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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Mississippi

Across Mississippi, 119 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Armstrong Junior High School leads the list at -70.3%, against a median of -15.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
119
Mississippi
Best Enrollment change
-70.3%
Median Enrollment change
-15.7%
FASTEST DECLINING · MISSISSIPPI
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Armstrong Junior High SchoolStarkville, MSStarkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District1,204358-70.3%
2Carver ElementaryIndianola, MSSunflower County Consolidated School District615250-59.3%
3North Pike Junior HighSummit, MSNorth Pike Schools784350-55.4%
4Belle-Shivers Middle SchoolAberdeen, MSAberdeen School District540266-50.7%
5Oakhurst Intermediate SchoolCLARKSDALE, MSClarksdale Municipal School District392197-49.7%
6Crystal Springs Middle SchoolCRYSTAL SPRINGS, MSCopiah County School District720365-49.3%
7Oxford Intermediate SchoolOxford, MSOxford School District697356-48.9%
8Magee Middle SchoolMagee, MSSimpson County School District505260-48.5%
9D'Iberville Middle SchoolD'Iberville, MSHarrison County School District956503-47.4%
10Tylertown Elementary SchoolTylertown, MSWalthall County School District425234-44.9%
11Rod Paige Middle SchoolMonticello, MSLawrence County School District344191-44.5%
12Higgins Middle SchoolMCCOMB, MSMcComb School District477287-39.8%
13Charleston Middle SchoolCHARLESTON, MSEast Tallahatchie School District345208-39.7%
14Coleman Middle SchoolGreenville, MSGreenville Public School District473287-39.3%
15William Winans Middle SchoolCentreville, MSWilkinson County School District263160-39.2%
16Lafayette Middle SchoolOxford, MSLafayette County680420-38.2%
17Laurel Middle SchoolLaurel, MSLaurel School District623388-37.7%
18Northwest Middle SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public Schools388242-37.6%
19O.M. McNair Middle SchoolBelzoni, MSMS Achievement SD Of Humphreys County476305-35.9%
20Columbus Middle SchoolColumbus, MSColumbus Municipal School District863597-30.8%
21Holly Springs Intermediate SchoolHOLLY SPRINGS, MSHolly Springs School District328228-30.5%
22W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International StudiesCLARKSDALE, MSClarksdale Municipal School District383269-29.8%
23Shannon Middle SchoolShannon, MSLee County270190-29.6%
24Eiland MiddleLOUISVILLE, MSLouisville Municipal School District437308-29.5%
25Yazoo County Middle SchoolYAZOO CITY, MSYazoo County School District365258-29.3%
26Quitman Junior High SchoolQuitman, MSQuitman School District400288-28.0%
27Franklin Upper ElementaryMeadville, MSFranklin County School District323234-27.6%
28North Panola Middle SchoolComo, MSNorth Panola329243-26.1%
29Eva Gordon Upper Elementary SchoolMagnolia, MSSouth Pike School District319236-26.0%
30Port Gibson Middle SchoolPORT GIBSON, MSClaiborne County Public Schools301223-25.9%
31Blackburn Middle SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public Schools427317-25.8%
32Pass Christian Middle SchoolPass Christian, MSPass Christian School District511384-24.9%
33Perry Central Middle SchoolNEW AUGUSTA, MSPerry County School District236178-24.6%
34Warren Central Junior HighVICKSBURG, MSVicksburg Warren School District696525-24.6%
35Orange Grove ElementaryGulfport, MSHarrison County School District458346-24.5%
36Lipsey Middle SchoolBROOKHAVEN, MSBrookhaven School District444341-23.2%
37Alexander Junior HighBROOKHAVEN, MSBrookhaven School District441340-22.9%
38N H Pilate Middle SchoolNewton, MSNEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT230178-22.6%
39Northeast Middle SchoolMeridian, MSLauderdale County School District667520-22.0%
40Mooreville Middle SchoolMOOREVILLE, MSLee County427333-22.0%
41Trent LottPascagoula, MSPascagoula-Gautier School District670524-21.8%
42Leake Central Junior High SchoolCARTHAGE, MSLeake County School District487383-21.4%
43Magnolia Middle SchoolMOSS POINT, MSMoss Point School District457359-21.4%
44Harper McCaughan ElementaryLong Beach, MSLong Beach School District790622-21.3%
45Robert L Merritt Junior HighIndianola, MSSunflower County Consolidated School District433341-21.2%
46Neshoba Central Middle SchoolPhiladelphia, MSNeshoba County Schools817645-21.1%
47West Lauderdale Middle SchoolCollinsville, MSLauderdale County School District676537-20.6%
48Leland School ParkLELAND, MSLeland School District291232-20.3%
49Ripley Middle SchoolRipley, MSSouth Tippah School District571459-19.6%
50Union Middle SchoolUnion, MSUnion Public School District355286-19.4%
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