The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Lowndes County, Mississippi
Across Lowndes County, Mississippi, 16 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Fairview Elementary School leads the list at 98.0%, against a median of 85.3% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairview Elementary School | Columbus, MS | 98.0%(239) |
| 2 | West Lowndes Elementary | COLUMBUS, MS | 97.1%(268) |
| 3 | Stokes Beard Elementary School | Columbus, MS | 95.7%(353) |
| 4 | West Lowndes High School | COLUMBUS, MS | 95.2%(196) |
| 5 | Columbus High School | Columbus, MS | 94.0%(813) |
| 6 | Sale Elementary School | Columbus, MS | 93.5%(271) |
| 7 | Columbus Middle School | Columbus, MS | 93.1%(556) |
| 8 | Cook Elementary School | Columbus, MS | 86.3%(358) |
| 9 | Franklin Academy | Columbus, MS | 84.4%(195) |
| 10 | New Hope High School | COLUMBUS, MS | 45.4%(357) |
| 11 | New Hope Elementary | COLUMBUS, MS | 44.3%(527) |
| 12 | New Hope Middle School | Columbus, MS | 42.7%(258) |
| 13 | Caledonia Middle School | CALEDONIA, MS | 17.3%(84) |
| 14 | MS SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE | COLUMBUS, MS | 16.3%(39) |
| 15 | Caledonia High School | CALEDONIA, MS | 16.3%(104) |
| 16 | Caledonia Elementary | Caledonia, MS | 15.4%(165) |
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