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Kemper County Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

200 Martin Luther King Jr Street, Dekalb, MS 39328 · (601) 743-2942 · Part of Kemper County School District

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Directions
Students
191
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Kemper County Middle School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for De Kalb kids: Kemper County High School

On the path

Where De Kalb kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–3KCSD Lower Elementary Schoolin Scooba
6–8Kemper County Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Kemper County High Schoolin DeKalb

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

200 Martin Luther King Jr Street, Dekalb

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 660
Grade 755
Grade 876
Enrollment over time
178’20
148’21
120’22
162’23
191’24

Up 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 76%Two or more races 23%White 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kemper County Middle School from De Kalb families.

Other schools in Kemper County School District

The district →
KCSD Lower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Scooba
D
285 students12:1
KCSD Upper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · De Kalb
C−
108 students10:1
Kemper County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · DeKalb
C−
304 students7:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; De Kalb’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.