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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
501Denman Junior High SchoolMCCOMBMcComb School District364312-14.3%
502Yazoo County High SchoolYAZOO CITYYazoo County School District467400-14.3%
503Fairview Elementary SchoolColumbusColumbus Municipal School District285244-14.4%
504Poplar Springs ElementaryMeridianMeridian Public Schools473405-14.4%
505Kossuth Middle SchoolCorinthAlcorn School District438374-14.6%
506Okolona Elementary SchoolOKOLONAOkolona School District279238-14.7%
507Byram Middle SchoolTerryHinds County School District921785-14.8%
508Bel-Aire ElementaryGulfportHarrison County School District702598-14.8%
509Verona Elementary SchoolVERONALee County429364-15.2%
510West Lauderdale High SchoolCollinsvilleLauderdale County School District631535-15.2%
511Hattiesburg STEAM AcademyHattiesburgHattiesburg310263-15.2%
512Columbus High SchoolColumbusColumbus Municipal School District1,021865-15.3%
513Thrasher High SchoolBoonevillePrentiss County School District457387-15.3%
514Strayhorn Elementary SchoolSarahTate County School District482407-15.6%
515Enterprise Middle SchoolENTERPRISEEnterprise318268-15.7%
516Rosa Fort HighTUNICATunica School District521438-15.9%
517Cherokee ElementaryPascagoulaPascagoula-Gautier School District245206-15.9%
518Amite County ElementaryLibertyAmite County School District579486-16.1%
519Wesson Attendance CenterWessonCopiah County School District993833-16.1%
520Bowmar AvenueVICKSBURGVicksburg Warren School District386324-16.1%
521Boyd Elementary SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools506424-16.2%
522Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolRULEVILLESunflower County Consolidated School District395331-16.2%
523Redwood ElementaryREDWOODVicksburg Warren School District438367-16.2%
524Stokes Beard Elementary SchoolColumbusColumbus Municipal School District441369-16.3%
525Hills Chapel SchoolBoonevillePrentiss County School District476398-16.4%
526Fair ElementaryLOUISVILLELouisville Municipal School District419350-16.5%
527Leakesville Jr. HighLeakesvilleGreene County Schools389325-16.5%
528Wayne County High SchoolWaynesboroWayne County School District928775-16.5%
529Monticello ElementaryMonticelloLawrence County School District476397-16.6%
530South Park ElementaryVICKSBURGVicksburg Warren School District421351-16.6%
531Newton County High SchoolDecaturNEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT923768-16.8%
532Kosciusko Jr High SchoolKOSCIUSKOKosciusko School District567472-16.8%
533Hatley SchoolAMORYMonroe County School District1,089905-16.9%
534Bay Waveland Middle SchoolBay St. LouisBay Waveland School District439365-16.9%
535South Perry Elementary SchoolBEAUMONTPerry County School District282234-17.0%
536T.L. Weston Middle SchoolGreenvilleGreenville Public School District497412-17.1%
537Quitman High SchoolQuitmanQuitman School District527437-17.1%
538Horn Lake Intermediate SchoolHorn LakeDeSoto County School District1,102914-17.1%
539Richland ElementaryRichlandRankin County School District445369-17.1%
540Rosa ScottMadisonMadison County Schools451373-17.3%
541Grenada Middle SchoolGRENADAGrenada School District961793-17.5%
542Moss Point High SchoolMOSS POINTMoss Point School District596491-17.6%
543Northeast Jones High SchoolLaurelJones County School District1,139938-17.6%
544North Pike Elementary SchoolSummitNorth Pike Schools949781-17.7%
545Bailey APAC Middle SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools387318-17.8%
546Northshore ElementaryBrandonRankin County School District656539-17.8%
547Dana Road ElementaryVicksburgVicksburg Warren School District491403-17.9%
548Magee Elementary SchoolMageeSimpson County School District640525-18.0%
549St. Martin Upper ElementarySt. MartinJackson County School District733600-18.1%
550Lewisburg Primary SchoolOlive BranchDeSoto County School District706578-18.1%
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