Best Public Schools in Jackson County, Mississippi & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAAP English Language Arts (2024)						MAAP Mathematics (2024)						MAAP Algebra I (2024)	MAAP English II (2024)	MAAP Science (2024)		MAAP Biology (2024)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
East Central Middle School	Public	6-8	21725 Slider Rd	Moss Point	39562	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3170	567	37	15.4	52.6%	523 (92.2%)	22 (3.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	89.3	21^st of 264 public middle schools	92.0%		86.6	28^th of 243 public middle schools	88.5%	7				52.4	55.3	62.7				81.8	76.6	73.8				75.8			$9,726
Vancleave Upper Elementary	Public	4-5	13901 Hwy 57	Vancleave	39565	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 283-3838	345	22	15.4	57.1%	313 (90.7%)	8 (2.3%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	84	48^th of 390 public elementary schools	87.7%		77.3	68^th of 377 public elementary schools	82.0%	20		81.3	61.0					68.2	67.1						86.3				$11,273
East Central Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	5621 Hwy 614	Moss Point	39562	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 283-3300	601	39	15.3	55.2%	539 (89.7%)	20 (3.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)								(n/a)																			$10,382
St. Martin Middle School	Public	6-8	10800 Yellow Jacket Blvd.	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3500	949	47	20.0	62.1%	554 (58.4%)	179 (18.9%)	57 (6.0%)	62 (6.5%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	89 (9.4%)	79.8	45^th of 264 public middle schools	83.0%		75.5	54^th of 243 public middle schools	77.8%	9				48.4	51.5	58.0				61.5	61.7	67.2				78.5			$9,969
Vancleave Lower Elementary	Public	K-3	12602 Hwy 57	Vancleave	39565	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 283-3900	657	47	13.8	55.9%	558 (84.9%)	16 (2.4%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.6%)								(n/a)	78.5						66.5												$9,834
East Central Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	5404 Hurley-Wade Rd.	Moss Point	39562	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 283-3220	555	36	15.4	55.3%	509 (91.7%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	76.3	80^th of 390 public elementary schools	79.5%		81.6	53^rd of 377 public elementary schools	85.9%	27	78.9	66.3	54.9				71.5	64.6	63.7						75.3				$10,082
East Central High School	Public	9-12	21700 Slider Rd.	Moss Point	39562	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3120	793	49	16.1	45.1%	738 (93.1%)	30 (3.8%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	84.2	19^th of 228 public high schools	91.7%		86.5	11^th of 226 public high schools	95.1%	8													90.5	61.9			74.0	86.0	$11,477
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	1,320	81	16.2	58.0%	785 (59.5%)	298 (22.6%)	77 (5.8%)	90 (6.8%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (4.4%)	74.8	51^st of 228 public high schools	77.6%		75.6	42^nd of 226 public high schools	81.4%	9													82.8	54.5			69.7	80.3	$11,039
St Martin Upper Elementary	Public	4-5	11000 Yellow Jacket Blvd.	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 283-3555	599	38	15.7	65.8%	360 (60.1%)	104 (17.4%)	32 (5.3%)	42 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (9.5%)	58	165^th of 390 public elementary schools	57.7%		62	140^th of 377 public elementary schools	62.9%	25		53.4	56.6					55.9	52.5						68.1				$9,272
St Martin East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	7508 Rose Farm Road	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 283-3570	700	50	13.9	55.6%	436 (62.3%)	96 (13.7%)	28 (4.0%)	33 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (15.1%)								(n/a)	69.0						66.1												$9,778
Vancleave Middle School	Public	6-8	4725 Bulldog Lane	Vancleave	39565	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3800	548	36	15.4	50.7%	484 (88.3%)	12 (2.2%)	18 (3.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	90.9	15^th of 264 public middle schools	94.3%		90.4	17^th of 243 public middle schools	93.0%	2				57.3	57.1	72.5				64.3	81.7	79.0				88.5			$10,794
Vancleave High School	Public	9-12	12424 Hwy 57	Vancleave	39565	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3720	745	46	16.2	47.9%	667 (89.5%)	28 (3.8%)	27 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.4%)	87.5	10^th of 228 public high schools	95.6%		83	22^nd of 226 public high schools	90.3%	12													81.0	67.5			82.6	94.0	$11,814
Jackson County Vocational Center	Public	10-12	12425 Hwy 57	Vancleave	39565	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3950	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Moss Point Alternative School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4913 Weems St.	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point Separate School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 475-3543	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Moss Point High School	Public	9-12	4913 Weems Street	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point Separate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 475-5721	493	41	12.1	100.0%	69 (14.0%)	373 (75.7%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	51	120^th of 228 public high schools	47.4%		44.3	133^rd of 226 public high schools	41.2%	13													69.1	33.3			70.2	68.6	$17,598
