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Best Public Schools in Gulfport, MS

At a glance

Schools

14,126

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedBayou View Elementary1^st of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Harrison Central High up 72 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gulfport Central Middle 11.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Gulfport, Mississippi is served by 22 public schools—14 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high, and 1 alternative school—spanning grades K-12 across two districts: the Gulfport School District (ranked 37th of 134) and the Harrison County School District (ranked 15th of 134). The city's schools serve approximately 14,126 students, with an average free/reduced lunch eligibility of about 89%. Despite the Harrison County School District ranking higher overall, both districts contain top-performing and struggling schools. For example, Bayou View Elementary, the #1 elementary school in Mississippi, is in the Gulfport School District, while West Harrison High, the #1 high school in Mississippi, is in Harrison County.

Several schools stand out as exceptional. Bayou View Elementary ranks #1 of 377 elementary schools with 90%+ ELA proficiency in grades 3-5 and 93.7% science proficiency—all while serving a student body with 100% free/reduced lunch eligibility. West Harrison High ranks #1 of 224 high schools with a 94.1% graduation rate and 94.5% Algebra I proficiency. Other strong schools include Lizana Elementary (#18), Lyman Elementary (#33), Bayou View Middle (#30), and Harrison Central High (#18). At the other end, North Gulfport Elementary And Middl ranks #333 of 377, with just 17.5% of 3rd-graders proficient in math. Central Elementary (#305) and 28th Street Elementary (#214) also struggle with low proficiency and chronic absenteeism above 31%.

