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Enrollment
844
Middle
DISTRICT 854 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280063001478
Biloxi Upper Elementary School
1424 Father Ryan Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39530 · (228) 432-3700 · Harrison County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL844 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Mississippi public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
547 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 5 | 436 | 52% |
| Grade 6 | 408 | 48% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Biloxi Upper Elementary School→Biloxi Junior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
55.7%
MS avg 52.8% . -11.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 55.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 67.0% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Biloxi Upper Elementary School
Biloxi Upper Elementary School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biloxi Upper Elementary School this school | 844 | 64.8% | 66.3% |
| Biloxi Junior High School Biloxi | 863 | 63.4% | 69.9% |
| Corinth Middle School CORINTH | 719 | 68.4% | 48.1% |
| New Albany Middle School New Albany | 470 | 63.2% | 61.0% |
| Olive Branch Middle School OLIVE BRANCH | 744 | 62.6% | 48.2% |
| Oak Grove Middle School Hattiesburg | 1,160 | 61.0% | 58.3% |
Matched among Mississippi middle 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 Biloxi Upper Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #27 of 176 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #67 of 181 ▼ 24 | #8 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #21 of 181 ▲ 13 | #6 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 844 | #19 of 186 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #157 of 163 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #2 of 164 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #143 of 184 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #85 of 119 | #6 of 8 |
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
844
-46 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 844 | 44.9 | 18.8:1 | 65% (547) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 63 | 12.3:1 | 66% (510) |
| 2022-23 | 800 | 66 | 12.1:1 | 100% (797) |
| 2020-21 | 890 | 55 | 16.2:1 | 100% (887) |
| 2017-18 | 938 | 50.1 | 18.7:1 | 63% (588) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Biloxi Upper Elementary School.
About Biloxi Upper Elementary School
Biloxi Upper Elementary School, a large middle-grades school, is located in Biloxi, Mississippi. It covers grades 5 through 6, with a total enrollment of 844 students. Enrollment is 87% higher than the average for middle schools in Mississippi, which is about 452.
Biloxi Upper Elementary School is among 8 schools run by BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 5,699 students.
At Biloxi Upper Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 37%. It is also 31% Black, 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Harrison County is roughly 62% White. Biloxi Upper Elementary School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 18.8 students per teacher and 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 5.1 above the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 65%. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Harrison County is 9 points.
The allk12 Grade for Biloxi Upper Elementary School is A. Compared with Mississippi public middle schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.8%. Biloxi Upper Elementary School scores 66.3%.
Federal survey data for Harrison County show that the median household income is $59,479, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Harrison County is home to 55 public schools and about 30,521 public school students.
Back Bay Elementary School is the public school closest to Biloxi Upper Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Biloxi Upper Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Biloxi Upper Elementary School is City: Small.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 46 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.2 to 18.8 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,891
Census ACS
Median income
$59,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
30,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Biloxi High SchoolHigh · 1,669 students
- Biloxi Junior High SchoolMiddle · 863 students
- North Bay Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Popp's Ferry Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Back Bay Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Gorenflo Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
Other schools in Biloxi
- Biloxi High SchoolHigh · 1,669 students
- D'Iberville HighHigh · 1,478 students
- CREEKBEND ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLEElementary · 996 students
- Biloxi Junior High SchoolMiddle · 863 students
- North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle SchoolElementary · 851 students
- North Bay Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
Nearby schools
- Back Bay Elementary School1.1 mi · 528
- Gorenflo Elementary School2.1 mi · 326
- Nichols Elementary School2.4 mi · 203
- D'Iberville Elementary2.7 mi · 367
- Biloxi High School2.9 mi · 1,669
- Biloxi Junior High School3.1 mi · 863
Frequently asked questions
About Biloxi Upper Elementary SchoolHow large is Biloxi Upper Elementary School?
Biloxi Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 844 students in grades 05-06.
Is Biloxi Upper Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Biloxi Upper Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Biloxi Upper Elementary School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Biloxi Upper Elementary School.
How diverse is Biloxi Upper Elementary School?
Biloxi Upper Elementary School reports a student body of 37% White, 21% Hispanic, 31% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Biloxi Upper Elementary School in?
Biloxi Upper Elementary School is part of BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.