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The most racially diverse public middle schools in Mississippi

Across Mississippi, 164 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Biloxi Upper Elementary School leads the list at 36.6%, against a median of 70.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

164

Mississippi

Best Largest group

36.6%

Median Largest group

70.4%

MOST DIVERSE · MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Biloxi Upper Elementary School	Biloxi, MS	844	36.6% White (309)	36.6%(309)	31.4%(265)	21.2%(179)	2.6%(22)
2	Byhalia Middle School	Byhalia, MS	438	37.0% Black (162)	23.5%(103)	37.0%(162)	32.9%(144)	0.0%(0)
3	Gautier Middle	Gautier, MS	416	37.3% Black (155)	33.6%(140)	37.3%(155)	23.3%(97)	0.5%(2)
4	Singing River	Gautier, MS	416	37.3% White (155)	37.3%(155)	33.2%(138)	20.7%(86)	1.0%(4)
5	D'Iberville Middle School	D'Iberville, MS	503	37.8% White (190)	37.8%(190)	26.6%(134)	18.3%(92)	9.2%(46)
6	Biloxi Junior High School	Biloxi, MS	863	38.2% White (330)	38.2%(330)	32.2%(278)	17.8%(154)	4.3%(37)
7	Bettye Mae Jack Middle School	MORTON, MS	486	41.0% Hispanic (199)	26.8%(130)	28.4%(138)	41.0%(199)	0.2%(1)
8	Orange Grove Elementary	Gulfport, MS	346	41.9% Black (145)	37.9%(131)	41.9%(145)	7.2%(25)	2.3%(8)
9	Pearl Jr High School	PEARL, MS	944	43.2% White (408)	43.2%(408)	40.4%(381)	12.1%(114)	0.7%(7)
10	Trent Lott	Pascagoula, MS	524	43.7% Black (229)	25.9%(136)	43.7%(229)	24.6%(129)	0.4%(2)
11	Houston Middle School	Houston, MS	352	44.3% White (156)	44.3%(156)	36.1%(127)	8.5%(30)	0.0%(0)
12	Lake Cormorant Middle School	Lake Cormorant, MS	707	44.5% Black (315)	35.4%(250)	44.5%(315)	13.2%(93)	0.4%(3)
13	Jeff Davis County Middle School	Prentiss, MS	262	45.8% Black (120)	11.4%(30)	45.8%(120)	0.0%(0)	0.4%(1)
14	Lake Middle School	LAKE, MS	237	46.0% White (109)	46.0%(109)	46.0%(109)	4.2%(10)	0.0%(0)
15	Corinth Middle School	CORINTH, MS	719	46.0% White (331)	46.0%(331)	27.7%(199)	16.7%(120)	1.1%(8)
16	Bayou View Middle	Gulfport, MS	827	46.7% White (386)	46.7%(386)	33.7%(279)	13.3%(110)	1.7%(14)
17	William M Colmer Middle	PASCAGOULA, MS	532	47.0% Black (250)	23.3%(124)	47.0%(250)	24.3%(129)	0.2%(1)
18	Oak Grove Middle School	Hattiesburg, MS	1,160	47.2% Black (547)	34.4%(399)	47.2%(547)	10.6%(123)	3.1%(36)
19	Jefferson Middle School	Columbia, MS	329	47.4% White (156)	47.4%(156)	45.0%(148)	3.0%(10)	1.2%(4)
20	Pontotoc Jr High School	Pontotoc, MS	361	47.6% White (172)	47.6%(172)	22.7%(82)	21.9%(79)	0.6%(2)
21	Oxford Middle School	Oxford, MS	667	47.8% White (319)	47.8%(319)	32.5%(217)	11.2%(75)	4.7%(31)
22	DeSoto Central Middle School	Southaven, MS	1,388	47.9% Black (665)	31.1%(432)	47.9%(665)	8.8%(122)	4.3%(59)
23	Center Hill Middle School	Olive Branch, MS	757	48.2% Black (365)	34.5%(261)	48.2%(365)	9.5%(72)	3.3%(25)
