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Popp's Ferry Elementary School

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Popp's Ferry Elementary School ranks 214 th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Popps Ferry Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Biloxi, Mississippi, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 610 students. The school is part of the Biloxi Public School District, which is ranked 25th out of 130 school districts in Mississippi and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Popps Ferry Elementary School has a strong performance history, ranking among the top 10-15% of Mississippi elementary schools and maintaining a 4-5 star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. The school generally performs above the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 3rd grade proficiency rates of 49.7% in ELA and 43.1% in Math, compared to the state averages of 49.4% and 53.3%, respectively. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.3% to 24.7% in recent years, which is an area of concern that the school and district should address.

When compared to other elementary schools in the region, Popps Ferry Elementary School performs well, but there are some notable exceptions. North Bay Elementary School consistently outperforms Popps Ferry in both ELA and Math, ranking among the top 10 elementary schools in the state, while Back Bay Elementary School and Gorenflo Elementary School also perform better than Popps Ferry in several grade-level assessments. Additionally, the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Popps Ferry Elementary School, ranging from 72.3% to 99.46% in recent years, suggests that the school serves an economically disadvantaged community, which may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the school.

608

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,964

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

364 Nelson Road
Biloxi, MS 39531

(228) 436-5135

District: Biloxi Public School District

Students who attend Popp's Ferry Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Biloxi Junior High School
High:	Biloxi High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.6%

White:

31.4%

Hispanic:

17.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (47% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Biloxi Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg58%

Mississippi avg53%

214^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Biloxi Public School District

25^th of 130Biloxi Public School District among Mississippi districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	214 of 383	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	217 of 390	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	171 of 377	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.2	47 of 382	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	36 of 381	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	38 of 397	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	36 of 404	91.1%	★★★★★
2017	81.9	52 of 406	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	71.7	98 of 394	75.1%	★★★★☆
2015	71.9	94 of 402	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	66.0	129 of 394	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	78.8	77 of 408	81.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.4	117 of 414	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	61.9	163 of 418	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.9	149 of 403	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.5	97 of 392	75.3%	★★★★☆
2008	73.5	96 of 394	75.6%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-3 vs state

Mathematics47%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAAP Mathematics (2025)				MAAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Popp's Ferry Elementary School	Public	K-4	364 Nelson Road	Biloxi	39531	Harrison County	Biloxi Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 436-5135	608	35	17.3	71.5%	191 (31.4%)	247 (40.6%)	104 (17.1%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.2%)	44.1	214^th of 383 public elementary schools	44.1%		45.4	217^th of 390 public elementary schools	44.4%	3	49.7	44.3			43.1	51.0				$10,964
Back Bay Elementary School	Public	K-4	340 St. Mary Blvd.	Biloxi	39531	Harrison County	Biloxi Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 436-5110	528	31	17.0	65.5%	184 (34.8%)	169 (32.0%)	103 (19.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	61 (11.6%)	66.3	128^th of 383 public elementary schools	66.6%		68	117^th of 390 public elementary schools	70.0%	11	57.6	59.5			54.8	61.9				$11,816
Anniston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2314 Jones Street	Gulfport	39507	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 896-6309	482	32	15.1	99.8%	168 (34.9%)	171 (35.5%)	97 (20.1%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	69.5	110^th of 383 public elementary schools	71.3%		70.8	107^th of 390 public elementary schools	72.6%	3	56.4	54.5	65.9		56.3	68.5	50.0		75.9	$12,100
North Bay Elementary School	Public	K-4	1825 Popps Ferry Road	Biloxi	39532	Harrison County	Biloxi Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 435-6166	658	40	16.4	48.3%	337 (51.2%)	138 (21.0%)	100 (15.2%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (8.8%)	87.4	34^th of 383 public elementary schools	91.1%		87.6	32^nd of 390 public elementary schools	91.8%	2	72.4	73.2			65.9	83.8				$11,193
D'Iberville Elementary	Public	K-3	4540 Brodie Road	Diberville	39540	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 392-2807	367	26	14.3	99.5%	131 (35.7%)	111 (30.2%)	72 (19.6%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.3%)								(n/a)	62.7				63.8					$12,176
Pass Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	37 Pass Road	Gulfport	39507	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 865-4659	377	28	13.6	99.7%	78 (20.7%)	224 (59.4%)	56 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	55.7	171^st of 383 public elementary schools	55.4%		66.8	128^th of 390 public elementary schools	67.2%	43	56.3	52.4	67.4		41.7	44.2	42.8		73.4	$12,039
Bayou View Elementary	Public	K-5	4898 Washington Avenue	Gulfport	39507	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 865-4625	638	38	16.7	100.0%	480 (75.2%)	81 (12.7%)	35 (5.5%)	17 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	97.1	1^st of 383 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.2	2^nd of 390 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	91.5	87.3	96.2		82.9	89.1	81.7		97.1	$9,723
Woolmarket Elementary	Public	K-6	12513 John Lee Road	Biloxi	39532	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 392-5640	533	31	17.4	73.0%	226 (42.4%)	86 (16.1%)	196 (36.8%)	15 (2.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	73.2	93^rd of 383 public elementary schools	75.7%		75.6	84^th of 390 public elementary schools	78.5%	9	57.7	49.3	65.7	53.4	64.3	71.2	61.4	58.7	82.9	$10,245
Gorenflo Elementary School	Public	1-4	771 Elder Street	Biloxi	39530	Harrison County	Biloxi Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 436-5145	326	22	14.7	94.8%	43 (13.2%)	147 (45.1%)	106 (32.5%)	12 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	45.6	209^th of 383 public elementary schools	45.4%		66.7	129^th of 390 public elementary schools	66.9%	80	42.2	44.6			45.5	64.3				$14,798
Nichols Elementary School	Public	PK-K	590 Division Street	Biloxi	39530	Harrison County	Biloxi Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 374-7250	203	15	13.6	77.3%	54 (26.6%)	83 (40.9%)	43 (21.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)								(n/a)										$16,554

Frequently Asked Questions about Popp's Ferry Elementary School

Is Popp's Ferry Elementary School a good school?

Popp's Ferry Elementary School ranks 214^th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Popp's Ferry Elementary School in?

Biloxi Public School District

What schools do graduates of Popp's Ferry Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Popp's Ferry Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Biloxi Junior High School
High : Biloxi High School

How many students attend Popp's Ferry Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Popp's Ferry Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Popp's Ferry Elementary School?

Students at Popp's Ferry Elementary School are 41% African American, 31% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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