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W.a. Higgins Middle School Academy

Serves grades 7 - 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
1749 Chestnut Street
Clarksdale, MS 38614
Phone
(662) 627-8550
District
CLARKSDALE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DIST
County
COAHOMA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
281
Classroom Teachers
20

* According to NeighborhoodScout’s research of school performance, W.a. Higgins Middle School Academy 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 2.1% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

W.a. Higgins Middle School Academy Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
40%
21%
34%
19%
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
14
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 159 56.6%
Grade 8 114 40.6%
Total 281 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.1% 1.2% 44.6%
Black 98.2% 97.8% 48.4%
Hispanic 0.7% 0.9% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 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 14,423 2,939,690
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 767.5 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.7% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.1% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.9% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 16.9% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,916 1,131,760
Single Parent Households With Children 19.6% 10.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.4% 86.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.8% 24.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 3.7% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 7.3% 13.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.7% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.2% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.0% 17.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 22.5% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 22.7% 13.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,955 $13,138,000 41.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $645 $1,218,000 3.8%
Staff $1,404 $2,653,000 8.3%
General Administration $460 $869,000 2.7%
School Administration $759 $1,433,000 4.5%
Operation $1,591 $3,005,000 9.4%
Transportation $173 $327,000 1.0%
Other $362 $684,000 2.1%
Total Support $5,394 $10,189,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,572 $8,637,000 27.0%
Total Expenditures $16,921 $31,964,000 100.0%
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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