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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
101West Lauderdale Elementary SchoolMeridianLauderdale County School District7097617.3%
102Columbia High SchoolColumbiaCOLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT4524847.1%
103Forest Hill High SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools1,0631,1397.1%
104Anderson Elementary SchoolBoonevilleBooneville School District5155517.0%
105Gulfport High SchoolGulfportGulfport School District1,5911,7027.0%
106Sumrall Middle SchoolSumrallLamar County School District4534846.8%
107West Jones Elementary SchoolLaurelJones County School District1,0451,1146.6%
108Oxford Middle SchoolOxfordOxford School District6266676.5%
109Hernando Elementary SchoolHernandoDeSoto County School District6667076.2%
110Lake Cormorant High SchoolLake CormorantDeSoto County School District9339916.2%
111New Albany High SchoolNew AlbanyNEW ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS5706056.1%
112Steens Creek ElementaryFlorenceRankin County School District5495826.0%
113Choctaw County High SchoolACKERMANChoctaw County Schools4835115.8%
114Strayhorn High SchoolSarahTate County School District3824045.8%
115Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolOlive BranchDeSoto County School District1,0201,0795.8%
116New Hope ElementaryCOLUMBUSLowndes County School District1,1281,1915.6%
117Tupelo High SchoolTupeloTupelo Public School District2,0122,1235.5%
118Longleaf ElementaryHattiesburgLamar County School District7467875.5%
119Columbia Primary SchoolColumbiaCOLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT4254485.4%
120Newton County Elementary SchoolDecaturNEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT8378825.4%
121Ida Greene Elementary SchoolBelzoniMS Achievement SD Of Humphreys County3783985.3%
122Old Town Middle SchoolRidgelandMadison County Schools6596935.2%
123Tupelo Middle SchoolTupeloTupelo Public School District1,0181,0705.1%
124Northwest Middle SchoolMeridianMeridian Public Schools4614845.0%
125Magnolia Park ElementaryOcean SpringsOcean Springs School District5846135.0%
126Puckett High SchoolPuckettRankin County School District3273434.9%
127Sebastopol Attendance CenterSEBASTOPOLScott County School District6526844.9%
128Agricola Elementary SchoolLUCEDALEGeorge County School District5185434.8%
129Germantown MiddleMadisonMadison County Schools9651,0084.5%
130Woodley ElementaryHATTIESBURGHattiesburg4044224.5%
131West Side ElementaryPicayunePicayune School District4254444.5%
132Booneville High SchoolBoonevilleBooneville School District3543704.5%
133Bogue Chitto SchoolBOGUE CHITTOLincoln County School District7157474.5%
134Petal Primary SchoolPetalPetal School District9731,0164.4%
135Greenbrook Elementary SchoolSouthavenDeSoto County School District5335564.3%
136Petal Middle SchoolPETALPetal School District6196454.2%
137Beat Four SchoolWaynesboroWayne County School District4004164.0%
138Raleigh Elementary SchoolRALEIGHSmith County School District6246494.0%
139Horn Lake High SchoolHorn LakeDeSoto County School District1,2221,2714.0%
140East Union Attendance CenterBLUE SPRINGSUnion County School District9159503.8%
141New Hope High SchoolCOLUMBUSLowndes County School District7597873.7%
142Ocean Springs High SchoolOcean SpringsOcean Springs School District1,8601,9283.7%
143Lafayette High SchoolOxfordLafayette County8268553.5%
144Pascagoula HighPascagoulaPascagoula-Gautier School District1,0891,1273.5%
145Pearl Jr High SchoolPEARLPearl Public Schools9139443.4%
146Petal Upper ElementaryPETALPetal School District6126323.3%
147Leake Central High SchoolCARTHAGELeake County School District5735923.3%
148Glade ElementaryLaurelJones County School District4104233.2%
149Kennedy Elementary SchoolMCCOMBMcComb School District2252323.1%
150East Webster Elementary SchoolMathistonWebster County Schools4214343.1%
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