Eastlawn Elem

Eastlawn Elem is a cozy elementary school in Pascagoula, Mississippi, operated by Pascagoula-Gautier School District. The school teaches 337 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Eastlawn Elem sits 24% below that benchmark.

Pascagoula-Gautier School District comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 6,579 students; Eastlawn Elem is among them.

In terms of who attends, Eastlawn Elem shows that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 34% Black, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Eastlawn Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 66% of students at Eastlawn Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Eastlawn Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.1%; this one delivers 58.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household income runs about $66,201, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Eastlawn Elem is one of 46 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 22,712 students).

Nearest neighbor: William M Colmer Middle, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Eastlawn Elem's enrollment has rose 19% since 2018, when it stood at 284 (now 337). White enrollment moved from 51% to 39% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Eastlawn Elem typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.