East Central Lower Elementary

East Central Lower Elementary is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in Moss Point, Mississippi, run under Jackson County School District, educateing 567 students in grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 27% larger than the state mean of about 446.

Jackson County School District comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 8,845 students; East Central Lower Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, East Central Lower Elementary shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), East Central Lower Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.3%; this one delivers 69.7%.

Around the school, census data for Jackson County shows median household income runs about $66,201, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jackson County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,712 students), of which East Central Lower Elementary is one.

East Central High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Central Lower Elementary at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 47.8%.

East Central Lower Elementary operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 8%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 567 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 96% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.