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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 39573

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Top rankedPerkinston Elementary School67^th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools

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Summary:

The 39573 zip code area is home to one standout elementary school, Perkinston Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. This school has consistently performed well above the state average, ranking in the top 30% of Mississippi elementary schools over the past 3 years and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stone County School District, which Perkinston Elementary is a part of, is ranked 10th out of 130 districts in Mississippi and has a 5-star rating, indicating the district as a whole provides a high-quality education. Perkinston Elementary's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels, with 5th-grade students scoring 65.8% proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 55.9%.

While Perkinston Elementary faces some attendance challenges, with a 23.9% chronic absenteeism rate, the school's overall academic performance and student outcomes are impressive. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.7, lower than the state average, and 64.74% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school is serving a relatively high-need student population and still achieving exceptional results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAAP Mathematics (2025)			MAAP Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Perkinston Elementary School	Public	K-5	40 Second Street	Perkinston	39573	Stone County	Stone County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 928-3380	503	32	15.7	60.4%	414 (82.3%)	51 (10.1%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	78.8	67^th of 383 public elementary schools	82.5%		70.8	108^th of 390 public elementary schools	72.3%	41	48.8	65.1	65.8	70.1	71.0	76.4	80.6	$9,331

Cities Near Zip Code 39573

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Perkinston	3.78 mi	1	18^th
Wiggins	5.72 mi	4	28^th
Saucier	9.54 mi	2	2^nd
Gulfport	17.21 mi	26	58^th
Biloxi	17.59 mi	14	24^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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