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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in Mississippi

409 public elementary schools in Mississippi appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public elementary schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Back Bay Elementary School leads the list at 34.9%, against a median of 71.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

409

Mississippi

Best Largest group

34.9%

Median Largest group

71.7%

MOST DIVERSE · MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Back Bay Elementary School	Biloxi, MS	528	34.9% White (184)	34.9%(184)	32.0%(169)	19.5%(103)	1.1%(6)
2	Anniston Elementary	Gulfport, MS	482	35.5% Black (171)	34.9%(168)	35.5%(171)	20.1%(97)	1.9%(9)
3	D'Iberville Elementary	Diberville, MS	367	35.7% White (131)	35.7%(131)	30.3%(111)	19.6%(72)	5.2%(19)
4	Martin Bluff	Gautier, MS	410	37.3% White (153)	37.3%(153)	33.9%(139)	17.1%(70)	0.5%(2)
5	North Jones Elementary School	Laurel, MS	854	38.2% White (326)	38.2%(326)	35.4%(302)	20.0%(171)	0.8%(7)
6	Morton Elementary School	MORTON, MS	686	38.3% Hispanic (263)	30.9%(212)	24.5%(168)	38.3%(263)	0.0%(0)
7	DeSoto Central Primary School	Southaven, MS	792	38.4% White (304)	38.4%(304)	36.9%(292)	11.7%(93)	4.3%(34)
8	Pass Christian Elementary School	Pass Christian, MS	378	38.9% White (147)	38.9%(147)	38.4%(145)	7.7%(29)	1.9%(7)
9	Eastlawn Elem	Pascagoula, MS	337	39.5% White (133)	39.5%(133)	33.8%(114)	18.4%(62)	0.3%(1)
10	Corinth Elementary School	Corinth, MS	1,071	39.7% White (425)	39.7%(425)	28.9%(310)	19.2%(206)	0.7%(7)
11	Byhalia Elementary School	BYHALIA, MS	515	39.8% Black (205)	25.6%(132)	39.8%(205)	27.6%(142)	0.0%(0)
12	Pearl Lower Elementary	PEARL, MS	763	40.4% Black (308)	38.8%(296)	40.4%(308)	11.7%(89)	0.7%(5)
13	Harrison Central Elementary	Gulfport, MS	465	40.4% Black (188)	38.7%(180)	40.4%(188)	10.1%(47)	1.9%(9)
14	Popp's Ferry Elementary School	Biloxi, MS	608	40.6% Black (247)	31.4%(191)	40.6%(247)	17.1%(104)	2.3%(14)
15	Flowood Elementary	Flowood, MS	458	40.8% White (187)	40.8%(187)	35.1%(161)	10.0%(46)	7.4%(34)
16	Bellevue Elementary	Hattiesburg, MS	1,145	40.9% White (468)	40.9%(468)	39.8%(456)	13.5%(155)	1.1%(12)
17	Nichols Elementary School	Biloxi, MS	203	40.9% Black (83)	26.6%(54)	40.9%(83)	21.2%(43)	1.0%(2)
18	College Park Elementary	Gautier, MS	303	40.9% White (124)	40.9%(124)	27.7%(84)	25.7%(78)	1.0%(3)
19	Center Hill Elementary School	Olive Branch, MS	788	41.2% White (325)	41.2%(325)	40.7%(321)	9.8%(77)	2.9%(23)
20	Olive Branch Elementary School	Olive Branch, MS	504	41.7% Black (210)	35.7%(180)	41.7%(210)	12.5%(63)	1.0%(5)
21	Bramlett Elementary School	Oxford, MS	715	42.2% White (302)	42.2%(302)	35.7%(255)	11.5%(82)	5.3%(38)
22	Woolmarket Elementary	Biloxi, MS	533	42.4% White (226)	42.4%(226)	16.1%(86)	36.8%(196)	2.8%(15)
23	Northside Elementary	PEARL, MS	665	42.9% White (285)	42.9%(285)	37.4%(249)	11.9%(79)	0.6%(4)
