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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Jackson County, Mississippi

38 public schools in Jackson County, Mississippi appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Beach Elementary leads the list at 79.5%, against a median of 57.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Jackson County, Mississippi

Top % Proficient (Reading)

79.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

57.6%

BEST IN READING · JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Beach Elementary	Pascagoula, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Elementary	100	79.5%
2	Oak Park Elementary	Ocean Springs, MS	Ocean Springs School District	Elementary	467	73.1%
3	Pecan Park Elementary	Ocean Springs, MS	Ocean Springs School District	Elementary	486	72.0%
4	Magnolia Park Elementary	Ocean Springs, MS	Ocean Springs School District	Elementary	613	70.4%
5	Vancleave Upper Elementary	Vancleave, MS	Jackson County School District	Elementary	333	69.9%
6	Ocean Springs High School	Ocean Springs, MS	Ocean Springs School District	High	1,928	69.6%
7	Ocean Springs Upper Elementary	Ocean Springs, MS	Ocean Springs School District	Middle	1,284	69.2%
8	St. Martin North Elementary	Biloxi, MS	Jackson County School District	Elementary	537	67.6%
9	East Central Upper Elementary	Moss Point, MS	Jackson County School District	Elementary	566	65.9%
10	Vancleave Lower Elementary	Vancleave, MS	Jackson County School District	Elementary	686	65.2%
11	Ocean Springs Middle School	Ocean Springs, MS	Ocean Springs School District	Middle	899	65.1%
12	Central Elementary	Pascagoula, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Elementary	245	61.3%
13	East Central High School	Moss Point, MS	Jackson County School District	High	777	60.9%
14	Vancleave High School	Vancleave, MS	Jackson County School District	High	737	60.6%
15	St. Martin Upper Elementary	St. Martin, MS	Jackson County School District	Elementary	600	59.6%
16	Gautier Elementary	Gautier, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Elementary	397	59.5%
17	East Central Middle School	Moss Point, MS	Jackson County School District	Middle	541	58.7%
18	St. Martin High School	Ocean Springs, MS	Jackson County School District	High	1,289	58.7%
19	Vancleave Middle School	Vancleave, MS	Jackson County School District	Middle	562	57.8%
20	St. Martin East Elementary	Ocean Springs, MS	Jackson County School District	Elementary	704	57.4%
21	East Central Lower Elementary	Moss Point, MS	Jackson County School District	Elementary	567	56.2%
22	Singing River	Gautier, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Middle	416	55.9%
23	St. Martin Middle School	Ocean Springs, MS	Jackson County School District	Middle	946	53.9%
24	Trent Lott	Pascagoula, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Middle	524	53.8%
25	Jackson Elem	Pascagoula, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Elementary	193	53.3%
26	Pascagoula High	Pascagoula, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	High	1,127	53.3%
27	Martin Bluff	Gautier, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Elementary	410	52.1%
28	Cherokee Elementary	Pascagoula, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Elementary	206	51.4%
29	Eastlawn Elem	Pascagoula, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Elementary	337	49.1%
30	Moss Point High School	MOSS POINT, MS	Moss Point School District	High	491	48.2%
31	College Park Elementary	Gautier, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Elementary	303	47.9%
32	Gautier High	Gautier, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	High	900	44.9%
33	Gautier Middle	Gautier, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Middle	416	42.9%
34	Arlington Elem	Pascagoula, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Elementary	333	39.8%
35	William M Colmer Middle	PASCAGOULA, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Middle	532	37.8%
36	Escatawpa Upper Elementary	Moss Point, MS	Moss Point School District	Elementary	342	34.4%
37	Kreole Primary Elementary	MOSS POINT, MS	Moss Point School District	Elementary	419	31.5%
38	Magnolia Middle School	MOSS POINT, MS	Moss Point School District	Middle	359	28.8%

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