The top reported proficiency rate is 27% in Science. The lowest is 15% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Brinkley Middle School
Brinkley Middle School, located on Albermarle Road in Jackson, Mississippi, is no longer in operation. The school served middle grades as part of the Jackson Public School District and has since closed. Any family encountering this school in records or databases should know that the campus is not an active enrollment option.
The most recent state assessment data available comes from the final reported school year and reflects performance on Mississippi's MAAP assessment. In mathematics, proficiency was low across all three grade levels, with the sixth grade showing particularly limited proficiency and seventh and eighth grades only modestly higher. English language arts results followed a similar pattern, with a small share of students reaching proficiency in sixth grade, a slight rise in seventh, and a further modest gain by eighth grade. Eighth-grade science proficiency was the relatively strongest result the school posted, though it remained low in absolute terms. Participation rate data was not available for any grade or subject. No multi-year trend data was provided, so it is not possible to say whether these results were improving, declining, or stable before the school closed.
Enrollment figures, demographic breakdowns, free-or-reduced-price lunch rates, special education and English learner populations, staffing data, disciplinary records, course access information, and attendance patterns were all absent from the available data. The school was not a charter school. Whether it held Title I status or magnet designation was not reported. Without enrollment or demographic context, the assessment results stand alone, and a parent or researcher wanting to understand who Brinkley served and under what conditions would need to seek that information directly from Jackson Public School District records.
The school sat in a section of Jackson where housing costs are well below both state and national benchmarks. Home values in the surrounding zip code are a fraction of what typical Mississippi homes fetch and a small fraction of national prices, and rents run similarly low relative to broader markets. The affordability ratio for buyers sits just above the national norm when measured against income, while rent-to-income burden is comparatively modest. This is an inexpensive housing market by any standard, reflecting the economic conditions of this part of the city.
Jackson itself is Mississippi's capital and largest city, positioned on the Pearl River at the crossing of Interstates 20 and 55. Publicly reported accounts describe a city shaped by state government, healthcare, and education, with the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Public Schools, and a Nissan manufacturing plant among the top employers. Jackson State University and Millsaps College serve as civic anchors, and the city hosts the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History. Jackson has also experienced a steep population decline over the past decade, the largest of any major American city during that period, and faced a severe water infrastructure failure. Development pressure has shifted toward suburban Madison and Rankin counties, even as the broader metro area remains the state's largest economic engine.
Jackson Public School District has adopted a strategic plan covering the coming several years, intended to guide curriculum, instruction, and resource allocation district-wide. How that plan addresses schools like Brinkley that have already closed, or what specifically led to this school's closure, was not available in the provided materials.
Because Brinkley Middle School is closed, this profile is primarily a record of what the school was in its last reported year. The academic results were weak across subjects and grades, and the supporting context that would help explain those results, from student demographics to staffing levels, was not reported. Anyone with a specific interest in what happened to the students and community served by Brinkley would need to consult the district directly.
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