24	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Olive Branch, MS	1,079	43.6% Black (471)	35.3%(381)	43.6%(471)	8.4%(91)	3.2%(35)
25	Houston Upper Elementary	Houston, MS	387	43.7% White (169)	43.7%(169)	33.6%(130)	9.0%(35)	0.5%(2)
26	DeSoto Central Elementary	SOUTHAVEN, MS	831	43.9% Black (365)	31.6%(263)	43.9%(365)	10.9%(91)	5.2%(43)
27	Chickasaw Elementary School	Olive Branch, MS	500	44.6% Black (223)	35.4%(177)	44.6%(223)	10.2%(51)	2.0%(10)
28	Lumberton Elementary School	Lumberton, MS	287	44.6% White (128)	44.6%(128)	41.8%(120)	4.2%(12)	0.0%(0)
29	Oxford Early Childhood Center	Oxford, MS	277	44.8% White (124)	44.8%(124)	39.0%(108)	6.9%(19)	4.7%(13)
30	Gorenflo Elementary School	Biloxi, MS	326	45.1% Black (147)	13.2%(43)	45.1%(147)	32.5%(106)	3.7%(12)
31	Longleaf Elementary	Hattiesburg, MS	787	45.2% Black (356)	37.1%(292)	45.2%(356)	6.2%(49)	3.8%(30)
32	Parks Elementary School	CLEVELAND, MS	265	45.3% Black (120)	35.5%(94)	45.3%(120)	7.2%(19)	3.8%(10)
33	Ashland Elementary School	Ashland, MS	262	45.4% Black (119)	17.6%(46)	45.4%(119)	6.1%(16)	0.4%(1)
34	Olive Branch Intermediate School	Olive Branch, MS	472	45.5% Black (215)	35.8%(169)	45.5%(215)	10.2%(48)	0.8%(4)
35	Hayes Cooper Center	MERIGOLD, MS	304	45.7% White (139)	45.7%(139)	43.4%(132)	6.6%(20)	0.7%(2)
36	Ripley Elementary School	Ripley, MS	611	46.0% White (281)	46.0%(281)	24.1%(147)	20.5%(125)	0.7%(4)
37	Cherokee Elementary	Pascagoula, MS	206	46.1% Black (95)	27.2%(56)	46.1%(95)	20.9%(43)	0.0%(0)
38	Pearl Upper School	PEARL, MS	608	46.2% White (281)	46.2%(281)	35.2%(214)	12.0%(73)	0.7%(4)
39	Early Childhood Education Center	Tupelo, MS	322	46.3% Black (149)	37.3%(120)	46.3%(149)	7.1%(23)	2.8%(9)
40	Overpark Elementary School	OLIVE BRANCH, MS	635	46.6% Black (296)	32.0%(203)	46.6%(296)	13.5%(86)	2.0%(13)
41	Richland Upper Elementary	Richland, MS	480	46.9% White (225)	46.9%(225)	25.8%(124)	19.4%(93)	1.3%(6)
42	H. W. Byers Elementary	HOLLY SPRINGS, MS	262	47.0% Black (123)	27.1%(71)	47.0%(123)	22.1%(58)	0.4%(1)
43	Oak Grove Elementary	Hattiesburg, MS	758	47.0% Black (356)	38.4%(291)	47.0%(356)	5.8%(44)	2.2%(17)
44	Central Elementary School	Oxford, MS	709	47.4% White (336)	47.4%(336)	28.4%(201)	12.6%(89)	5.6%(40)
45	Nicholson Elementary	Picayune, MS	324	47.5% White (154)	47.5%(154)	25.9%(84)	21.3%(69)	0.6%(2)
46	Gautier Elementary	Gautier, MS	397	47.6% Black (189)	29.0%(115)	47.6%(189)	14.9%(59)	1.8%(7)
47	Pontotoc Elementary School	Pontotoc, MS	657	47.6% White (313)	47.6%(313)	25.4%(167)	19.6%(129)	1.2%(8)
48	Grenada Elementary School	GRENADA, MS	2,044	47.8% White (977)	47.8%(977)	46.4%(949)	1.9%(38)	0.1%(1)
49	Monticello Elementary	Monticello, MS	397	47.9% Black (190)	43.8%(174)	47.9%(190)	4.3%(17)	0.0%(0)
50	North Pike Elementary School	Summit, MS	781	48.0% White (375)	48.0%(375)	46.7%(365)	1.9%(15)	0.5%(4)

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