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Robert L Merritt Junior High

PublicMiddleGrades 7–9

705 Kinlock Road, Indianola, MS 38751 · (662) 884-1270 · Part of Sunflower County Consolidated School District

Indianola’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Mississippi school districts

Students
341
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–9
The gist

What stands out about Robert L Merritt Junior High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 26.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Indianola kids: Gentry High School

On the path

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

K–3Lockard Elementary School393 students
7–9Robert L Merritt Junior HighYou are here
10–12Gentry High School465 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts12%
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).

705 Kinlock Road, Indianola

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 795
Grade 8103
Grade 9143
Enrollment over time
463’20
438’21
410’22
376’23
341’24

Down 26.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 91%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%White 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Robert L Merritt Junior High from Indianola families.

Other schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District

The district →

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; Indianola’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.