24	New Albany Middle School	New Albany, MS	470	48.3% White (227)	48.3%(227)	27.7%(130)	16.8%(79)	2.8%(13)
25	North Pike Upper Elementary School	Summit, MS	317	48.6% White (154)	48.6%(154)	44.5%(141)	2.5%(8)	0.3%(1)
26	Pontotoc Middle School	Pontotoc, MS	316	48.7% White (154)	48.7%(154)	28.2%(89)	16.8%(53)	0.9%(3)
27	Senatobia Middle School	Senatobia, MS	407	49.4% Black (201)	41.0%(167)	49.4%(201)	5.9%(24)	0.0%(0)
28	Warren Central Junior High	VICKSBURG, MS	525	50.5% Black (265)	44.2%(232)	50.5%(265)	1.3%(7)	1.1%(6)
29	Grenada Middle School	GRENADA, MS	793	50.7% Black (402)	45.9%(364)	50.7%(402)	1.1%(9)	0.5%(4)
30	New Hope Middle School	Columbus, MS	604	50.8% White (307)	50.8%(307)	42.7%(258)	1.8%(11)	0.7%(4)
31	Ripley Middle School	Ripley, MS	459	51.0% White (234)	51.0%(234)	22.2%(102)	18.3%(84)	0.2%(1)
32	Northwest Middle School	Flowood, MS	1,352	52.1% White (705)	52.1%(705)	32.8%(444)	5.3%(71)	3.4%(46)
33	T.L. Weston Middle School	Greenville, MS	412	52.2% Black (215)	0.2%(1)	52.2%(215)	0.5%(2)	0.0%(0)
34	Olive Branch Middle School	OLIVE BRANCH, MS	744	52.5% Black (391)	28.8%(214)	52.5%(391)	12.6%(94)	1.6%(12)
35	Tupelo Middle School	Tupelo, MS	1,070	52.8% Black (565)	32.1%(344)	52.8%(565)	9.3%(100)	3.2%(34)
36	Germantown Middle	Madison, MS	1,008	52.9% White (533)	52.9%(533)	38.6%(389)	2.7%(27)	4.5%(45)
37	Hawkins Middle School	FOREST, MS	460	53.0% Hispanic (244)	8.0%(37)	35.6%(164)	53.0%(244)	0.9%(4)
38	MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Mendenhall, MS	226	53.1% Black	45.6%	53.1%	0.0%	0.0%
39	Yazoo County Middle School	YAZOO CITY, MS	258	53.1% Black (137)	38.4%(99)	53.1%(137)	2.3%(6)	1.6%(4)
40	North Pike Junior High	Summit, MS	350	53.1% White (186)	53.1%(186)	42.9%(150)	1.4%(5)	0.3%(1)
41	Franklin Upper Elementary	Meadville, MS	234	53.4% White (125)	53.4%(125)	43.2%(101)	0.0%(0)	0.4%(1)
42	Oxford Intermediate School	Oxford, MS	356	53.9% White (192)	53.9%(192)	29.5%(105)	7.9%(28)	5.3%(19)
43	Milam Elementary School	Tupelo, MS	456	54.4% Black (248)	27.9%(127)	54.4%(248)	10.3%(47)	3.3%(15)
44	Lovett Elementary School	Clinton, MS	375	55.2% Black (207)	29.1%(109)	55.2%(207)	3.7%(14)	8.8%(33)
45	Quitman Junior High School	Quitman, MS	288	55.2% Black (159)	43.1%(124)	55.2%(159)	0.7%(2)	0.0%(0)
46	Amory Middle School	Amory, MS	348	55.5% White (193)	55.5%(193)	33.9%(118)	2.3%(8)	0.0%(0)
47	W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International Studies	CLARKSDALE, MS	269	55.8% Black (150)	1.5%(4)	55.8%(150)	1.1%(3)	0.0%(0)
48	St. Martin Middle School	Ocean Springs, MS	946	56.5% White (534)	56.5%(534)	19.6%(185)	10.4%(98)	7.1%(67)
49	Clinton Junior High School	Clinton, MS	862	56.5% Black (487)	32.6%(281)	56.5%(487)	3.7%(32)	5.3%(46)
50	West Harrison Middle	Gulfport, MS	650	56.6% White (368)	56.6%(368)	32.0%(208)	5.2%(34)	1.1%(7)

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