontotoc 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-10, state senate district 3, state house district 15.
Pontotoc Middle School is one of 5 schools in Pontotoc City School District, based in Pontotoc, Mississippi. The district serves 2,400 students district-wide and employs 193 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 348 students, Pontotoc Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 480 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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