Enrollment
365
Middle
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY WAVELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280057001233
Bay Waveland Middle School
600 Pine St., Bay St. Louis, MS 39520 · (228) 463-0315 · Hancock County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Mississippi public middle schools
- A-Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 126 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 124 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 115 | 32% |
Student demographics
56%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
Students here typically continue to
Bay Waveland Middle School→Bay High School
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
51.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
69.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 69.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bay Waveland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #24 of 181 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #49 of 181 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #95 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #124 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #49 of 164 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #57 of 119 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
365
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 365 | 24.5 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 31.1 | 12.0:1 | 100% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 31.4 | 12.5:1 | 100% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 37 | 10.9:1 | 100% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 29.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 100% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 71% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 36 | 16.5:1 | 63% (374) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bay Waveland Middle School.
About Bay Waveland Middle School
Bay Waveland Middle School is a middle school in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, reachable at (228) 463-0315. The school reports 365 students in grades 6 through 8.
Bay Waveland School District includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 1,664 students.
At 61%, White students outnumber all other groups at Bay Waveland Middle School combined. The remaining students are 24% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Hancock County, the White share is about 84%. By the diversity index, Bay Waveland Middle School comes in at 56%.
Staffing totals 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in Mississippi average 13.7:1.
Measured against Mississippi public middle schools, Bay Waveland Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hancock County show that median household income is about $67,708, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 11 public schools in Hancock County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,598.
The closest other public school is North Bay Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Bay Waveland Middle School as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Bay Waveland Middle School saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 14.9 students per teacher, compared with 10.9 in 2020-21.
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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
- Bay High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- Waveland Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- North Bay ElementaryElementary · 348 students
Other schools in Bay St. Louis
- South Hancock Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
Nearby schools
- North Bay Elementary0.1 mi · 348
- Bay High School0.1 mi · 491
- Waveland Elementary School2.5 mi · 460
- Pass Christian High School4.8 mi · 606
- Pass Christian Elementary School5.6 mi · 378
- Pass Christian Middle School5.6 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Bay Waveland Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bay Waveland Middle School?
Bay Waveland Middle School enrolls approximately 365 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bay Waveland Middle School serve?
Bay Waveland Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bay Waveland Middle School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Bay Waveland Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Bay Waveland Middle School?
Student demographics at Bay Waveland Middle School are roughly 61% White, 8% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Bay Waveland Middle School public or private?
Bay Waveland Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bay Waveland School District.
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