Best Public Schools in Gulfport, MS

Summary:

The city of Gulfport, Mississippi is home to 21 schools, including 14 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 3 high schools. These schools serve students across the Gulfport School District and Harrison County School District, providing a range of educational opportunities in the area.

Among the standout schools in Gulfport are West Harrison High School, which is ranked 11th out of 232 Mississippi high schools and has a 5-star rating. This school boasts exceptional test scores, with over 70% proficiency in core subjects like Algebra I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History. At the elementary level, Bayou View Elementary School and Lyman Elementary School are both ranked in the top 25 elementary schools in Mississippi and have 5-star ratings, with outstanding performance in English Language Arts, math, and science.

However, the data also reveals stark contrasts in school performance within the Gulfport area. While the top-performing schools excel, some schools, such as North Gulfport Elementary And Middle and Central Elementary, struggle with much lower test scores and rankings. This disparity suggests that the Gulfport School District and Harrison County School District may need to address factors that contribute to these performance gaps and ensure equitable access to quality education for all students in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAAP Mathematics (2025)						MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)		MAAP Biology (2025)	MAAP U.S. History1 (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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
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
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
Bayou View Middle	Public	6-8	212 43rd Street	Gulfport	39507	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 865-4633	827	58	14.1	99.8%	386 (46.7%)	279 (33.7%)	110 (13.3%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.4%)	81.6	39^th of 266 public middle schools	85.3%		83.4	34^th of 264 public middle schools	87.1%	5				67.3	54.2	57.8				57.0	66.4	65.4				63.2			$11,005
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1043 Pass Road	Gulfport	39501	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 865-4642	482	38	12.7	99.4%	80 (16.6%)	276 (57.3%)	81 (16.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.1%)	26.7	295^th of 383 public elementary schools	23.0%		23.4	313^th of 390 public elementary schools	19.7%	18	42.4	40.0	53.4				24.8	31.3	22.0						50.9				$10,171
Gulfport Central Middle	Public	6-8	1310 42nd Avenue	Gulfport	39501	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 870-1035	568	49	11.4	99.8%	60 (10.6%)	432 (76.1%)	48 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (4.0%)	40.8	163^rd of 266 public middle schools	38.7%		41.9	157^th of 264 public middle schools	40.5%	6				41.9	31.5	36.8				39.7	33.5	42.6				50.0			$12,532
Gulfport High School	Public	9-12	100 Perry Street	Gulfport	39507	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 896-7525	1,702	135	12.5	55.7%	596 (35.0%)	857 (50.4%)	163 (9.6%)	24 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	58 (3.4%)	77.2	50^th of 232 public high schools	78.4%		63.5	84^th of 228 public high schools	63.2%	34													79.1	64.3			65.9	78.6	$12,908
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
West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4051 15th Street	Gulfport	39501	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 870-1025	492	34	14.5	98.6%	49 (10.0%)	363 (73.8%)	48 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.1%)	56.9	168^th of 383 public elementary schools	56.1%		63.6	142^nd of 390 public elementary schools	63.6%	26	51.7	58.3	58.2				52.8	62.7	38.0						63.3				$11,859
The Learning Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	1215 Church Street	Gulfport	39507	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 897-6045	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gulfport Vocational Annex	Public	9-12	100 Perry Street	Gulfport	39507	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 896-6011	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
28th Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3034 46th Avenue	Gulfport	39501	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 867-2140	359	25	14.4	99.4%	22 (6.1%)	277 (77.2%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.6%)	32.9	267^th of 383 public elementary schools	30.3%		41.6	237^th of 390 public elementary schools	39.2%	30	35.6	51.9	56.5				40.7	25.5	28.2						50.0				$11,297
Bel-Aire Elementary	Public	K-6	10531 Klein Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 832-7436	598	38	15.8	98.5%	108 (18.1%)	387 (64.7%)	97 (16.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49.5	193^rd of 383 public elementary schools	49.6%		36	259^th of 390 public elementary schools	33.6%	66	48.4	46.1	57.4	50.7			40.4	52.6	39.7	47.9					64.7				$10,835
