Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCAGOULA-GAUTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280348000666
Arlington Elem
3511 Arlington Street, Pascagoula, MS 39581 · (228) 938-6552 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
284 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (62).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
39.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -18.8pp since 2023
Math
36.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 36.3% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 37.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arlington Elem
Arlington Elem's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Elem this school | 333 | 85.3% | 43.0% |
| Jackson Elem Pascagoula | 193 | 82.9% | 49.1% |
| Hawkins Elementary HATTIESBURG | 283 | 99.6% | 55.7% |
| Nichols Elementary School Biloxi | 203 | 77.3% | 59.7% |
| Woodley Elementary HATTIESBURG | 422 | 100.0% | 69.3% |
| H. W. Byers Elementary HOLLY SPRINGS | 262 | 98.9% | 39.6% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arlington Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #324 of 428 | #18 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #320 of 439 ▲ 4 | #19 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #292 of 439 ▼ 124 | #19 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #295 of 453 | #16 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #192 of 408 | #11 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #88 of 409 | #9 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #229 of 444 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #264 of 296 | #12 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
333
+38 (+13%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 333 | 22.4 | 14.8:1 | 85% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 28.7 | 12.5:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 30.6 | 11.0:1 | 100% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 100% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 26.1 | 13.2:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 93% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 87% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 55% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 23 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington Elem.
About Arlington Elem
Arlington Elem is an elementary school located in Pascagoula, Mississippi, in Jackson County. It offers pre-K through 4 and has 333 students enrolled. It has 25% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Mississippi (about 446).
Arlington Elem belongs to Pascagoula-Gautier School District, a district of 17 schools and 6,579 students.
At Arlington Elem, 57% of students are Black. The school is also 26% Hispanic, 12% White, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 19% Black share among all Jackson County residents. The diversity index for Arlington Elem is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Arlington Elem reported 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.8:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. There are 284 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 85% of enrollment. That rate is above the 59% average among public schools in Jackson County.
On the allk12 Grade, Arlington Elem lands at C-, ahead of 21% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Arlington Elem's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.0% is 8.6 points below the 51.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Jackson County, median household income comes to about $66,201, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 46, with about 22,712 students.
Cherokee Elementary, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Arlington Elem, there are at least 8 other public schools. Arlington Elem is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Arlington Elem is coded as Suburb: Small in federal locale data.
From 295 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 333 by 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Arlington Elem. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,249
Census ACS
Median income
$66,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
22,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pascagoula-Gautier School District
- Pascagoula HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Gautier HighHigh · 900 students
- William M Colmer MiddleMiddle · 532 students
- Trent LottMiddle · 524 students
- Gautier MiddleMiddle · 416 students
- Singing RiverMiddle · 416 students
Other schools in Pascagoula
- Pascagoula HighHigh · 1,127 students
- William M Colmer MiddleMiddle · 532 students
- Trent LottMiddle · 524 students
- Eastlawn ElemElementary · 337 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 245 students
- Cherokee ElementaryElementary · 206 students
Other Arlington Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Arlington Elementary. Arlington Elem is the 11th largest of the 17.
- Arlington ElementaryArlington, TN · 926 students
- Arlington Elementary SchoolJackson, TN · 626 students
- Arlington ElementaryTorrance, CA · 594 students
- Arlington ElementaryLawrence, MA · 558 students
- Arlington ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Cherokee Elementary0.7 mi · 206
- Jackson Elem0.9 mi · 193
- William M Colmer Middle1.0 mi · 532
- Jackson County Exceptional1.2 mi · 44
- Eastlawn Elem1.6 mi · 337
- Pascagoula High2.0 mi · 1,127
Frequently asked questions
About Arlington ElemHow large is Arlington Elem?
Arlington Elem enrolls approximately 333 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Arlington Elem serve?
Arlington Elem serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arlington Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arlington Elem is approximately 14.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Arlington Elem?
Student demographics at Arlington Elem are roughly 12% White, 26% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Arlington Elem in?
Arlington Elem is part of Pascagoula-Gautier School District.
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