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Most racially diverse Tennessee public schools

Tennessee 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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TENNESSEE · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
201Bess T Shepherd Elementary SchoolChattanooga54665.1%9.5%(52)47.1%(257)33.5%(183)2.2%(12)
202Learning Way ElementaryShelbyville63865.0%31.0%(198)11.6%(74)48.3%(308)0.2%(1)
203Bartlett Elementary SchoolBartlett68064.9%50.3%(342)26.9%(183)14.1%(96)1.6%(11)
204Hixson High SchoolHixson92064.9%52.9%(487)15.5%(143)19.1%(176)2.6%(24)
205Martin Luther King Jr SchoolNashville1,28064.9%48.4%(620)32.0%(410)9.1%(116)6.7%(86)
206Rose Hill SchoolJackson51164.8%43.3%(221)38.5%(197)10.6%(54)0.4%(2)
207Granbery ElementaryBrentwood76964.8%52.9%(407)9.6%(74)22.9%(176)7.4%(57)
208Jackson Academic STEAM AcademyJackson30164.7%42.9%(129)39.5%(119)9.0%(27)1.0%(3)
209KA @ The CrossingsAntioch40064.6%16.3%(65)32.5%(130)47.0%(188)2.3%(9)
210Harris Middle SchoolShelbyville97764.6%32.3%(316)12.0%(117)48.0%(469)0.8%(8)
211West ElementaryMorristown46664.6%41.6%(194)4.9%(23)40.8%(190)0.9%(4)
212Cartwright Elementary SchoolShelbyville60264.6%37.7%(227)8.5%(51)44.7%(269)1.7%(10)
213West-Bemis Middle SchoolJackson36964.6%51.0%(188)26.6%(98)13.6%(50)1.1%(4)
214Mt. View ElementaryAntioch96364.5%19.6%(189)25.3%(244)50.0%(482)2.8%(27)
215Old Center ElementaryGoodlettsville34564.5%12.8%(44)38.5%(133)43.5%(150)2.0%(7)
216Jones Brummett Elementary SchoolLebanon74064.5%53.1%(393)16.9%(125)19.6%(145)1.6%(12)
217Cheatham Park ElementarySpringfield30264.4%20.9%(63)18.5%(56)52.0%(157)0.0%(0)
218Lincoln Heights Middle SchoolMorristown60264.4%40.0%(241)6.0%(36)42.9%(258)0.7%(4)
219Pope SchoolJackson62864.4%24.5%(154)52.5%(330)11.2%(70)4.5%(28)
220Cedar Grove ElementarySmyrna85664.4%25.5%(218)14.7%(126)51.6%(442)4.1%(35)
221West End MiddleNashville32764.3%43.1%(141)40.1%(131)5.8%(19)2.8%(9)
222Richland ElementaryMemphis90764.3%49.9%(453)30.9%(280)7.9%(72)6.7%(61)
223Beaumont Elementary/MagnetKnoxville50464.2%51.8%(261)18.4%(93)22.6%(114)0.2%(1)
224Salem Elementary SchoolMurfreesboro94664.2%54.5%(516)18.8%(178)11.2%(106)5.5%(52)
225Freedom Middle SchoolFranklin51164.2%50.9%(260)12.5%(64)28.4%(145)2.7%(14)
226Kenrose ElementaryBrentwood72164.1%42.2%(304)3.7%(27)6.2%(45)41.5%(299)
227Inglewood ElementaryNashville24664.1%27.2%(67)50.8%(125)14.2%(35)0.0%(0)
228Roy L Waldron ElementaryLavergne83264.0%16.8%(140)27.8%(231)50.4%(419)1.2%(10)
229Appling Middle SchoolBartlett59364.0%53.1%(315)24.1%(143)11.5%(68)4.4%(26)
230Ellendale ElementaryBartlett50264.0%53.4%(268)23.5%(118)11.2%(56)4.4%(22)
231Shelbyville Central High SchoolShelbyville1,60464.0%33.7%(540)11.2%(179)48.1%(771)0.9%(15)
232Thomas A. Edison ElementaryAntioch73163.9%16.4%(120)27.5%(201)50.8%(371)1.6%(12)
233W. A. Bass Adult ProgramNashville30963.8%15.9%(49)47.9%(148)32.7%(101)2.3%(7)
234Dyersburg PrimaryDyersburg74463.8%38.8%(289)44.6%(332)7.0%(52)0.9%(7)
235Waverly-Belmont Elementary SchoolNashville52563.8%47.8%(251)35.0%(184)8.0%(42)2.7%(14)
236Overall Creek ElementaryMurfreesboro93763.7%55.4%(519)16.9%(158)12.6%(118)6.5%(61)
237South Side High SchoolJackson75663.7%43.1%(326)40.5%(306)9.9%(75)0.5%(4)
238Castle Heights ElementaryLebanon65763.7%54.2%(356)16.7%(110)18.1%(119)1.5%(10)
239Winfree Bryant Middle SchoolLebanon58963.6%51.6%(304)13.4%(79)27.7%(163)2.4%(14)
240McGavock ElementaryNashville32463.6%18.8%(61)24.7%(80)51.5%(167)0.0%(0)
241Stewarts Creek High SchoolSmyrna2,47463.5%54.3%(1,343)16.3%(404)19.6%(486)5.9%(145)
242Westside ElementarySpringfield30663.5%25.2%(77)15.0%(46)52.3%(160)0.0%(0)
243Union City High SchoolUnion City41663.4%48.8%(203)32.0%(133)15.9%(66)1.0%(4)
244Tennessee Virtual AcademyKnoxville1,86763.2%51.5%(961)29.5%(551)8.1%(152)0.9%(17)
245D.P. Yates PrimaryCleveland28863.1%51.0%(147)7.3%(21)31.3%(90)3.1%(9)
246Dyersburg High SchoolDyersburg68063.1%45.7%(311)38.7%(263)7.9%(54)1.6%(11)
247Gateway ElementaryMadison31763.1%15.1%(48)25.6%(81)52.7%(167)0.6%(2)
248Coles Ferry ElementaryLebanon58163.1%55.1%(320)16.0%(93)18.1%(105)2.6%(15)
249Joe Shafer Middle SchoolGallatin67063.1%53.4%(358)21.0%(141)19.1%(128)0.8%(5)
250E.L. Ross ElementaryCleveland27263.1%52.9%(144)6.6%(18)26.8%(73)2.2%(6)
Page 5 of 20 · 1,000 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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