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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

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Smilow Prep	Jackson, MS	Joel E. Smilow Prep	521	515	98.8%
2	Williams-Sullivan Middle School	Durant, MS	Holmes County Consolidated	192	189	98.4%
3	S.V. Marshall Middle School	Lexington, MS	Holmes County Consolidated	321	315	98.1%
4	Blackburn Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	317	310	97.8%
5	Shirley D. Simmons Middle School	Canton, MS	Madison County Schools	124	121	97.6%
6	William Winans Middle School	Centreville, MS	Wilkinson County School District	160	156	97.5%
7	Powell Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	704	685	97.3%
8	Woolfolk Middle School	YAZOO CITY, MS	MS Achievement SD Of Yazoo City	449	436	97.1%
9	Jefferson County Middle School	Fayette, MS	Jefferson County School District	240	233	97.1%
10	Reimagine Prep	Jackson, MS	Reimagine Prep	457	443	96.9%
11	Simmons Jr. High School	Hollandale, MS	Hollandale	116	112	96.5%
12	Port Gibson Middle School	PORT GIBSON, MS	Claiborne County Public Schools	223	215	96.4%
13	Midtown Public Charter School	Jackson, MS	Midtown Public Charter School	420	402	95.7%
14	Northwest Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	242	231	95.5%
15	Carver Elementary	Indianola, MS	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	250	237	94.8%
16	Quitman County Middle School	MARKS, MS	Quitman County School District	265	251	94.7%
17	Ruleville Middle School	RULEVILLE, MS	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	131	124	94.7%
18	Belle-Shivers Middle School	Aberdeen, MS	Aberdeen School District	266	250	94.0%
19	Cardozo Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	531	498	93.8%
20	Columbus Middle School	Columbus, MS	Columbus Municipal School District	597	556	93.1%
21	Holly Springs Junior High School	Holly Springs, MS	Holly Springs School District	145	135	93.1%
22	Morgantown Elementary	Natchez, MS	Natchez-Adams School District	359	331	92.2%
23	Magnolia Middle School	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	440	404	91.8%
24	Robert L Merritt Junior High	Indianola, MS	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	341	311	91.2%
25	Greenwood Middle School	Greenwood, MS	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	278	253	91.0%
26	Byram Middle School	Terry, MS	Hinds County School District	785	711	90.6%
27	Bailey APAC Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	318	288	90.6%
28	Northwest Middle School	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	484	437	90.3%
29	CHASTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL	JACKSON, MS	JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	483	—	90.1%
30	Okolona Middle School	OKOLONA, MS	Okolona School District	125	112	89.6%
31	N H Pilate Middle School	Newton, MS	NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	178	157	88.2%
32	Holly Springs Intermediate School	HOLLY SPRINGS, MS	Holly Springs School District	228	201	88.2%
33	Denman Junior High School	MCCOMB, MS	McComb School District	312	275	88.1%
34	Natchez Middle	Natchez, MS	Natchez-Adams School District	397	349	87.9%
35	Bay Springs Middle School	BAY SPRINGS, MS	West Jasper School District	181	159	87.8%
36	Higgins Middle School	MCCOMB, MS	McComb School District	287	252	87.8%
37	Kirksey Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	389	340	87.4%
38	South Pike Junior High	Magnolia, MS	South Pike School District	241	209	86.7%
39	North Panola Middle School	Como, MS	North Panola	243	207	85.2%
40	Eva Gordon Upper Elementary School	Magnolia, MS	South Pike School District	236	201	85.2%
41	Charleston Middle School	CHARLESTON, MS	East Tallahatchie School District	208	175	84.1%
42	Amanda Elzy Junior High School	GREENWOOD, MS	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	199	166	83.4%
43	Peeples Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	541	450	83.2%
44	Eiland Middle	LOUISVILLE, MS	Louisville Municipal School District	308	256	83.1%
45	Amite County Middle School	Liberty, MS	Amite County School District	144	118	81.9%
46	Leland School Park	LELAND, MS	Leland School District	232	190	81.9%
47	Tunica Middle School	TUNICA, MS	Tunica School District	334	271	81.1%
48	Laurel Upper Elementary	Laurel, MS	Laurel School District	253	205	81.0%
49	N R Burger Middle	HATTIESBURG, MS	Hattiesburg	525	424	80.8%
50	Vicksburg Junior High	VICKSBURG, MS	Vicksburg Warren School District	409	330	80.7%

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