Best Public Schools in Perkinston, MS

Summary:

Perkinston, Mississippi is home to a single standout elementary school, Perkinston Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. This school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Mississippi, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

Perkinston Elementary School boasts impressive academic performance, particularly in mathematics and science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 70.1% of 3rd graders, 71% of 4th graders, and 76.4% of 5th graders were proficient or better in MAAP Mathematics, significantly outpacing the state averages of 53.3%, 56.6%, and 48.3%, respectively. The school's 5th grade science proficiency rate of 80.6% was also notably higher than the state average of 66.3%. However, the school's English Language Arts performance is more mixed, with 3rd grade scores below the district and state averages, but 4th and 5th grade scores above the state average.

Despite serving a relatively low-income student population, with 64.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Stone County School District's Perkinston Elementary School is able to achieve strong academic outcomes. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.7 is slightly lower than the state average, which may contribute to its success. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% in 2022-2023 is an area of concern that warrants further investigation and action.

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Perkinston Elementary School	Public	K-5	40 Second Street	Perkinston	39573	Stone County	Stone County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 928-3380	503	32	15.7	60.4%	414 (82.3%)	51 (10.1%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	78.8	67^th of 383 public elementary schools	82.5%		70.8	108^th of 390 public elementary schools	72.3%	41	48.8	65.1	65.8	70.1	71.0	76.4	80.6	$9,331

Cities Near Perkinston

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wiggins	5.72 mi	4	28^th
Saucier	9.54 mi	2	2^nd
Gulfport	17.21 mi	26	58^th
Biloxi	17.59 mi	14	24^th
Lucedale	18.44 mi	9	64^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.

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