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Best Middle Schools in Harrison County, MS

At a glance

Schools

6,082

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedLong Beach Middle School13^th of 263 Mississippi middle schools

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Biggest riser

West Harrison Middle up 11 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gulfport Central Middle 11.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)					MAAP Mathematics (2026)					MAAP Science (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	Free/reduced lunch (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 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 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Biloxi Junior High School	Public	7-8	1921 Tribe Drive	Biloxi	39532	Harrison County	Biloxi Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 435-1421	863	52	16.5	63.4%	330 (38.2%)	278 (32.2%)	154 (17.8%)	37 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.0%)	87.3	25^th of 263 public middle schools	90.5%		87	19^th of 265 public middle schools	92.8%	6				43.4	58.6				74.2	70.2		72.7	$11,596
Biloxi Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	1424 Father Ryan Avenue	Biloxi	39530	Harrison County	Biloxi Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 432-3700	844	45	18.8	64.8%	309 (36.6%)	265 (31.4%)	179 (21.2%)	22 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.8%)								(n/a)		58.4	56.5				55.9	62.6			78.3		$13,274
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	—	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
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	—	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
D'Iberville Middle School	Public	4-8	3320 Warrior Drive	Diberville	39540	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 392-1746	503	36	13.7	—	190 (37.8%)	134 (26.6%)	92 (18.3%)	46 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.8%)	77.2	55^th of 263 public middle schools	79.1%		78.2	51^st of 265 public middle schools	80.8%	4	62.0	64.0	60.0	45.8	44.0	62.0	64.1	72.2	74.3	53.0	72.8	62.0	$12,296
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)	68.1	69.7	55.2			61.2	51.4	42.9			83.5		$10,698
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%)	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
Harper McCaughan Elementary	Public	4-6	19200 Pineville Road	Long Beach	39560	Harrison County	Long Beach School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 863-0478	622	45	13.8	60.0%	410 (65.9%)	85 (13.7%)	15 (2.4%)	28 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (13.3%)								(n/a)	61.1	65.4	59.3			74.8	70.3	79.6			77.8		$10,171
Long Beach Middle School	Public	7-8	204 N Cleveland Avenue	Long Beach	39560	Harrison County	Long Beach School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 864-3370	475	28	17.2	58.5%	316 (66.5%)	70 (14.7%)	12 (2.5%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.3%)	90.2	13^th of 263 public middle schools	95.1%		91.9	9^th of 265 public middle schools	96.6%	4				48.1	59.4				76.2	67.7		77.5	$10,127
Pass Christian Middle School	Public	6-8	280 W. Second Street	Pass Christian	39571	Harrison County	Pass Christian School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 452-5220	384	28	13.6	64.1%	225 (58.6%)	105 (27.3%)	16 (4.2%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	84.2	33^rd of 263 public middle schools	87.5%		83.2	32^nd of 265 public middle schools	87.9%	1			54.2	48.7	59.8			53.4	75.6	79.4		77.1	$14,837

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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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