East Central Upper Elementary

Set in Moss Point, Mississippi, East Central Upper Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school, part of Jackson County School District. It teaches 566 students across grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% above the state mean of about 446.

East Central Upper Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by Jackson County School District, a district that caters to 8,845 students overall.

On demographics, East Central Upper Elementary lists that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, East Central Upper Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.8%; this one delivers 70.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Jackson County shows median household income runs about $66,201, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East Central Upper Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 22,712 students).

Nearest neighbor: East Central Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around East Central Upper Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Central Upper Elementary at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 62.6%.

East Central Upper Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 630 students in 2018 compared to 566 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the East Central Upper Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.