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Pascagoula-Gautier School District

At a glance

35^thof 133 Mississippi districts▲ 10

Better than 73% of Mississippi districts

Elementary 10 Middle 4 High 3 Alternative 2Grades PK, KG-12

1006 Communy Ave
Pascagoula, MS 39567·(228) 938-6491·All Mississippi district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 73.7% of districts

Schools

6,579

Students

5-star school

Top rankedBeach Elementary20^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

College Park Elementary up 103 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gautier Middle 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

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

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Summary:

Pascagoula-Gautier School District serves approximately 6,579 students across 17 schools in Jackson County, Mississippi — 10 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school — with the district earning a 4-star rating and ranking 35th out of 134 Mississippi districts. The district's 15 schools with reported data serve a high-poverty population, with a median free/reduced lunch rate of 73.1%, yet several high-poverty schools are among its strongest performers.

The clear academic standout is Beach Elementary, which ranked #1 in Mississippi in 2023-24 and remains in the top 5% of elementary schools statewide, posting exceptional math and ELA proficiency rates alongside the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at just 7.2%. Lake Elementary is also notable, ranking in the 86th percentile statewide despite having the highest chronic absenteeism among regular schools at 28.7%. Among secondary schools, Pascagoula High improved from the 53rd to the 65th percentile with strong English II and Biology results, while Singing River posted the district's strongest middle school math score with 66% proficiency in 6th grade math. College Park Elementary made the district's most dramatic turnaround, jumping from the 32nd to the 59th percentile in a single year.

Graduation rates are healthy, with Gautier High at 91.2% and Pascagoula High at 89.8%, and biology proficiency at both high schools is well above the state average. The main areas of concern are middle school performance in grades 7-8 — particularly at William M Colmer Middle, where 8th grade math proficiency is just 37.7% versus 51.4% statewide — and significant year-over-year test volatility at smaller elementary schools like Eastlawn Elementary and Cherokee Elementary. Overall, this is a mid-tier district with proven high performers, rising high schools, and encouraging results from schools like Jackson Elementary, Gautier Elementary, Central Elementary, and Lake Elementary that achieve well above what their poverty levels would predict.

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Ranking:

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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
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)
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	252^nd of 377 public elementary schools	33.2%		29.1	282^nd of 380 public elementary schools	25.8%	30	42.4	48.3					28.7	39.6										$13,618
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 380 public elementary schools	98.9%	16	62.6	69.6					81.3	86.9										$14,020
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	124^th of 377 public elementary schools	67.1%		74.2	87^th of 380 public elementary schools	77.1%	37	60.0	62.8					50.0	45.7										$15,374
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	190^th of 377 public elementary schools	49.6%		75.9	77^th of 380 public elementary schools	79.7%	113	37.6	47.9					36.1	76.1										$17,530
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	156^th of 377 public elementary schools	58.6%		35.3	259^th of 380 public elementary schools	31.8%	103	42.3	65.3					40.4	55.8										$13,839
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 263 public middle schools	47.9%		43	155^th of 265 public middle schools	41.5%	18					36.4	38.5					51.5	37.7				48.6		$14,973
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	262^nd of 377 public elementary schools	30.5%		55.5	173^rd of 380 public elementary schools	54.5%	89	36.1	40.0					27.8	51.6										$13,686
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	95^th of 377 public elementary schools	74.8%		69.8	109^th of 380 public elementary schools	71.3%	14	57.4	62.9					60.3	55.1										$13,774
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 263 public middle schools	58.9%		58.5	112^th of 265 public middle schools	57.7%	4					41.7	37.1					55.2	47.1				55.1		$16,068
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	112^th of 377 public elementary schools	70.3%		59.5	159^th of 380 public elementary schools	58.2%	47	71.0	50.0					67.7	47.2										$16,180
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 380 public elementary schools	69.5%	65	66.7	63.1					57.1	73.7										$18,603
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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	134^th of 377 public elementary schools	64.5%		56.4	169^th of 380 public elementary schools	55.5%	35	55.5	62.2					49.4	48.5										$14,086

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moss Point School District	3.19 mi	6	88^th
Ocean Springs School District	10.4 mi	7
Jackson County School District	13.74 mi	14	2^nd
Biloxi Public School District	20.03 mi	10	17^th
Harrison County School District	21.27 mi	24	15^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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