Summary:
Zip code 39553 in Gautier, Mississippi, is served by a single high school: Gautier High, which enrolls 900 students across grades 9-12 as part of the Pascagoula-Gautier School District. With no other high schools in the zip code, this school is the sole provider of secondary education for the local community.
Gautier High's strongest academic area is Biology, where 71.4% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026, well above the state average of 63.1% and slightly above the district's 71.2%. The school also excels in graduation rates, with 91.2% of students graduating, outperforming both the district (89.9%) and state (89.2%). However, English II proficiency is a concern at 49.0%, trailing the district's 52.0% in the most recent year. Algebra I shows promising improvement, rising from 59.1% to 63.9% year over year, though it remains slightly below the state's 66.0%.
A notable red flag is chronic absenteeism, with 25.0% of students missing enough school to be considered chronically absent, exceeding the district's 21.1% and the state's 23.9%. Despite this, the school's statewide ranking rebounded from the 44th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 57th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District ranks 35th out of 134 districts statewide, placing it in the 74th percentile with 4 stars. With only one high school in this zip code, Gautier High serves as the sole educational hub for the area, making its continued progress in literacy and attendance essential for the community.
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