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The most racially diverse public schools in Lowndes County, Mississippi

16 public schools in Lowndes County, Mississippi appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. New Hope High School leads the list at 50.1%, against a median of 85.3% 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

Lowndes County, Mississippi

Best Largest group

50.1%

Median Largest group

85.3%

MOST DIVERSE · LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	New Hope High School	COLUMBUS, MS	787	50.1% White (394)	50.1%(394)	45.4%(357)	1.3%(10)	0.4%(3)
2	New Hope Elementary	COLUMBUS, MS	1,191	50.6% White (603)	50.6%(603)	44.3%(527)	1.1%(13)	0.2%(2)
3	New Hope Middle School	Columbus, MS	604	50.8% White (307)	50.8%(307)	42.7%(258)	1.8%(11)	0.7%(4)
4	MS SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE	COLUMBUS, MS	240	54.6% White (131)	54.6%(131)	16.3%(39)	5.4%(13)	20.0%(48)
5	Caledonia High School	CALEDONIA, MS	640	72.2% White (462)	72.2%(462)	16.3%(104)	5.8%(37)	0.5%(3)
6	Caledonia Elementary	Caledonia, MS	1,070	72.6% White (777)	72.6%(777)	15.4%(165)	5.4%(58)	0.3%(3)
7	Caledonia Middle School	CALEDONIA, MS	487	75.0% White (365)	75.0%(365)	17.3%(84)	4.3%(21)	0.2%(1)
8	Franklin Academy	Columbus, MS	231	84.4% Black (195)	5.6%(13)	84.4%(195)	2.6%(6)	2.6%(6)
9	Cook Elementary School	Columbus, MS	415	86.3% Black (358)	4.3%(18)	86.3%(358)	6.0%(25)	1.4%(6)
10	Columbus Middle School	Columbus, MS	597	93.1% Black (556)	2.2%(13)	93.1%(556)	2.4%(14)	0.3%(2)
11	Sale Elementary School	Columbus, MS	290	93.5% Black (271)	2.4%(7)	93.5%(271)	2.1%(6)	0.0%(0)
12	Columbus High School	Columbus, MS	865	94.0% Black (813)	2.1%(18)	94.0%(813)	2.7%(23)	0.8%(7)
13	West Lowndes High School	COLUMBUS, MS	206	95.2% Black (196)	2.9%(6)	95.2%(196)	1.0%(2)	0.0%(0)
14	Stokes Beard Elementary School	Columbus, MS	369	95.7% Black (353)	1.6%(6)	95.7%(353)	0.8%(3)	0.3%(1)
15	West Lowndes Elementary	COLUMBUS, MS	276	97.1% Black (268)	1.1%(3)	97.1%(268)	1.4%(4)	0.0%(0)
16	Fairview Elementary School	Columbus, MS	244	98.0% Black (239)	0.8%(2)	98.0%(239)	0.0%(0)	0.0%(0)

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