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Best Public Schools in Jackson County, MS

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Schools

22,175

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedOcean Springs Middle School4^th of 260 Mississippi middle schools

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Biggest riser

College Park Elementary up 105 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gautier Middle 10 students per teacher

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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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Martin Bluff	Public	PK, KG-4	1306 Roy's Road	Gautier	39553	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 522-8850	410	30	13.8	71.7%	153 (37.3%)	139 (33.9%)	70 (17.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.7%)	63.4	133^rd of 377 public elementary schools	64.7%		56.4	169^th of 383 public elementary schools	55.9%	36	55.5	62.2					49.4	48.5										$14,086
Jackson County Exceptional	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4311 Hospital Road	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 762-1457	44	7	6.2	81.8%	15 (34.1%)	17 (38.6%)	7 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.4%)								(n/a)																		$40,557
College & Career Technical Inst.	Public	8-12	2602 Market Street	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 938-6579	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gautier High	Public	9-12	4307 Gautier/Vancleave	Gautier	39553	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 522-8783	900	71	12.6		290 (32.2%)	380 (42.2%)	184 (20.4%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.0%)	58.5	96^th of 224 public high schools	57.1%		46	131^st of 232 public high schools	43.5%	35													63.9	49.0			71.4	$15,718
Singing River	Public	5-6	4601 Vancleave Road	Gautier	39553	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 522-8835	416	38	10.9	70.7%	155 (37.3%)	138 (33.2%)	86 (20.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)								(n/a)			53.2	54.7					42.4	66.0					66.8			$15,184
Trent Lott	Public	5-6	2234 Pascagoula	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6465	524	47	11.0	72.1%	136 (26.0%)	229 (43.7%)	129 (24.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)								(n/a)			53.6	45.7					42.4	45.4					59.6			$15,197
Pascagoula High	Public	9-12	1716 Tucker Street	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6451	1,127	95	11.8	69.7%	301 (26.7%)	525 (46.6%)	253 (22.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.8%)	63.9	79^th of 224 public high schools	64.7%		57.3	110^th of 232 public high schools	52.6%	31													65.0	54.6			71.0	$14,991
Lake Elementary	Public	K-4	4503 Willow Street	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6422	96	9	10.8	66.7%	53 (55.2%)	29 (30.2%)	7 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.3%)	82.4	51^st of 377 public elementary schools	86.5%		69	116^th of 383 public elementary schools	69.7%	65	66.7	63.1					57.1	73.7										$18,603
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-4	3203 Lanier Street	Pascagoula	39581	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6554	193	13	14.7	82.9%	25 (13.0%)	109 (56.5%)	47 (24.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	67.8	111^th of 377 public elementary schools	70.6%		59.5	159^th of 383 public elementary schools	58.5%	48	71.0	50.0					67.7	47.2										$16,180
Gautier Middle	Public	7-8	1920 Graveline Road	Gautier	39553	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 522-8806	416	41	10.0	71.9%	140 (33.7%)	155 (37.3%)	97 (23.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	56.1	108^th of 260 public middle schools	58.5%		58.5	113^th of 266 public middle schools	57.5%	5					41.7	37.1					55.2	47.1				55.1		$16,068
Gautier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	505 Magnolia Tree	Gautier	39553	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 522-8824	397	28	14.4	81.6%	115 (29.0%)	189 (47.6%)	59 (14.9%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	72.8	94^th of 377 public elementary schools	75.1%		69.8	109^th of 383 public elementary schools	71.5%	15	57.4	62.9					60.3	55.1										$13,774
Eastlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2611 Ingalls Ave	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6431	337	24	13.9	66.2%	133 (39.5%)	114 (33.8%)	62 (18.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	32.8	261^st of 377 public elementary schools	30.8%		55.5	173^rd of 383 public elementary schools	54.8%	88	36.1	40.0					27.8	51.6										$13,686
William M Colmer Middle	Public	7-8	3112 Eden Street	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6474	532	51	10.5	73.1%	124 (23.3%)	250 (47.0%)	129 (24.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	45.5	137^th of 260 public middle schools	47.3%		43	156^th of 266 public middle schools	41.4%	19					36.4	38.5					51.5	37.7				48.6		$14,973
College Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2617 Ladnier Rd	Gautier	39553	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 522-8829	303	23	13.4	73.6%	124 (40.9%)	84 (27.7%)	78 (25.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	56.9	155^th of 377 public elementary schools	58.9%		35.3	260^th of 383 public elementary schools	32.1%	105	42.3	65.3					40.4	55.8										$13,839
Cherokee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4102 Scovel Rd	Pascagoula	39581	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6547	206	16	12.5	74.3%	56 (27.2%)	95 (46.1%)	43 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.8%)	49.6	189^th of 377 public elementary schools	49.9%		75.9	77^th of 383 public elementary schools	79.9%	112	37.6	47.9					36.1	76.1										$17,530
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Dupont Street	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6559	245	18	13.2	79.6%	71 (29.0%)	122 (49.8%)	39 (15.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	64.5	123^rd of 377 public elementary schools	67.4%		74.2	87^th of 383 public elementary schools	77.3%	36	60.0	62.8					50.0	45.7										$15,374
Beach Elementary	Public	K-4	633 Market Street	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6428	100	7	15.2		80 (80.0%)	10 (10.0%)	9 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	91.4	20^th of 377 public elementary schools	94.7%		95.4	4^th of 383 public elementary schools	99.0%	16	62.6	69.6					81.3	86.9										$14,020
Arlington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3511 Arlington Street	Pascagoula	39581	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6552	333	22	14.8	85.3%	39 (11.7%)	189 (56.8%)	86 (25.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	34.6	251^st of 377 public elementary schools	33.4%		29.1	283^rd of 383 public elementary schools	26.1%	32	42.4	48.3					28.7	39.6										$13,618
Pascagoula Opportunity Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	1520 Tucker Avenue	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 938-6222	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ocean Springs Upper Elementary	Public	4-6	2320 Government St	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 875-4367	1,284	89	14.4	38.2%	887 (69.1%)	158 (12.3%)	127 (9.9%)	37 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (5.6%)								(n/a)		71.3	77.0	72.5				65.9	75.6	81.7					91.8			$9,378
Keys Vocational Center	Public	8-12	6701 Old Spanish Trail	Ocean Springs	39566	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 872-3411	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ocean Springs Middle School	Public	7-8	3600 Hanshaw Rd	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 872-6210	899	64	14.0	39.4%	618 (68.7%)	137 (15.2%)	71 (7.9%)	31 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.2%)	93.5	4^th of 260 public middle schools	98.5%		94.3	3^rd of 266 public middle schools	98.9%	1					56.3	61.1					78.5	70.3				80.4		$9,796
Pecan Park Elementary	Public	K-3	504 Hanley Rd	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 875-2851	486	36	13.3	29.8%	303 (62.3%)	64 (13.2%)	58 (11.9%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (10.1%)								(n/a)	71.1						67.0											$12,296
Ocean Springs High School	Public	9-12	6701 Old Spanish Trail	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 875-0333	1,928	121	15.9	35.5%	1,352 (70.1%)	247 (12.8%)	169 (8.8%)	68 (3.5%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	81 (4.2%)	89.4	8^th of 224 public high schools	96.4%		90.2	13^th of 232 public high schools	94.4%	5													87.2	74.2			81.0	$10,822
Magnolia Park Elementary	Public	K-3	3500 Government St	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 875-4263	613	43	14.2	29.7%	419 (68.4%)	70 (11.4%)	56 (9.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.8%)								(n/a)	78.0						78.6											$10,655
Oak Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	2230 Government St	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 875-5847	467	37	12.7	25.9%	349 (74.7%)	40 (8.6%)	31 (6.6%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.5%)								(n/a)	76.6						83.2											$12,959
Moss Point Career & Technical Educa	Public	8-12	4913 Weems Street	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 474-1455	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Magnolia Middle School	Public	6-8	4630 Magnolia St	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 475-1429	359	27	13.4	100.0%	56 (15.6%)	258 (71.9%)	42 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30.9	186^th of 260 public middle schools	28.5%		27.2	199^th of 266 public middle schools	25.2%	13				37.0	24.5	28.2				31.0	56.2	38.9				45.9		$19,589
Kreole Primary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	6312 Martin Luther King Blvd	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 475-3719	419	26	15.8	99.8%	71 (16.9%)	305 (72.8%)	37 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)																		$18,420
Escatawpa Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	4208 Jamestown Road	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 474-3300	342	26	13.3	100.0%	61 (17.8%)	218 (63.7%)	41 (12.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	13.6	337^th of 377 public elementary schools	10.6%		22.7	314^th of 383 public elementary schools	18.0%	23	27.4	33.4	41.9				16.2	22.3	31.2						46.3			$19,389
Moss Point High School	Public	9-12	4913 Weems Street	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 475-5721	491	43	11.3	100.0%	73 (14.9%)	355 (72.3%)	54 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	55.9	99^th of 224 public high schools	55.8%		52.3	116^th of 232 public high schools	50.0%	17													72.0	37.9			76.6	$22,631
Moss Point Alternative School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4913 Weems St.	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 475-3543	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jackson County Vocational Center	Public	8-12	12425 Hwy 57	Vancleave	39565	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3950	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Vancleave High School	Public	9-12	12424 Highway 57	Vancleave	39565	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3720	737	54	13.7	48.6%	651 (88.3%)	25 (3.4%)	38 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	91.9	2^nd of 224 public high schools	99.1%		81.2	36^th of 232 public high schools	84.5%	34													93.2	67.8			86.3	$12,001
Vancleave Middle School	Public	6-8	4725 Bull Dog Ln	Vancleave	39565	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3800	562	42	13.5	55.3%	500 (89.0%)	11 (2.0%)	26 (4.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	88.7	21^st of 260 public middle schools	91.9%		82.4	35^th of 266 public middle schools	86.8%	14				70.3	54.5	53.4				61.8	67.8	76.2				85.5		$10,686
St. Martin East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	7508 Rose Farm Road	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 283-3570	704	41	17.1	60.1%	431 (61.2%)	99 (14.1%)	62 (8.8%)	35 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.9%)								(n/a)	68.3						67.3											$9,746
St. Martin Upper Elementary	Public	4-5	11000 YellowJacket Blvd	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 283-3555	600	38	15.7	65.5%	356 (59.3%)	87 (14.5%)	65 (10.8%)	37 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.8%)	74.1	90^th of 377 public elementary schools	76.1%		65.4	131^st of 383 public elementary schools	65.8%	41		60.7	63.7					61.4	59.7						76.3			$9,559
St. Martin High School	Public	9-12	11300 Yellow Jacket Blvd	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3420	1,289	83	15.5	55.9%	753 (58.4%)	285 (22.1%)	100 (7.8%)	86 (6.7%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	55 (4.3%)	83.6	22^nd of 224 public high schools	90.2%		80.8	38^th of 232 public high schools	83.6%	16													85.8	62.4			76.4	$10,865
East Central High School	Public	9-12	21700 Slider Road	Moss Point	39555	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3120	777	51	15.1	48.5%	703 (90.5%)	22 (2.8%)	24 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	84.6	20^th of 224 public high schools	91.1%		83.9	27^th of 232 public high schools	88.4%	7													86.8	59.8			81.1	$11,563
East Central Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	5400 Hurley Wade Road	Moss Point	39562	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 283-3220	566	36	15.8	56.9%	511 (90.3%)	14 (2.5%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	85.8	38^th of 377 public elementary schools	89.9%		84.4	46^th of 383 public elementary schools	88.0%	8	58.4	69.6	75.1				61.5	69.5	74.0						88.4			$9,710
Vancleave Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	12602 Hwy 57	Vancleave	39565	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 283-3900	686	40	17.1	59.6%	583 (85.0%)	20 (2.9%)	42 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)								(n/a)	57.8						59.5											$9,861
St. Martin Middle School	Public	6-8	10800 Yellowjacket Blvd	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3500	946	65	14.4	61.9%	534 (56.4%)	185 (19.6%)	98 (10.4%)	67 (7.1%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	55 (5.8%)	78.9	46^th of 260 public middle schools	82.3%		74.1	64^th of 266 public middle schools	75.9%	18				52.0	49.7	54.7				52.4	73.9	61.8				70.5		$10,174
East Central Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	5621 Highway 614	Moss Point	39562	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 283-3300	567	29	19.4	57.8%	509 (89.8%)	17 (3.0%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)								(n/a)																		$9,998
Vancleave Upper Elementary	Public	4-5	13901 Hwy 57	Vancleave	39565	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 283-3838	333	20	16.2	61.6%	281 (84.4%)	7 (2.1%)	22 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	91.9	19^th of 377 public elementary schools	95.0%		89.6	27^th of 383 public elementary schools	93.0%	8		72.8	76.5					72.1	83.2						86.1			$11,140
East Central Middle School	Public	6-8	21725 Slider Road	Moss Point	39555	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3170	541	38	14.0	53.0%	505 (93.3%)	13 (2.4%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	90.7	12^th of 260 public middle schools	95.4%		87.4	17^th of 266 public middle schools	93.6%	5				61.1	49.8	59.9				73.0	74.9	79.6				80.3		$10,273

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