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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
251Christiana Middle SchoolChristiana1,04863.0%55.3%(580)18.0%(189)15.8%(166)3.0%(31)
252South Side ElementaryShelbyville35263.0%33.5%(118)8.2%(29)49.4%(174)0.6%(2)
253Crosstown High SchoolMemphis52062.9%30.6%(159)50.8%(264)13.5%(70)1.0%(5)
254Madison Academic Magnet High SchoolJackson48362.7%55.5%(268)19.5%(94)14.5%(70)4.5%(22)
255Oakland ElementaryOakland62162.6%29.9%(186)51.4%(319)13.8%(86)1.0%(6)
256Willow Brook ElementaryOak Ridge41162.5%55.5%(228)10.9%(45)19.9%(82)0.7%(3)
257Hillsboro HighNashville1,22462.5%36.9%(451)47.8%(585)9.8%(120)2.6%(32)
258Career Magnet AcademyKnoxville35962.5%56.0%(201)14.8%(53)17.6%(63)1.9%(7)
259Cockrill ElementaryNashville28662.4%10.1%(29)48.6%(139)35.7%(102)1.4%(4)
260Elmore Park Middle SchoolBartlett77762.4%54.3%(422)24.8%(193)12.0%(93)2.3%(18)
261Millersville ElementaryGoodlettsville25262.4%44.0%(111)9.9%(25)41.3%(104)0.8%(2)
262East Ridge High SchoolChattanooga86762.3%15.7%(136)22.1%(192)54.7%(474)1.0%(9)
263Harris-Hillman Special EducationNashville45862.2%53.7%(246)26.9%(123)12.0%(55)2.8%(13)
264Howard ElementaryGallatin59162.2%55.7%(329)14.0%(83)21.0%(124)2.5%(15)
265Gresham Middle SchoolKnoxville78862.1%55.3%(436)19.4%(153)17.0%(134)0.5%(4)
266Oak Grove ElementaryLewisburg48862.1%55.9%(273)10.4%(51)18.4%(90)0.4%(2)
267LEAD Neely's BendNashville29162.1%9.6%(28)47.8%(139)37.5%(109)0.0%(0)
268Cedar Bluff ElementaryKnoxville1,04762.1%55.9%(585)9.3%(97)22.7%(238)2.2%(23)
269Centennial High SchoolFranklin1,35462.1%54.8%(742)11.8%(160)24.7%(335)3.5%(47)
270White Station ElementaryMemphis78662.0%17.6%(138)55.7%(438)18.8%(148)3.7%(29)
271Cedar Bluff Middle SchoolKnoxville58062.0%56.2%(326)10.9%(63)21.4%(124)2.2%(13)
272Hunters Lane HighNashville1,41461.9%10.5%(148)41.6%(588)44.3%(627)1.1%(15)
273Antioch MiddleAntioch65661.9%9.8%(64)29.9%(196)52.9%(347)4.1%(27)
274Bridgeforth Middle SchoolPulaski31661.9%54.4%(172)25.9%(82)5.4%(17)2.2%(7)
275Pleasant Ridge ElementaryKnoxville29961.8%55.9%(167)9.4%(28)20.7%(62)0.7%(2)
276Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences UpperChattanooga74161.8%52.5%(389)30.9%(229)3.2%(24)5.0%(37)
277John F. Kennedy MiddleAntioch74761.8%12.2%(91)31.5%(235)51.7%(386)2.8%(21)
278West Hills ElementaryKnoxville71261.8%57.0%(406)12.9%(92)18.0%(128)3.5%(25)
279John Colemon ElementarySmyrna86161.7%22.5%(194)14.1%(121)55.6%(479)2.8%(24)
280Chadwell ElementaryMadison47861.7%9.4%(45)50.2%(240)34.7%(166)2.1%(10)
281Liberty ElementaryFranklin43561.4%53.3%(232)6.7%(29)30.3%(132)3.0%(13)
282Bearden Middle SchoolKnoxville1,22961.3%56.5%(694)15.5%(191)20.0%(246)1.5%(18)
283Maxine Smith STEAM AcademyMemphis43961.3%31.7%(139)52.4%(230)7.3%(32)0.2%(1)
284Neely's Bend ElementaryMadison49161.3%10.2%(50)33.4%(164)51.3%(252)0.6%(3)
285Lebanon High SchoolLebanon1,81661.3%56.0%(1,017)16.4%(298)21.1%(384)1.8%(32)
286Lewisburg Middle SchoolLewisburg42861.2%56.3%(241)11.4%(49)22.7%(97)1.9%(8)
287STEM School ChattanoogaChattanooga29661.2%57.4%(170)18.2%(54)10.5%(31)2.4%(7)
288Kate Bond Elementary SchoolBartlett72661.1%10.5%(76)42.1%(306)44.8%(325)1.2%(9)
289LEAD SoutheastNashville83361.0%22.3%(186)13.1%(109)56.3%(469)7.4%(62)
290University MiddleMemphis26860.9%52.6%32.5%4.5%3.0%
291Alcoa High SchoolAlcoa68760.9%57.6%(396)13.3%(91)18.1%(124)1.9%(13)
292Crieve Hall ElementaryNashville48960.9%55.4%(271)2.7%(13)26.6%(130)10.6%(52)
293Marshall Co High SchoolLewisburg80860.8%56.7%(458)12.6%(102)22.3%(180)1.5%(12)
294Southwest ElementaryWilliston29460.7%30.9%(91)53.1%(156)11.9%(35)0.0%(0)
295East Side ElementaryShelbyville32360.7%33.1%(107)7.4%(24)52.3%(169)0.6%(2)
296Volunteer State Virtual Academy Elementary SchoolHohenwald61460.7%56.2%(345)24.8%(152)9.0%(55)0.5%(3)
297Lakeland Elementary SchoolLakeland1,02960.7%58.5%(602)12.9%(133)16.2%(167)7.6%(78)
298North Side High SchoolJackson90360.6%17.2%(155)57.4%(518)17.5%(158)1.3%(12)
299Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences LowerChattanooga38860.6%56.4%(219)25.3%(98)6.4%(25)5.2%(20)
300Rutland ElementaryMt Juliet1,37160.6%57.7%(791)7.9%(108)8.0%(109)21.7%(298)
Page 6 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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