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The most racially diverse public middle schools in DeSoto County, Mississippi

Across DeSoto County, Mississippi, 8 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. DeSoto Central Middle School leads the list at 65.8%, against a median of 59.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

DeSoto County, Mississippi

Top Diversity index

65.8%

Median Diversity index

59.6%

MOST DIVERSE · DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	DeSoto Central Middle School	Southaven, MS	1,388	65.8%	31.1%(432)	47.9%(665)	8.8%(122)	4.3%(59)
2	Lake Cormorant Middle School	Lake Cormorant, MS	707	65.5%	35.4%(250)	44.5%(315)	13.2%(93)	0.4%(3)
3	Center Hill Middle School	Olive Branch, MS	757	63.7%	34.5%(261)	48.2%(365)	9.5%(72)	3.3%(25)
4	Olive Branch Middle School	OLIVE BRANCH, MS	744	62.3%	28.8%(214)	52.5%(391)	12.6%(94)	1.6%(12)
5	Southaven Middle School	SOUTHAVEN, MS	1,423	56.9%	15.2%(216)	61.4%(873)	16.8%(239)	1.1%(15)
6	Horn Lake Middle School	Horn Lake, MS	948	44.1%	10.8%(102)	73.0%(692)	11.5%(109)	0.4%(4)
7	Hernando Middle School	Hernando, MS	1,183	43.3%	73.7%(872)	10.9%(129)	9.7%(115)	0.8%(10)
8	Lewisburg Middle School	Hernando, MS	996	40.9%	75.6%(753)	11.4%(114)	6.4%(64)	1.7%(17)

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