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If you could change one rule at ANNISTON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GULFPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280171000268
Anniston Elementary
2314 Jones Street, Gulfport, MS 39507 · (228) 896-6309 · Harrison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
481 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
61.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
482
-157 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.6:1
% White
35%
was 38%
% Hispanic
20%
was 16%
% Black
35%
was 41%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Anniston Elementary
Anniston Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary campus in Gulfport, Mississippi, operated by Gulfport School District, caters to 482 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 9 schools in Gulfport School District (5,927 students total), Anniston Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Anniston Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 35% White, 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harrison County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.
With demographic context factored in, Anniston Elementary sits in the top 10% of Mississippi schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.2%; actual is 67.9%, +23.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Harrison County) shows that median household income runs about $59,479, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Anniston Elementary is one of 55 public schools in Harrison County (combined enrollment of about 30,521 students).
Nearest neighbor: Gulfport High School, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Five-year trend. Anniston Elementary's enrollment has shrank 25% since 2018, when it stood at 639 (now 482). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 41% to 35% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for Anniston Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,891
Census ACS
Median income
$59,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
30,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gulfport School District
- Gulfport High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Bayou View MiddleMiddle · 827 students
- Bayou View ElementaryElementary · 638 students
- Gulfport Central MiddleMiddle · 568 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 482 students
Other schools in Gulfport
- Gulfport High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Harrison Central HighHigh · 1,483 students
- West Harrison HighHigh · 1,216 students
- NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLElementary · 921 students
- Bayou View MiddleMiddle · 827 students
- West Harrison MiddleMiddle · 650 students
Nearby schools
- Gulfport High School1.5 mi · 1,702
- Pass Road Elementary2.0 mi · 377
- Harrison County Child Development Center2.1 mi · 77
- Bayou View Middle2.4 mi · 827
- Bayou View Elementary2.5 mi · 638
- Popp's Ferry Elementary School2.8 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About Anniston ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Anniston Elementary?
Anniston Elementary enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Anniston Elementary serve?
Anniston Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Anniston Elementary have?
Anniston Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Anniston Elementary?
Student demographics at Anniston Elementary are roughly 35% White, 20% Hispanic, 35% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Anniston Elementary in?
Anniston Elementary is part of Gulfport School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.