The clearest pattern is the connection between attendance and performance. Top schools like Bayou View Elementary (7.2% chronic absenteeism) have dramatically lower rates than struggling schools like Central Elementary (32.3%). Science is a citywide strength, with even lower-ranked schools often meeting or exceeding state averages. Harrison Central High is a notable paradox: it ranks #18 with strong test scores but has an 83.2% graduation rate, below the state average of 89.2%. For parents, the key takeaway is that high poverty does not determine outcomes—Bayou View Elementary, Bayou View Middle, and Harrison Central High all have nearly universal free/reduced lunch eligibility yet rank among the best schools in Mississippi. Attendance, rather than poverty or district affiliation, is the strongest differentiator between Gulfport's top and bottom schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		MAAP Biology (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	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	28.8%	168 (34.9%)	171 (35.5%)	97 (20.1%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	56.6	158^th of 377 public elementary schools	58.1%		69.5	110^th of 380 public elementary schools	71.1%	48	49.3	52.3	65.6				53.6	44.6	45.2						67.8			$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	12.1%	480 (75.2%)	81 (12.7%)	35 (5.5%)	17 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	97.5	1^st of 377 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.1	1^st of 380 public elementary schools	99.7%		90.3	88.5	92.7				92.9	87.5	76.3						93.7			$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	26.8%	386 (46.7%)	279 (33.7%)	110 (13.3%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.4%)	86.2	30^th of 263 public middle schools	88.6%		81.6	39^th of 265 public middle schools	85.3%	9				66.6	51.5	57.1				68.8	64.9	69.3				70.8		$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	48.5%	80 (16.6%)	276 (57.3%)	81 (16.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.1%)	23.9	306^th of 377 public elementary schools	18.8%		26.7	294^th of 380 public elementary schools	22.6%	12	25.7	38.9	51.4				28.4	32.4	24.3						61.4			$10,171
Gulfport Central Middle	Public	6-8	1310 42nd Street	Gulfport	39501	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 870-1035	568	49	11.4	51.2%	60 (10.6%)	432 (76.1%)	48 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (4.0%)	37.5	163^rd of 263 public middle schools	38.0%		40.8	162^nd of 265 public middle schools	38.9%	1				40.5	30.8	38.6				42.8	36.1	42.6				47.2		$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	29.9%	596 (35.0%)	857 (50.4%)	163 (9.6%)	24 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	58 (3.4%)	73.2	46^th of 224 public high schools	79.5%		77.2	50^th of 232 public high schools	78.4%	4													85.5	60.8			63.9	$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	47.5%	78 (20.7%)	224 (59.4%)	56 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	60	148^th of 377 public elementary schools	60.7%		55.7	171^st of 380 public elementary schools	55.0%	23	52.3	60.0	57.3				60.3	54.0	39.7						70.6			$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	47.8%	49 (10.0%)	363 (73.8%)	48 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.1%)	59	152^nd of 377 public elementary schools	59.7%		56.9	168^th of 380 public elementary schools	55.8%	16	52.7	64.0	58.2				50.7	69.3	20.0						61.9			$11,859
The Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	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	8-12	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	54.9%	22 (6.1%)	277 (77.2%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.6%)	44.2	215^th of 377 public elementary schools	43.0%		32.9	266^th of 380 public elementary schools	30.0%	51	38.9	62.2	46.8				46.3	44.4	41.3						63.0			$11,297
Bel-Aire Elementary	Public	K-6	10531 Klein Rd	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 832-7436	598	38	15.8	52.3%	108 (18.1%)	387 (64.7%)	97 (16.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34.7	251^st of 377 public elementary schools	33.4%		49.5	193^rd of 380 public elementary schools	49.2%	58	41.0	44.8	43.4	47.1			33.3	28.7	21.7	48.6					72.4			$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	28.4%	180 (38.7%)	188 (40.4%)	47 (10.1%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (8.2%)								(n/a)	73.1						71.6											$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	31.2%	538 (36.3%)	755 (50.9%)	127 (8.6%)	21 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	35 (2.4%)	85.4	18^th of 224 public high schools	92.0%		64.7	90^th of 232 public high schools	61.2%	72													82.1	63.4			83.4	$10,720
Harrison County Child Development Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	94 29th Street	Gulfport	39507	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 863-0583	77	15	5.1	36.4%	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	8-12	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	26.5%	351 (89.3%)	20 (5.1%)	14 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	92	18^th of 377 public elementary schools	95.2%		95.1	6^th of 380 public elementary schools	98.4%	12	63.9	74.6	81.1	72.5			68.9	73.0	75.0	82.4					98.1			$11,714
Lyman Elementary	Public	K-6	14222 Old Hwy 49	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 832-2257	524	30	17.4	25.4%	311 (59.4%)	148 (28.2%)	27 (5.2%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	87.8	33^rd of 377 public elementary schools	91.2%		90.8	22^nd of 380 public elementary schools	94.2%	11	63.8	72.8	76.4	63.3			75.0	62.7	69.4	67.7					95.8			$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	26.0%	131 (37.9%)	145 (41.9%)	25 (7.2%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.2%)								(n/a)		68.1	69.7	55.2				61.2	51.4	42.9					83.5			$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	33.7%	156 (31.7%)	270 (54.9%)	47 (9.6%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	73.9	93^rd of 377 public elementary schools	75.3%		72.8	96^th of 380 public elementary schools	74.7%	3	67.6	59.1	67.1	56.4			55.9	52.1	50.0	63.6					87.1			$11,544
Harrison County Alternative School	Public, Alternative	1-12	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	20.7%	661 (54.4%)	435 (35.8%)	78 (6.4%)	19 (1.6%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (1.1%)	93.5	1^st of 224 public high schools	99.6%		90.6	11^th of 232 public high schools	95.3%	10													94.5	76.2			86.7	$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	52.5%	74 (13.5%)	387 (70.7%)	78 (14.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	43.9	218^th of 377 public elementary schools	42.2%		49	195^th of 380 public elementary schools	48.7%	23	44.1	35.3	51.2	53.7			28.8	39.1	22.2	74.1					80.0			$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	47.6%	109 (22.4%)	309 (63.4%)	33 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	52.6	173^rd of 377 public elementary schools	54.1%		44.8	211^th of 380 public elementary schools	44.5%	38	45.1	51.9	59.2	53.0			25.8	38.5	57.7	51.0					73.2			$10,847
North Gulfport Elementary and Middle	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	49.4%	110 (11.9%)	682 (74.0%)	74 (8.0%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	43 (4.7%)	14.1	333^rd of 377 public elementary schools	11.7%		18.2	333^rd of 380 public elementary schools	12.4%		25.0	35.1	40.4	36.6	32.5	33.6	17.5	22.8	21.4	31.0	40.5	24.3			35.7	43.4		$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	25.8%	368 (56.6%)	208 (32.0%)	34 (5.2%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	83.6	35^th of 263 public middle schools	86.7%		80.9	46^th of 265 public middle schools	82.6%	11					48.7	54.0					63.2	62.2				75.7		$10,600

Cities Near Gulfport

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Long Beach	4.14 mi	5	5^th
Biloxi	6.95 mi	15	20^th
Pass Christian	8.01 mi	5	16^th
Diberville	10.89 mi	2	29^th
Saucier	13.8 mi	2	7^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.