Overview of Whitten Middle School: Whitten Middle School is a public school situated in Jackson, MS, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of Whitten Middle School is 419, and the school serves 6-8. At Whitten Middle School, 12% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 10% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 99%. The learner-teacher ratio is 12:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 46% female learners and 54% male learners. The school serves 100% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 35 equivalent full-time teachers and 2 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Whitten Middle School: At Whitten Middle School, 12% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 10% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Jackson Public School District, 29% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 24% tested above or at that level for math.

Whitten Middle School did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Mississippi, 37% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 40% tested above or at that level for math.