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Blackburn Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1311 W Pearl Street
Jackson, MS 39203
Phone
(601) 960-5329
District
JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
HINDS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
495
Classroom Teachers
49

* According to NeighborhoodScout’s research of school performance, Blackburn Middle School ranks as one of the bottom 100 worst public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

1

(10 is best)

Better than 1.2% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Blackburn Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
40%
16%
34%
18%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 145 29.3%
Grade 7 184 37.2%
Grade 8 155 31.3%
Total 495 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.6% 1.5% 44.6%
Black 98.4% 94.6% 48.4%
Hispanic 1.0% 3.7% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 145,237 2,939,690
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,395.0 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.3% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.6% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 14.8% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 60,475 1,131,760
Single Parent Households With Children 13.9% 10.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.1% 86.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.4% 24.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.0% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 7.9% 13.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.8% 17.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.9% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 17.2% 13.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,345 $130,352,000 47.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $686 $12,166,000 4.4%
Staff $959 $17,019,000 6.2%
General Administration $407 $7,218,000 2.6%
School Administration $828 $14,697,000 5.3%
Operation $1,309 $23,227,000 8.4%
Transportation $532 $9,443,000 3.4%
Other $417 $7,397,000 2.7%
Total Support $5,137 $91,167,000 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,081 $54,672,000 19.8%
Total Expenditures $15,563 $276,191,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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