The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in Science. The lowest is 63% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Germantown Middle School
Germantown Middle School sits in Madison, Mississippi, a residential suburb just north of Jackson, and serves grades six through eight as part of the Madison County School District. The school draws from a community that describes itself as a suburban hometown with a small-town atmosphere, and the housing market reflects that positioning. Home values in the school's zip code run well above both the state and national benchmarks, and rents sit at a level that keeps the area relatively expensive for the region. Most residents own their homes, and the city has attracted retirees alongside families, giving it a settled rather than transient feel. Getting around requires a car; the built environment is suburban subdivisions and highway-oriented commercial corridors rather than walkable street grids, with Interstate 55 providing access south into Jackson.
Academically, Germantown Middle posts strong results on Mississippi's MAAP assessments. In math, a clear majority of students across all three grade levels reach proficiency or above, with seventh grade standing out as the strongest. Science proficiency among eighth graders is also high, matching that upper range. English language arts results are more mixed: sixth grade performs well, but seventh grade dips noticeably before eighth grade recovers somewhat. The seventh-grade ELA result is the soft spot in an otherwise solid profile, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what drives that dip and what supports are in place.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent steady performance, improvement, or decline. The data covers a single recent school year.
The school's enrollment is sizable for a middle school, spread fairly evenly across the three grades. The student body is majority white with a substantial Black population and small shares of Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial students. The free-or-reduced-price lunch rate is modest, indicating that economic disadvantage is less prevalent here than in many Mississippi schools, though a meaningful number of students do qualify. Information on special education enrollment and English learner populations was not available in the data provided, so those pieces of the student-support picture are missing.
Several areas a parent might ask about are simply absent from the available data. No discipline statistics, course access details, staffing ratios, or attendance figures were provided. Title I status was not reported. The school is not a charter and has no magnet designation noted. No program offerings were listed, so parents would need to go directly to the school or district for information on electives, extracurriculars, advanced coursework, or intervention services.
Because this is a middle school serving only grades six through eight, there is no graduation rate or ACT-type college-readiness data to report; those measures belong to the high school level. The Madison County School District, which operates Germantown Middle, did not surface any parent-relevant changes such as bond issues, rezoning, or curriculum shifts in the recent record, so there is nothing new on that front to factor in.
For a family weighing this school, the core academic picture is positive: strong math and science results, good ELA performance in two of three grades, a large enrollment that offers peer breadth, and a community with stable, relatively affluent housing. The main question marks are the seventh-grade ELA dip and the gaps in publicly available information on student support services, discipline, and staffing. A parent considering Germantown Middle would do well to ask the school directly about those areas.
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