The average public middle school diversity score in Mississippi is approximately 0.60 per year (2024-25).
The most diverse public middle schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The most diverse school in Mississippi is currently Diberville Middle School, with a diversity score of 0.73.
Diversity Score Range: 0.59
0.73
Avg. Diversity Score: 0.64
Most Diverse Public Middle Schools in Mississippi (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Diberville Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 4-8
3320 Warrior Drive
Diberville, MS 39540
(228) 392-1746
Diberville, MS 39540
(228) 392-1746
Rank: #22.
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.71
Grades: 5-8
128 M.l. King Drive
Morton, MS 39117
(601) 732-6977
Morton, MS 39117
(601) 732-6977
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Byhalia Middle School (5-8)
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.69
Grades: 5-8
172 Highway 309 North
Byhalia, MS 38611
(662) 838-2591
Byhalia, MS 38611
(662) 838-2591
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Biloxi Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.69
Grades: 7-8
1921 Tribe Drive
Biloxi, MS 39532
(228) 435-1421
Biloxi, MS 39532
(228) 435-1421
Rank: #55.
Gautier Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.68
Grades: 7-8
1920 Graveline Road
Gautier, MS 39553
(228) 522-8806
Gautier, MS 39553
(228) 522-8806
Rank: #6 - 86. - 8.
Ripley Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.67
Grades: 5-8
718 S. Clayton Street
Ripley, MS 38663
(662) 837-7959
Ripley, MS 38663
(662) 837-7959
Rank: #6 - 86. - 8.
New Albany Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.67
Grades: 6-8
400 Apple Street
New Albany, MS 38652
(662) 534-1820
New Albany, MS 38652
(662) 534-1820
Rank: #6 - 86. - 8.
Lake Cormorant Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.67
Grades: 6-8
3203 Wilson Mill Road
Lake Cormorant, MS 38641
(662) 781-0778
Lake Cormorant, MS 38641
(662) 781-0778
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
William M Colmer Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.66
Grades: 7-8
3112 Eden Street
Pascagoula, MS 39581
(228) 938-6473
Pascagoula, MS 39581
(228) 938-6473
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Pontotoc Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.66
Grades: 7-8
132 North Main Street
Pontotoc, MS 38863
(662) 489-8360
Pontotoc, MS 38863
(662) 489-8360
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Desoto Central Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.66
Grades: 6-8
2611 Central Parkway
Southaven, MS 38672
(662) 349-6660
Southaven, MS 38672
(662) 349-6660
Rank: #1212.
Richland High School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.65
Grades: 7-12
1202 Highway 49 South
Richland, MS 39218
(601) 939-5144
Richland, MS 39218
(601) 939-5144
Rank: #13 - 1913. - 19.
Bayou View Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.64
Grades: 6-8
212 43rd Street
Gulfport, MS 39507
(228) 865-4633
Gulfport, MS 39507
(228) 865-4633
Rank: #13 - 1913. - 19.
Hawkins Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.64
Grades: 5-8
803 Oak Street
Forest, MS 39074
(601) 469-1474
Forest, MS 39074
(601) 469-1474
Rank: #13 - 1913. - 19.
Corinth Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.64
Grades: 5-8
1000 East Fifth Street
Corinth, MS 38834
(662) 286-1261
Corinth, MS 38834
(662) 286-1261
Rank: #13 - 1913. - 19.
Creekbend Elementary And Middle School
Magnet School
Diversity Score: 0.64
Grades: K-8
16121 Highway 15
Biloxi, MS 39530
(228) 323-0222
Biloxi, MS 39530
(228) 323-0222
Rank: #13 - 1913. - 19.
West Jones High School
Magnet School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.64
Grades: 7-12
254 Springhill Road
Laurel, MS 39443
(601) 729-8144
Laurel, MS 39443
(601) 729-8144
Rank: #13 - 1913. - 19.
Oak Grove Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.64
Grades: 6-8
2543 Old Hwy.24
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(601) 264-4634
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(601) 264-4634
Rank: #13 - 1913. - 19.
Pearl Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.64
Grades: 6-8
200 Mary Ann Drive
Pearl, MS 39208
(601) 932-7952
Pearl, MS 39208
(601) 932-7952
Rank: #20 - 2320. - 23.
Oxford Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.63
Grades: 7-8
222 Bramlett Blvd
Oxford, MS 38655
(662) 234-2288
Oxford, MS 38655
(662) 234-2288
Rank: #20 - 2320. - 23.
Blue Mountain High School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.63
Grades: PK-12
408 W. Mill Street
Blue Mountain, MS 38610
(662) 685-4706
Blue Mountain, MS 38610
(662) 685-4706
Rank: #20 - 2320. - 23.
H. W. Byers High School (5-12)
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.63
Grades: 5-12
4178 Hwy 72 East
Holly Springs, MS 38635
(662) 851-7871
Holly Springs, MS 38635
(662) 851-7871
Rank: #20 - 2320. - 23.
Olive Branch Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.63
Grades: 6-8
6530 S. Blocker Street
Olive Branch, MS 38654
(662) 895-4610
Olive Branch, MS 38654
(662) 895-4610
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Tupelo Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.62
Grades: 7-8
1009 Varsity Drive
Tupelo, MS 38801
(662) 840-8780
Tupelo, MS 38801
(662) 840-8780
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Vardaman High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.62
Grades: 7-12
106 W.b. Gregg
Vardaman, MS 38878
(662) 682-7574
Vardaman, MS 38878
(662) 682-7574
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Center Hill Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.62
Grades: 6-8
8756 Forest Hill Irene
Olive Branch, MS 38654
(662) 892-6800
Olive Branch, MS 38654
(662) 892-6800
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Leake Central Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.61
Grades: 6-8
801 Martin Luther King Drive
Carthage, MS 39051
(601) 267-8909
Carthage, MS 39051
(601) 267-8909
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Houston Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.61
Grades: 6-8
632-a Starkville Street
Houston, MS 38851
(662) 456-5174
Houston, MS 38851
(662) 456-5174
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Southaven Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.61
Grades: 6-8
899 Rasco Road
Southaven, MS 38671
(662) 280-0422
Southaven, MS 38671
(662) 280-0422
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
Neshoba Central Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.60
Grades: 6-8
1000 St. Francis Drive
Philadelphia, MS 39350
(601) 656-4636
Philadelphia, MS 39350
(601) 656-4636
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
Dexter Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.60
Grades: K-8
927 Highway 48 East
Tylertown, MS 39667
(601) 876-3985
Tylertown, MS 39667
(601) 876-3985
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
Calhoun City High School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.60
Grades: 5-12
201 North Beadle
Calhoun City, MS 38916
(662) 628-5112
Calhoun City, MS 38916
(662) 628-5112
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
Independence High School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.60
Grades: 7-12
3184 Highway 305
Independence, MS 38638
(662) 233-4691
Independence, MS 38638
(662) 233-4691
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
Scott Central Attendance Center
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.60
Grades: PK-12
2415 Old Jackson Road
Forest, MS 39074
(601) 469-4883
Forest, MS 39074
(601) 469-4883
Rank: #35 - 3735. - 37.
Northwest Rankin Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.59
Grades: 6-8
One Paw Print Place
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 992-1329
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 992-1329
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Mississippi average public middle schools diversity score?
The Mississippi average public middle schools diversity score is 0.60 for 2024-25.
What are public middle schools with the most diversity score in Mississippi?
The best top ranked public middle schools in Mississippi include Diberville Middle School, Bettye Mae Jack Middle School and Byhalia Middle School (5-8).
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