Bayou View Elementary

Located at 4898 Washington Avenue, in Gulfport, Mississippi, Bayou View Elementary is a moderately sized elementary school that teaches 638 students (grades K through 5), operated by Gulfport School District. That puts it 43% larger than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.

Across the 9 schools in Gulfport School District (5,927 students total), Bayou View Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Bayou View Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder reads as 13% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harrison County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Bayou View Elementary sits in the top 10% of Mississippi schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.1%; actual is 91.9%, +47.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Harrison County indicate median household income runs about $59,479, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bayou View Elementary is one of 55 public schools in Harrison County (combined enrollment of about 30,521 students).

The closest other public school is Bayou View Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Bayou View Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 652 students in 2018 compared to 638 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.