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What's one thing BAY SPRINGS ELEM SCH gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280459000858
Bay Springs Elementary School
510 HWY 18, BAY SPRINGS, MS 39422 · (601) 425-8520 · Jasper County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
358 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within West Jasper School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
MS avg 45.9% . +9.6pp since 2023
Math
56.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 60.1% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Bay Springs Elementary School
Bay Springs Elementary School's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Springs Elementary School this school | 370 | 96.8% | 56.7% |
| Grace Christian Elementary HATTIESBURG | 367 | 100.0% | 66.9% |
| Poplar Springs Elementary Meridian | 405 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| Parkview Elementary Meridian | 364 | 100.0% | 42.9% |
| West Hills Elementary Meridian | 423 | 100.0% | 44.1% |
| Casey Elementary School Jackson | 308 | 100.0% | 64.9% |
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 Bay Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #199 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #175 of 439 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #129 of 439 ▲ 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #257 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #198 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #320 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #201 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #252 of 296 |
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
370
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 370 | 24.9 | 14.9:1 | 97% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 27.5 | 14.3:1 | 97% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 28.7 | 14.1:1 | 99% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 99% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 25.5 | 15.2:1 | 97% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 97% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 98% (375) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 77% (405) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 21 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bay Springs Elementary School.
About Bay Springs Elementary School
Bay Springs Elementary School is a small elementary school in BAY SPRINGS, Mississippi. It teaches 370 students in pre-K through 5.
Within West Jasper School District, Bay Springs Elementary School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,371 students.
Black students are 87% of those enrolled at Bay Springs Elementary School. Other reported shares: 8% White and 3% Hispanic. That compares with about 52% Black among all Jasper County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
There are about 14.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Bay Springs Elementary School, which has 24.9. Elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Bay Springs Elementary School is about 97%.
Bay Springs Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bay Springs Elementary School would score about 45.7%. It scores 56.7%, 11.0 points above that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jasper County show that median household income comes to about $48,660, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Jasper County counts 7 public schools with about 2,110 students.
Bay Springs Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Bay Springs Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Bay Springs Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Bay Springs Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Bay Springs Elementary School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment fell 8% over 4 years, reaching 370 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.8:1 in 2020-21, and 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Bay Springs Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,059
Census ACS
Median income
$48,660
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Jasper School District
- Stringer Attendance CenterCombined · 579 students
- Bay Springs High SchoolHigh · 241 students
- Bay Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 181 students
Other schools in BAY SPRINGS
- Bay Springs High SchoolHigh · 241 students
- Bay Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Bay Springs Middle School0.0 mi · 181
- Bay Springs High School0.0 mi · 241
- Stringer Attendance Center7.4 mi · 579
- Taylorsville Attendance Center13.2 mi · 572
- Raleigh High School14.1 mi · 486
- Raleigh Elementary School15.0 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Bay Springs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bay Springs Elementary School?
Bay Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bay Springs Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bay Springs Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bay Springs Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bay Springs Elementary School is approximately 14.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bay Springs Elementary School?
Bay Springs Elementary School reports a student body of 8% White, 3% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Bay Springs Elementary School public or private?
Bay Springs Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Jasper School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.