Moss Point Escatawpa Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	4208 Jamestown Road	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point Separate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 474-3300	335	26	12.6	100.0%	43 (12.8%)	239 (71.3%)	22 (6.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.8%)	27.1	295^th of 390 public elementary schools	24.4%		12.8	348^th of 377 public elementary schools	7.7%	53	42.4	46.3	46.6				36.7	27.2	38.7						46.7				$17,060
Moss Point Kreole Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	6312 Martin Luther King Blvd	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point Separate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 475-3719	408	36	11.2	100.0%	71 (17.4%)	290 (71.1%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.6%)								(n/a)																			$16,999
Magnolia Middle School	Public	6-8	4630 Magnolia St	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point Separate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 475-1429	368	31	11.9	100.0%	53 (14.4%)	259 (70.4%)	35 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	28.3	186^th of 264 public middle schools	29.5%		23.5	185^th of 243 public middle schools	23.9%	1				21.5	26.4	37.3				22.4	35.9	38.2				59.3			$16,407
Moss Point Career & Technical Educa	Public	9-12	4913 Weems Street	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point Separate School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 474-1455	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oak Park Elementary School	Public	K-3	2230 Government Street	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 875-5847	483	44	10.9	39.5%	368 (76.2%)	41 (8.5%)	11 (2.3%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.4%)								(n/a)	82.0						83.7												$12,757
Magnolia Park Elementary	Public	K-3	3500 Government Street	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 875-4263	636	46	13.8	43.9%	436 (68.6%)	71 (11.2%)	29 (4.6%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	89 (14.0%)								(n/a)	84.8						81.9												$10,980
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	1,951	127	15.4	38.2%	1,382 (70.8%)	251 (12.9%)	118 (6.0%)	61 (3.1%)	14 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	122 (6.3%)	90.9	3^rd of 228 public high schools	98.7%		92.9	2^nd of 226 public high schools	99.1%	1													91.7	74.7			85.9	86.4	$10,596
Pecan Park Elementary School	Public	K-3	504 Hanley Road	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 875-2851	503	42	11.8	49.3%	319 (63.4%)	57 (11.3%)	27 (5.4%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (16.9%)								(n/a)	80.9						75.2												$11,604
Ocean Springs Middle School	Public	7-8	3600 Hanshaw Road	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 872-6210	964	65	14.8	45.7%	680 (70.5%)	125 (13.0%)	64 (6.6%)	40 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.4%)	93.3	8^th of 264 public middle schools	97.0%		93.9	6^th of 243 public middle schools	97.5%	2					66.9	63.9					83.8	73.6				79.6			$9,389
Keys Vocational Center	Public	9-12	6701 Old Spanish Trail	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 872-3411	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ocean Springs Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	2320 Government Street	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 875-4367	1,271	89	14.2	44.0%	925 (72.8%)	176 (13.8%)	56 (4.4%)	36 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	74 (5.8%)								(n/a)		77.9	68.4	65.3				71.5	75.1	76.7					90.5				$9,448
Pascagoula Opportunity Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1520 Tucker Avenue	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 938-6222	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Arlington Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3511 Arlington Street	Pascagoula	39581	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6552	360	29	12.5	100.0%	40 (11.1%)	202 (56.1%)	98 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	38.4	250^th of 390 public elementary schools	35.9%		38.8	238^th of 377 public elementary schools	36.9%	12	47.7	62.3					26.2	42.0											$14,678
Beach Elementary School	Public	K-4	633 Market Street	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6428	105	8	13.5	100.0%	83 (79.0%)	16 (15.2%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	97.6	1^st of 390 public elementary schools	99.7%		89.9	21^st of 377 public elementary schools	94.4%	20	90.0	95.0					90.0	95.0											$14,344
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Dupont Street	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6559	218	21	10.6	100.0%	53 (24.3%)	113 (51.8%)	36 (16.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	58.7	160^th of 390 public elementary schools	59.0%		49.7	184^th of 377 public elementary schools	51.2%	24	60.6	53.6					54.6	58.5											$15,561
