📍 507 West Quitman, Iuka, Tishomingo County, 38852
Iuka Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Iuka, Tishomingo County. The school has 334 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Iuka Middle School enrolls 334 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 9% Two or more races and 2.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 292 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 9% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
331 of the school's 334 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 216 qualify for free lunch and 115 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Iuka 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 5, state house district 1.
Iuka Middle School is one of 8 schools in Tishomingo County School District, based in Iuka, Mississippi. The district serves 2,844 students district-wide and employs 246 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 334 students, Iuka Middle School is close to the district average of about 356 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote