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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
51Lake High SchoolLakeScott County School District20323113.8%
52Bruce High SchoolBRUCECalhoun County School District38343513.6%
53DeSoto Central High SchoolSouthavenDeSoto County School District1,7652,00413.5%
54Mendenhall High SchoolMendenhallSimpson County School District57064613.3%
55West Jones High SchoolLaurelJones County School District1,4021,58713.2%
56Lewisburg Middle SchoolHernandoDeSoto County School District88199613.1%
57O'Bannon High SchoolGreenvilleWestern Line Schools42047412.9%
58West Harrison HighGulfportHarrison County School District1,0781,21612.8%
59Morton High SchoolMORTONScott County School District42247612.8%
60Carver Elementary SchoolTupeloTupelo Public School District27731212.6%
61Pontotoc High SchoolPontotocPontotoc City School District63471212.3%
62Middle School Of PoplarvillePoplarvillePoplarville School District42447612.3%
63D'Iberville HighBiloxiHarrison County School District1,3191,47812.1%
64Purvis Middle SchoolPurvisLamar County School District39944712.0%
65Della Davidson Elementary SchoolOxfordOxford School District63070411.7%
66DeSoto Central ElementarySOUTHAVENDeSoto County School District74583111.5%
67Lafayette Upper Elementary SchoolOxfordLafayette County72480310.9%
68Reimagine PrepJacksonReimagine Prep41345710.7%
69Joyner Elementary SchoolTupeloTupelo Public School District40144410.7%
70John Hopkins Elementary SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools44949710.7%
71Early Childhood Education CenterTupeloTupelo Public School District29132210.7%
72Caledonia High SchoolCALEDONIALowndes County School District57864010.7%
73Southeast Elementary SchoolMeridianLauderdale County School District50856210.6%
74Batesville Elementary SchoolBatesvilleSouth Panola School District67174110.4%
75Poplarville Lower ElementaryPOPLARVILLEPoplarville School District47252110.4%
76South Side Lower ElementaryPicayunePicayune School District29032010.3%
77Petal High SchoolPETALPetal School District1,2001,32410.3%
78Union Elementary SchoolUnionUnion Public School District3734109.9%
79Crestwood ElementaryMeridianMeridian Public Schools3353689.9%
80WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOLFoxworthMarion County School District3964359.8%
81Pecan Park Elementary SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools4655109.7%
82Lawhon Elementary SchoolTupeloTupelo Public School District5245759.7%
83Sumrall High SchoolSumrallLamar County School District5626169.6%
84Northwest High SchoolFlowoodRankin County School District1,6921,8559.6%
85North Pontotoc Upper ElemEcruPONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT2712979.6%
86Fifth Street SchoolWEST POINTWest Point Consolidated School District4024409.5%
87Pearl High SchoolPEARLPearl Public Schools1,1691,2789.3%
88Madison Crossing ElementaryCantonMadison County Schools6977619.2%
89DeSoto Central Primary SchoolSouthavenDeSoto County School District7267929.1%
90Oxford High SchoolOxfordOxford School District1,2261,3358.9%
91Waveland Elementary SchoolWAVELANDBay Waveland School District4234608.7%
92Enterprise ElementaryENTERPRISEEnterprise3593908.6%
93Woolmarket ElementaryBiloxiHarrison County School District4925338.3%
94Central Elementary SchoolLUCEDALEGeorge County School District6116608.0%
95Stone Elementary SchoolWigginsStone County School District6617148.0%
96Ridgeland High SchoolRidgelandMadison County Schools9249957.7%
97East Central Lower ElementaryMoss PointJackson County School District5275677.6%
98East Central High SchoolMoss PointJackson County School District7227777.6%
99Mendenhall Elementary SchoolMendenhallSimpson County School District5575987.4%
100Cardozo Middle SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools4955317.3%
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