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	K-4	4102 Scovel Rd	Pascagoula	39581	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6547	185	14	12.9	100.0%	56 (30.3%)	73 (39.5%)	39 (21.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.6%)	59.6	155^th of 390 public elementary schools	60.3%		69.7	110^th of 377 public elementary schools	70.8%	45	61.3	69.1					45.2	50.0											$17,470
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	315	27	11.7	100.0%	124 (39.4%)	109 (34.6%)	59 (18.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	50.1	202^nd of 390 public elementary schools	48.2%		66.9	116^th of 377 public elementary schools	69.2%	86	50.0	76.8					35.3	46.4											$15,511
William M Colmer Middle School	Public	7-8	3112 Eden Street	Pascagoula	39581	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6473	547	45	12.1	100.0%	137 (25.0%)	253 (46.3%)	111 (20.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	51.6	128^th of 264 public middle schools	51.5%		45.8	124^th of 243 public middle schools	49.0%	4					39.7	37.2					58.2	50.5				54.8			$14,482
Eastlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2611 Ingalls Ave	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6431	331	27	12.3	100.0%	134 (40.5%)	115 (34.7%)	52 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	58.3	163^rd of 390 public elementary schools	58.2%		64.2	127^th of 377 public elementary schools	66.3%	36	57.8	65.2					39.7	60.8											$14,778
Gautier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	505 Magnolia Tree	Gautier	39553	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 522-8824	402	36	11.2	100.0%	114 (28.4%)	190 (47.3%)	60 (14.9%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.5%)	68.8	114^th of 390 public elementary schools	70.8%		67.9	114^th of 377 public elementary schools	69.8%		57.9	69.4					61.0	62.5											$14,673
Gautier Middle School	Public	7-8	1920 Graveline Road	Gautier	39553	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 522-8806	437	39	11.3	100.0%	147 (33.6%)	180 (41.2%)	81 (18.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	66.2	83^rd of 264 public middle schools	68.6%		64	84^th of 243 public middle schools	65.4%	1					50.8	45.5					61.4	56.4				58.8			$16,351
Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3203 Lanier Street	Pascagoula	39581	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6554	165	15	11.0	100.0%	19 (11.5%)	99 (60.0%)	27 (16.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.7%)	50	204^th of 390 public elementary schools	47.7%		65.6	119^th of 377 public elementary schools	68.4%	85	51.7	61.5					34.4	61.5											$15,595
Lake Elementary School	Public	K-4	4503 Willow Street	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6422	88	11	8.0	100.0%	54 (61.4%)	22 (25.0%)	8 (9.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	80.7	59^th of 390 public elementary schools	84.9%		71.4	98^th of 377 public elementary schools	74.0%	39	77.7	81.3					61.1	62.6											$17,789
Pascagoula High School	Public	9-12	1716 Tucker Street	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6443	1,117	69	16.1	100.0%	309 (27.7%)	537 (48.1%)	217 (19.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.6%)	62.6	87^th of 228 public high schools	61.8%		71.4	52^nd of 226 public high schools	77.0%	35													61.9	53.4			60.6	83.8	$13,963
Trent Lott Academy	Public	5-6	2234 Pascagoula	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6462	510	47	10.8	100.0%	145 (28.4%)	227 (44.5%)	101 (19.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)								(n/a)			47.3	36.0					54.3	46.6					58.4				$14,401
Singing River Academy	Public	5-6	4601 Vancleave Road	Gautier	39553	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 522-8835	398	35	11.3	100.0%	137 (34.4%)	154 (38.7%)	66 (16.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.3%)								(n/a)			58.4	41.8					62.6	65.2					70.5				$15,459
Gautier High School	Public	9-12	4307 Gautier/Vancleave	Gautier	39553	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 522-8783	874	58	14.9	100.0%	296 (33.9%)	382 (43.7%)	150 (17.2%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.9%)	57.2	102^nd of 228 public high schools	55.3%		67.8	63^rd of 226 public high schools	72.1%	39													70.9	50.6			62.4	68.7	$15,010
College & Career Technical Inst.	Public	9-12	2602 Market Street	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 938-6579	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Exceptional School	Public, Alternative	1-12	4311 Hospital Road	Pascagoula	39581	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 762-1457	41	8	5.1	100.0%	17 (41.5%)	14 (34.1%)	9 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)																			$32,601
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	408	33	12.2	100.0%	164 (40.2%)	144 (35.3%)	50 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.8%)	74	90^th of 390 public elementary schools	76.9%		63.2	133^rd of 377 public elementary schools	64.7%	43	63.5	76.7					51.4	74.0											$14,371

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