Harrison Central Elementary	Public	K-3	15451 Dedeaux Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 832-2701	465	27	16.9	76.3%	180 (38.7%)	188 (40.4%)	47 (10.1%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (8.2%)								(n/a)	73.5						68.9												$11,248
Harrison Central High	Public	9-12	15600 School Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 832-2610	1,483	94	15.8	99.0%	538 (36.3%)	755 (50.9%)	127 (8.6%)	21 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	35 (2.4%)	64.7	90^th of 232 public high schools	61.2%		69.4	67^th of 228 public high schools	70.6%	23													79.8	49.3			69.9	79.3	$10,720
Harrison County Child Development Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	94 29th Street	Gulfport	39507	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 863-0583	77	15	5.1	83.1%	31 (40.3%)	41 (53.2%)	5 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$48,449
Harrison County Career and Technical Center	Public	10-12	15600 School Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 832-6652	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lizana Elementary	Public	K-6	15341 Lizana School Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 832-1592	393	24	16.2	74.3%	351 (89.3%)	20 (5.1%)	14 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	95.1	6^th of 383 public elementary schools	98.4%		94.1	10^th of 390 public elementary schools	97.4%	4	90.8	75.0	77.6	77.8			93.8	80.8	71.4	97.8					89.8				$11,714
Lyman Elementary	Public	K-6	14222 Old Highway 49	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 832-2257	524	30	17.4	65.3%	311 (59.4%)	148 (28.2%)	27 (5.2%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	90.8	22^nd of 383 public elementary schools	94.3%		86.8	35^th of 390 public elementary schools	91.0%	13	83.0	80.8	76.4	64.3			85.4	74.3	55.6	83.9					93.0				$11,256
Orange Grove Elementary	Public	4-6	11391 Old Hwy 49	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 832-2322	346	20	17.1	74.9%	131 (37.9%)	145 (41.9%)	25 (7.2%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.2%)								(n/a)		59.0	67.9	61.0				63.8	47.7	53.1					73.4				$10,698
Three Rivers Elementary	Public	K-6	13500 Three Rivers Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 831-5359	492	35	14.0	99.4%	156 (31.7%)	270 (54.9%)	47 (9.6%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72.8	96^th of 383 public elementary schools	74.9%		72.1	102^nd of 390 public elementary schools	73.8%	6	50.7	66.7	75.5	64.6			40.5	66.7	43.9	70.9					84.2				$11,544
Harrison County Alternative School	Public	7-12	11072 Highway 49	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 539-5956	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West Harrison High	Public	9-12	10399 County Farm Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 539-8900	1,216	69	17.5	64.7%	661 (54.4%)	435 (35.8%)	78 (6.4%)	19 (1.6%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (1.1%)	90.6	11^th of 232 public high schools	95.3%		88.5	7^th of 228 public high schools	96.9%	4													87.6	70.8			84.6	87.5	$10,723
Crossroads Elementary	Public	K-6	10453 Klein Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 832-6711	547	33	16.5	99.1%	74 (13.5%)	387 (70.7%)	78 (14.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	49	195^th of 383 public elementary schools	49.1%		38.4	251^st of 390 public elementary schools	35.6%	56	48.6	56.3	48.6	44.9			48.7	32.8	34.3	59.4					68.6				$11,781
River Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	14111 Three Rivers Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 831-1660	487	27	17.8	99.4%	109 (22.4%)	309 (63.4%)	33 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	44.8	211^th of 383 public elementary schools	44.9%		52.4	189^th of 390 public elementary schools	51.5%	22	60.0	44.8	49.1	53.3			28.8	46.2	16.3	53.3					58.2				$10,847
North Gulfport Elementary And Middl	Public	K-8	4715 Illinois Avenue	Gulfport	39501	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 864-8944	921	70	13.0	99.3%	110 (11.9%)	682 (74.0%)	74 (8.0%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	43 (4.7%)	18.2	336^th of 383 public elementary schools	12.3%		29.5	278^th of 390 public elementary schools	28.7%	58	28.3	21.9	47.5	35.9	33.3	43.7	28.3	31.3	20.0	30.8	32.4	22.8			35.0	56.8			$10,692
West Harrison Middle	Public	7-8	21411 Landon Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 831-8808	650	45	14.5	72.8%	368 (56.6%)	208 (32.0%)	34 (5.2%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	80.9	46^th of 266 public middle schools	82.7%		79.2	48^th of 264 public middle schools	81.8%	2					44.2	59.8					59.0	61.9				79.0			$10,600

Cities Near Gulfport

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Long Beach	4.14 mi	5	4^th
Biloxi	6.95 mi	14	24^th
Pass Christian	8.01 mi	5	12^th
Diberville	10.89 mi	2	17^th
Saucier	13.8 mi	2	2^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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