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Most racially diverse Mississippi public schools

Mississippi public schools ranked by diversity index: the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.

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MISSISSIPPI · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
151	Houston Lower Elementary School	Houston	472	59.9%	49.4%(233)	38.4%(181)	10.2%(48)	0.2%(1)
152	Leake Central Elementary School	CARTHAGE	850	59.8%	14.0%(119)	55.2%(469)	27.8%(236)	0.2%(2)
153	Center Hill High School	Olive Branch	1,059	59.8%	31.6%(335)	53.9%(571)	9.9%(105)	1.2%(13)
154	St. Martin High School	Ocean Springs	1,289	59.7%	58.4%(753)	22.1%(285)	7.8%(100)	6.7%(86)
155	Hayes Cooper Center	MERIGOLD	304	59.7%	45.7%(139)	43.4%(132)	6.6%(20)	0.7%(2)
156	Rawls Springs Attendance Center	Hattiesburg	214	59.6%	22.0%(47)	58.4%(125)	7.0%(15)	3.3%(7)
157	Neshoba Central Elementary School	PHILADELPHIA	1,419	59.6%	59.0%(837)	16.1%(229)	2.3%(32)	0.4%(6)
158	Arlington Elem	Pascagoula	333	59.5%	11.7%(39)	56.8%(189)	25.8%(86)	0.9%(3)
159	StoneBridge Elementary	Brandon	742	59.3%	53.1%(394)	34.2%(254)	4.7%(35)	0.4%(3)
160	Bentonia Gibbs School	BENTONIA	380	59.3%	54.2%(206)	32.1%(122)	2.4%(9)	1.6%(6)
161	Noxapater Attendance	NOXAPATER	473	59.2%	50.5%(239)	38.0%(180)	1.9%(9)	0.4%(2)
162	Tylertown Primary School	Tylertown	395	59.2%	14.9%(59)	56.5%(223)	2.5%(10)	0.3%(1)
163	Mary Reid School	POTTS CAMP	270	58.9%	55.6%(150)	30.4%(82)	4.8%(13)	0.4%(1)
164	Forest High School	FOREST	438	58.9%	7.8%(34)	42.2%(185)	47.5%(208)	0.0%(0)
165	Lake High School	Lake	231	58.9%	46.3%(107)	43.7%(101)	3.0%(7)	0.0%(0)
166	Three Rivers Elementary	GULFPORT	492	58.8%	31.7%(156)	54.9%(270)	9.6%(47)	2.4%(12)
167	Lawhon Elementary School	Tupelo	575	58.8%	28.7%(165)	56.7%(326)	7.7%(44)	3.3%(19)
168	Clinton Park Elementary School	Clinton	746	58.7%	30.4%(227)	56.0%(418)	5.2%(39)	5.5%(41)
169	Roseland Park Elementary	Picayune	370	58.6%	56.8%(210)	28.6%(106)	9.5%(35)	2.4%(9)
170	Leake Central Junior High School	CARTHAGE	383	58.5%	13.8%(53)	58.0%(222)	24.3%(93)	0.5%(2)
171	Bell Academy	BOYLE	327	58.5%	35.2%(115)	53.5%(175)	3.4%(11)	1.8%(6)
172	Hawkins Middle School	FOREST	460	58.4%	8.0%(37)	35.6%(164)	53.0%(244)	0.9%(4)
173	St. Martin East Elementary	Ocean Springs	704	58.3%	61.2%(431)	14.1%(99)	8.8%(62)	5.0%(35)
174	Senatobia Middle School	Senatobia	407	58.3%	41.0%(167)	49.4%(201)	5.9%(24)	0.0%(0)
175	Pass Christian High School	PASS CHRISTIAN	606	58.2%	58.9%(357)	23.9%(145)	7.4%(45)	2.0%(12)
176	Beat Four School	Waynesboro	416	58.1%	52.4%(218)	37.0%(154)	2.4%(10)	0.2%(1)
177	Picayune Junior High School	Picayune	465	58.1%	57.6%(268)	27.3%(127)	10.3%(48)	0.7%(3)
178	Waveland Elementary School	WAVELAND	460	58.1%	59.1%(272)	23.5%(108)	6.1%(28)	0.7%(3)
179	Madison Crossing Elementary	Canton	761	58.0%	38.1%(290)	52.0%(396)	5.0%(38)	2.6%(20)
180	Pass Road Elementary	Gulfport	377	58.0%	20.7%(78)	59.4%(224)	14.8%(56)	0.3%(1)
181	Forest Elementary	FOREST	740	57.9%	6.2%(46)	38.9%(288)	51.5%(381)	0.1%(1)
182	Houlka Attendance Center	HOULKA	457	57.7%	49.5%(226)	41.8%(191)	4.8%(22)	0.0%(0)
183	Madison Central High School	Madison	1,260	57.6%	57.7%(727)	28.8%(363)	3.3%(42)	8.2%(103)
184	Ann E. Smith Elementary	RIDGELAND	715	57.6%	7.7%(55)	57.9%(414)	28.4%(203)	4.9%(35)
185	Monticello Elementary	Monticello	397	57.6%	43.8%(174)	47.9%(190)	4.3%(17)	0.0%(0)
186	Nettleton Junior High	Nettleton	243	57.5%	58.9%(143)	23.9%(58)	2.9%(7)	0.0%(0)
187	Lake Middle School	LAKE	237	57.4%	46.0%(109)	46.0%(109)	4.2%(10)	0.0%(0)
188	Baldwyn High School	BALDWYN	460	57.3%	47.4%(218)	44.4%(204)	0.7%(3)	0.4%(2)
189	Pass Christian Middle School	Pass Christian	384	57.3%	58.6%(225)	27.3%(105)	4.2%(16)	1.6%(6)
190	West Harrison Middle	Gulfport	650	57.2%	56.6%(368)	32.0%(208)	5.2%(34)	1.1%(7)
191	Columbia Primary School	Columbia	448	57.2%	51.1%(229)	40.4%(181)	2.7%(12)	0.5%(2)
192	West Harrison High	Gulfport	1,216	57.2%	54.4%(661)	35.8%(435)	6.4%(78)	1.6%(19)
193	Woodley Elementary	HATTIESBURG	422	57.2%	10.2%(43)	58.8%(248)	26.5%(112)	0.0%(0)
194	Parkway Elementary School	Tupelo	418	57.1%	23.2%(97)	60.3%(252)	8.4%(35)	1.9%(8)
195	Lake Elementary School	Lake	333	57.1%	51.0%(170)	40.5%(135)	3.3%(11)	0.0%(0)
196	Oakdale Elementary	Brandon	566	57.1%	56.5%(320)	32.3%(183)	4.4%(25)	1.9%(11)
197	Magee Middle School	Magee	260	57.1%	31.5%(82)	56.9%(148)	5.8%(15)	0.8%(2)
198	Jefferson Middle School	Columbia	329	57.1%	47.4%(156)	45.0%(148)	3.0%(10)	1.2%(4)
199	Southaven High School	SOUTHAVEN	1,876	57.0%	17.5%(329)	61.1%(1,146)	15.4%(289)	1.2%(23)
200	Lumberton High School	Lumberton	268	57.0%	51.1%(137)	40.7%(109)	3.4%(9)	0.4%(1)

Page 4 of 16 · 795 ranked. Schools with 200+ students whose reported race and ethnicity shares cover at least 90% of enrollment. Higher index means a more mixed student body.

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