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The public middle schools with the highest share of Black students in Mississippi

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the highest share of Black students in Mississippi, drawn from 185 qualifying public middle schools. Smilow Prep leads the list at 98.8%, against a median of 52.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
185
Mississippi
Top % Black
98.8%
Median % Black
52.5%
MOST BLACK · MISSISSIPPI
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Smilow PrepJackson, MSJoel E. Smilow Prep52198.8%(515)
2Williams-Sullivan Middle SchoolDurant, MSHolmes County Consolidated19298.4%(189)
3S.V. Marshall Middle SchoolLexington, MSHolmes County Consolidated32198.1%(315)
4Blackburn Middle SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public Schools31797.8%(310)
5Shirley D. Simmons Middle SchoolCanton, MSMadison County Schools12497.6%(121)
6William Winans Middle SchoolCentreville, MSWilkinson County School District16097.5%(156)
7Powell Middle SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public Schools70497.3%(685)
8Woolfolk Middle SchoolYAZOO CITY, MSMS Achievement SD Of Yazoo City44997.1%(436)
9Jefferson County Middle SchoolFayette, MSJefferson County School District24097.1%(233)
10Reimagine PrepJackson, MSReimagine Prep45796.9%(443)
11Simmons Jr. High SchoolHollandale, MSHollandale11696.5%(112)
12Port Gibson Middle SchoolPORT GIBSON, MSClaiborne County Public Schools22396.4%(215)
13Midtown Public Charter SchoolJackson, MSMidtown Public Charter School42095.7%(402)
14Northwest Middle SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public Schools24295.5%(231)
15Carver ElementaryIndianola, MSSunflower County Consolidated School District25094.8%(237)
16Quitman County Middle SchoolMARKS, MSQuitman County School District26594.7%(251)
17Ruleville Middle SchoolRULEVILLE, MSSunflower County Consolidated School District13194.7%(124)
18Belle-Shivers Middle SchoolAberdeen, MSAberdeen School District26694.0%(250)
19Cardozo Middle SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public Schools53193.8%(498)
20Columbus Middle SchoolColumbus, MSColumbus Municipal School District59793.1%(556)
21Holly Springs Junior High SchoolHolly Springs, MSHolly Springs School District14593.1%(135)
22Morgantown ElementaryNatchez, MSNatchez-Adams School District35992.2%(331)
23Magnolia Middle SchoolMeridian, MSMeridian Public Schools44091.8%(404)
24Robert L Merritt Junior HighIndianola, MSSunflower County Consolidated School District34191.2%(311)
25Greenwood Middle SchoolGreenwood, MSGreenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District27891.0%(253)
26Byram Middle SchoolTerry, MSHinds County School District78590.6%(711)
27Bailey APAC Middle SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public Schools31890.6%(288)
28Northwest Middle SchoolMeridian, MSMeridian Public Schools48490.3%(437)
29CHASTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOLJACKSON, MSJACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT48390.1%
30Okolona Middle SchoolOKOLONA, MSOkolona School District12589.6%(112)
31N H Pilate Middle SchoolNewton, MSNEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT17888.2%(157)
32Holly Springs Intermediate SchoolHOLLY SPRINGS, MSHolly Springs School District22888.2%(201)
33Denman Junior High SchoolMCCOMB, MSMcComb School District31288.1%(275)
34Natchez MiddleNatchez, MSNatchez-Adams School District39787.9%(349)
35Bay Springs Middle SchoolBAY SPRINGS, MSWest Jasper School District18187.8%(159)
36Higgins Middle SchoolMCCOMB, MSMcComb School District28787.8%(252)
37Kirksey Middle SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public Schools38987.4%(340)
38South Pike Junior HighMagnolia, MSSouth Pike School District24186.7%(209)
39North Panola Middle SchoolComo, MSNorth Panola24385.2%(207)
40Eva Gordon Upper Elementary SchoolMagnolia, MSSouth Pike School District23685.2%(201)
41Charleston Middle SchoolCHARLESTON, MSEast Tallahatchie School District20884.1%(175)
42Amanda Elzy Junior High SchoolGREENWOOD, MSGreenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District19983.4%(166)
43Peeples Middle SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public Schools54183.2%(450)
44Eiland MiddleLOUISVILLE, MSLouisville Municipal School District30883.1%(256)
45Amite County Middle SchoolLiberty, MSAmite County School District14481.9%(118)
46Leland School ParkLELAND, MSLeland School District23281.9%(190)
47Tunica Middle SchoolTUNICA, MSTunica School District33481.1%(271)
48Laurel Upper ElementaryLaurel, MSLaurel School District25381.0%(205)
49N R Burger MiddleHATTIESBURG, MSHattiesburg52580.8%(424)
50Vicksburg Junior HighVICKSBURG, MSVicksburg Warren School District40980.7%(330)
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