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Top Mississippi Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch

Approximately 67% of public middle school students in Mississippi are eligible for free lunch (2026).
The public middle schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Mississippi is Bayou View Middle School, Amanda Elzy Junior High School, and Amite County Middle School, among others each with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 100% 100% Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%

Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Mississippi (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Amanda Elzy Junior High School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
604 Elzy Avenue, P. O. Box 149
Greenwood, MS 38930
(662) 459-8008
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Amite County Middle School
(Math: 40-44%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
600 Irene Street, Po Box 328
Liberty, MS 39645
(601) 657-8920
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
B F Liddell Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
200 North Wayne Street, P O Bo
Macon, MS 39341
(662) 726-4880
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Bay Waveland Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
600 Pine St.
Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520
(228) 463-0315
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Bayou View Middle School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
212 43rd Street
Gulfport, MS 39507
(228) 865-4633
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Belle-shivers Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 5-8
518 West Vine Street
Aberdeen, MS 39730
(662) 369-2649
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Blackburn Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1311 W Pearl St
Jackson, MS 39203
(601) 960-5329
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Bolton-edwards Elementary Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
9700 I-20 West Frontage
Bolton, MS 39041
(601) 866-2522
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Cardozo Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
3180 Mcdowell Rd. Ext.
Jackson, MS 39204
(601) 346-5635
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Cleveland Central Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
601 Lucy Seabery Dr
Cleveland, MS 38732
(662) 843-2338
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Coffeeville Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
104 Davis Street
Coffeeville, MS 38922
(662) 675-2721
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Coleman Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
400 N Martin Luther King Blvd
Greenville, MS 38701
(662) 334-7036
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Collins High School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-13
1208 S. Dogwood
Collins, MS 39428
(601) 765-3203
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Columbus Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
175 Hwy 373
Columbus, MS 39705
(662) 241-7300
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Crystal Springs Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 5-8
2092 South Pat Harrison
Crystal Springs, MS 39059
(601) 892-2722
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Denman Junior High School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
1211 Louisiana Avenue
Mccomb, MS 39648
(601) 684-2387
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Drew Hunter Middle School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
10 Swoope Road
Drew, MS 38737
(662) 745-8940
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Greenwood Middle School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
1200 Garrard Avenue, P. O. Box
Greenwood, MS 38930
(662) 455-3661
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Gulfport Central Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1310 42nd Avenue
Gulfport, MS 39501
(228) 870-1035
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Hazlehurst Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
112 Marvin Minor Drive
Hazlehurst, MS 39083
(601) 894-3463
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Heidelberg Jr. High School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
714 North Pine Avenue
Heidelberg, MS 39439
(601) 787-3665
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Huey L Porter Middle School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
551 Finney Road
Canton, MS 39046
(601) 407-1820
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Kemper County Middle School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
200 Martin Luther King Jr Stre
De Kalb, MS 39328
(601) 743-2942
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Kirksey Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
5677 Highland Drive
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 987-8360
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Lanier Junior/senior High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
833 Maple Street
Jackson, MS 39203
(601) 960-5369
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Laurel Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
1600 Grandview Drive
Laurel, MS 39440
(601) 428-5312
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Leake Central Junior High School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
801 Martin Luther King Drive
Carthage, MS 39051
(601) 267-8909
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Leake County High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
220 Spruce Street, P. O. Box 1
Walnut Grove, MS 39189
(601) 253-2393
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Leflore County High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
401 Lakeside Drive, P. O. Box
Itta Bena, MS 38941
(662) 374-7076
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Leflore Legacy Academy
Charter School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
500 W. Washington Street
Greenwood, MS 38930
(662) 455-3697
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Magnolia Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1350 24th Street
Meridian, MS 39305
(601) 484-4060
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Magnolia Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
4630 Magnolia St
Moss Point, MS 39563
(228) 475-1429
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Middle School For The Blind
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 1-12
1252 Eastover Drive
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 984-8200
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Middle School For The Deaf
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-12
1253 Eastover Drive
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 984-8000
Rank: #1 - 711. - 71.
Midtown Public Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
4795 Interstate 55 North Front
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 354-7770
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Mississippi average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch?
The Mississippi average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch is 67%% for 2026.
What are the public middle schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Mississippi?
The best top-ranked public middle schools in Mississippi include Amanda Elzy Junior High School, Amite County Middle School and B F Liddell Middle School.

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