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What's the one class at BAY HIGH SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
491
High
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY WAVELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280057000045
Bay High School
750 BLUE MEADOW ROAD, BAY ST LOUIS, MS 39520 · (228) 467-6611 · Hancock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Mississippi public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 141 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 117 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 101 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 132 | 27% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bay Waveland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
73.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.3pp 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 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.8% | 73.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 71.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bay High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #69 of 199 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #43 of 199 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #101 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #152 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #62 of 192 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #55 of 121 |
Ranked against other public high 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
491
-35 (-7%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 892
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 491 | 34.5 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 42.8 | 11.7:1 | 100% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 43.2 | 11.4:1 | 100% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 100% (526) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 42 | 12.9:1 | 72% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 71% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 68% (353) |
| 2000-01 | 603 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 63% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 892 | 50 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bay High School.
About Bay High School
Bay High School is a small high school in BAY ST LOUIS, Mississippi, under Bay Waveland School District. It had 491 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Mississippi average about 651 students, which makes this school 25% below average.
Bay Waveland School District counts 1,664 students in its 4 schools, and Bay High School is one of them.
The largest group at Bay High School is White students, at 63%. The remaining students are 22% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Hancock County, the White share is about 84%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.2:1. The average for high schools in Mississippi, 12.6:1, is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Bay High School lands at A, ahead of 91% of Mississippi public high schools.
For the population of Hancock County, the median household earns about $67,708 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Hancock County, 11 public schools serve about 5,598 students.
The closest school to Bay High School is Bay Waveland Middle School, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Bay High School.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 491, compared with 526 in 2020-21.
Bay High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,167
Census ACS
Median income
$67,708
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bay Waveland School District
- Waveland Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Bay Waveland Middle SchoolMiddle · 365 students
- North Bay ElementaryElementary · 348 students
Other Bay High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Bay High. Bay High School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLPANAMA CITY, FL · 1,289 students
- Bay High SchoolBay Village, OH · 684 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLBAY, AR · 233 students
Nearby schools
- Bay Waveland Middle School0.1 mi · 365
- North Bay Elementary0.2 mi · 348
- Waveland Elementary School2.4 mi · 460
- Pass Christian High School4.8 mi · 606
- Pass Christian Middle School5.7 mi · 384
- Pass Christian Elementary School5.7 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Bay High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bay High School?
Bay High School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bay High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bay High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bay High School have?
Bay High School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Bay High School?
Student demographics at Bay High School are roughly 63% White, 9% Hispanic, 22% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Bay High School in?
Bay High School is part of Bay Waveland School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.