Gulfport School District


Summary:

The Gulfport School District in Mississippi operates 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, serving a predominantly low-income student population. While some schools, like Bayou View Elementary School and Bayou View Middle School, demonstrate exceptional academic performance, others, such as Gulfport Central Middle School and Twenty Eighth St Elementary, struggle with lower proficiency rates, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts.

The district's schools vary in their racial compositions, with some having a majority white student population and others a majority African American student population. This diversity presents both opportunities and challenges in addressing the needs of the diverse student body. Additionally, the high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients across all schools indicate that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in the observed academic performance disparities.

While the data does not show a clear correlation between spending per student and academic outcomes, the district's only high school, Gulfport High School, has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and has performed well on state assessments, with 80.7% proficiency in Algebra I and 61.7% proficiency in English II. Overall, the Gulfport School District presents a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to address the observed disparities and ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students.

District Detail

 2001 Pass Road
Gulfport, MS 39501

 (228) 865-4600

SchoolDigger Rank:
41st of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 6,113

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1
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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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