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Best Schools · Mississippi · Fastest-growing

Fastest-growing Mississippi public schools, 2017-2024

Mississippi public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

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MISSISSIPPI · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTARCARRIEREPearl River County School District7721,41483.2%
2Smilow PrepJacksonJoel E. Smilow Prep28652182.2%
3Bellevue ElementaryHattiesburgLamar County School District6491,14576.4%
4Potts Camp High SchoolPotts CampMarshall County School District20435674.5%
5Powell Middle SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools40970472.1%
6Midtown Public Charter SchoolJacksonMidtown Public Charter School24542071.4%
7Calhoun City High SchoolCALHOUN CITYCalhoun County School District24037957.9%
8Bates Elementary SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools31548253.0%
9Canton High SchoolCantonCanton Public Schools61289946.9%
10Clarkdale High SchoolMeridianLauderdale County School District29342244.0%
11Magnolia Middle SchoolMeridianMeridian Public Schools30644043.8%
12Northwest Middle SchoolFlowoodRankin County School District9571,35241.3%
13Independence High SchoolColdwaterTate County School District36250740.1%
14Biggersville ElementaryCORINTHAlcorn School District25435439.4%
15Earl Nash ElementaryMACONNoxubee County School District44061138.9%
16Vancleave Lower ElementaryVancleaveJackson County School District49668638.3%
17Clarkdale Elementary SchoolMeridianLauderdale County School District38352737.6%
18Collins High SchoolCOLLINSCovington County School District27437336.1%
19Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools65989535.8%
20Peeples Middle SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools39954135.6%
21West ElementaryGulfportGulfport School District36449235.2%
22Byhalia Middle SchoolByhaliaMarshall County School District32943833.1%
23Collins Elementary SchoolCOLLINSCovington County School District35947432.0%
24Biggersville High SchoolCORINTHAlcorn School District20226330.2%
25Bramlett Elementary SchoolOxfordOxford School District55771528.4%
26Tylertown Primary SchoolTylertownWalthall County School District30839528.2%
27Hernando High SchoolHERNANDODeSoto County School District1,2001,52927.4%
28Lewisburg High SchoolOlive BranchDeSoto County School District1,0571,33025.8%
29Germantown High SchoolMadisonMadison County Schools1,1221,41125.8%
30Pisgah ElementaryBrandonRankin County School District44355625.5%
31Mary Reid SchoolPOTTS CAMPMarshall County School District21827023.9%
32Central Elementary SchoolOxfordOxford School District57670923.1%
33Hernando Middle SchoolHernandoDeSoto County School District9651,18322.6%
34Pontotoc Elementary SchoolPontotocPontotoc City School District53865722.1%
35Pisgah High SchoolBrandonRankin County School District39548222.0%
36Kirksey Middle SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools32038921.6%
37B F Liddell MiddleMaconNoxubee County School District25330520.6%
38Hernando Hills ElementaryHernandoDeSoto County School District64177020.1%
39Clinton High SchoolClintonClinton Public School District1,1251,33919.0%
40Eastlawn ElemPascagoulaPascagoula-Gautier School District28433718.7%
41Nettleton Junior HighNettletonNettleton School District20624318.0%
42Lafayette Elementary SchoolOxfordLafayette County65877617.9%
43West Point High SchoolWEST POINTWest Point Consolidated School District8611,01017.3%
44Noxapater AttendanceNOXAPATERLouisville Municipal School District40747316.2%
45Oak Forest Elementary SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools37743615.6%
46Oak Grove Central Elementary SchoolHernandoDeSoto County School District64474415.5%
47Purvis Lower ElementaryPurvisLamar County School District39044814.9%
48Walton Elementary SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools40045714.3%
49Sudduth Elementary SchoolSTARKVILLEStarkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District80692014.1%
50Forest High SchoolFORESTForest Municipal School District38543813.8%
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