Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCAGOULA-GAUTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280348000674
Gautier Elementary
505 Magnolia Tree, Gautier, MS 39553 · (228) 522-8824 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
324 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 17% larger than its 4th grade class (72).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
59.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.7% | 63.7% |
% 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Gautier Elementary
Gautier Elementary's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautier Elementary this school | 397 | 81.6% | 61.6% |
| Harrison Central Elementary Gulfport | 465 | 76.3% | 72.3% |
| Joyner Elementary School Tupelo | 444 | 71.8% | 55.9% |
| Rankin Elementary School Tupelo | 375 | 71.7% | 63.2% |
| Southaven Elementary School Southaven | 681 | 78.4% | 45.3% |
| Parkway Elementary School Tupelo | 418 | 74.9% | 55.3% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary 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 Gautier Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #153 of 428 | #11 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #155 of 439 ▼ 26 | #13 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #119 of 439 ▲ 1 | #11 of 21 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #230 of 453 | #12 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #157 of 408 | #10 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #30 of 409 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.6% | #246 of 444 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #265 of 296 | #13 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
397
+22 (+6%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 397 | 27.6 | 14.4:1 | 82% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 35.6 | 11.3:1 | 100% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 35.1 | 11.0:1 | 100% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 100% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 27.8 | 14.8:1 | 100% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 88% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 195 | 14 | 13.9:1 | 94% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 17 | 17.9:1 | 55% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gautier Elementary.
About Gautier Elementary
Gautier Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Gautier, Mississippi. The school enrolls 397 students in pre-K through 4.
The 17 schools in Pascagoula-Gautier School District enroll 6,579 students altogether, Gautier Elementary among them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Gautier Elementary is Black, with 48% of students. Enrollment also includes 29% White, 15% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The school's Black share is 29 points above the 19% share among Jackson County residents. The diversity index for Gautier Elementary is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gautier Elementary is 14.4:1, based on 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Jackson County, the average is 59%.
On the allk12 Grade, Gautier Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Gautier Elementary would score about 53.4%. It scores 61.6%, 8.2 points above that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Jackson County show that median household income comes to about $66,201, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson County counts 46 public schools with about 22,712 students.
Of the public schools around it, Gautier Elementary is closest to Gautier Middle, about 1.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 57.3%; Gautier Elementary's is 61.6%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Federal data place Gautier Elementary in the Suburb: Small locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Gautier Elementary enrolled 375 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 397. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.5:1 to 14.4:1.
Gautier Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,249
Census ACS
Median income
$66,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
22,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pascagoula-Gautier School District
- Pascagoula HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Gautier HighHigh · 900 students
- William M Colmer MiddleMiddle · 532 students
- Trent LottMiddle · 524 students
- Gautier MiddleMiddle · 416 students
- Singing RiverMiddle · 416 students
Other schools in Gautier
- Gautier HighHigh · 900 students
- Gautier MiddleMiddle · 416 students
- Singing RiverMiddle · 416 students
- Martin BluffElementary · 410 students
- College Park ElementaryElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Gautier Middle1.8 mi · 416
- College Park Elementary1.9 mi · 303
- Singing River3.0 mi · 416
- Martin Bluff3.0 mi · 410
- Gautier High3.0 mi · 900
- Lake Elem3.8 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About Gautier ElementaryHow large is Gautier Elementary?
Gautier Elementary enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-04.
Is Gautier Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gautier Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Gautier Elementary?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Gautier Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gautier Elementary?
At Gautier Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 15% Hispanic, 48% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Gautier Elementary?
Gautier Elementary is overseen by Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.