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Enrollment
416
Middle
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCAGOULA-GAUTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280348000675
Gautier Middle
1920 Graveline Road, Gautier, MS 39553 · (228) 522-8806 · Jackson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Mississippi public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
10.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
299 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 7 | 207 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 50% |
Student demographics
69%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
42.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
51.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 60.2% |
% 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Middle
Gautier Middle's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautier Middle this school | 416 | 71.9% | 52.4% |
| Singing River Gautier | 416 | 70.7% | 60.7% |
| Trent Lott Pascagoula | 524 | 72.1% | 53.1% |
| William M Colmer Middle PASCAGOULA | 532 | 73.1% | 47.0% |
| Pontotoc Jr High School Pontotoc | 361 | 71.5% | 59.0% |
| Pontotoc Middle School Pontotoc | 316 | 72.8% | 61.9% |
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 Gautier Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #74 of 176 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #79 of 181 ▼ 10 | #6 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #76 of 181 ▼ 23 | #8 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #80 of 186 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #5 of 163 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #6 of 164 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #117 of 184 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #72 of 119 | #6 of 10 |
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
416
-65 (-14%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 416 | 41.3 | 10.1:1 | 72% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 38.6 | 11.3:1 | 100% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 39.1 | 10.8:1 | 100% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 100% (481) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 37.8 | 12.5:1 | 100% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 82% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 58 | 11.7:1 | 76% (516) |
| 2000-01 | 721 | 40 | 18.0:1 | 55% (397) |
| 1990-91 | 754 | 41 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gautier Middle.
About Gautier Middle
Gautier Middle is a middle school with a street address in Gautier, Mississippi. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 416 students in grades 7 through 8.
Gautier Middle belongs to Pascagoula-Gautier School District, a district of 17 schools and 6,579 students.
Gautier Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 37%. Smaller groups are 34% White, 23% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 19% of Jackson County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Gautier Middle comes in at 69%.
Teacher staffing is 41.3 full-time equivalents, or about 10.1 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. About 72% of students, or 299, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 59% for public schools in Jackson County.
The allk12 Grade for Gautier Middle is B-. Compared with Mississippi public middle schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Gautier Middle are 5.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (52.4% actual, 58.3% predicted).
In the county around the school, Jackson County, median household income is about $66,201, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 46 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 22,712 students.
The school nearest to Gautier Middle is College Park Elementary, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Within five miles of Gautier Middle, there are 6 other public schools. Gautier Middle is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Gautier Middle the locale Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The number of students declined from 481 to 416 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 13.0 in 2020-21 to 10.1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Gautier Middle covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Singing RiverMiddle · 416 students
- Martin BluffElementary · 410 students
Other schools in Gautier
- Gautier HighHigh · 900 students
- Singing RiverMiddle · 416 students
- Martin BluffElementary · 410 students
- Gautier ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- College Park ElementaryElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- College Park Elementary0.8 mi · 303
- Gautier Elementary1.8 mi · 397
- Gautier High2.8 mi · 900
- Singing River2.9 mi · 416
- Martin Bluff3.9 mi · 410
- Ocean Springs High School5.0 mi · 1,928
Frequently asked questions
About Gautier MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Gautier Middle?
Gautier Middle enrolls approximately 416 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Gautier Middle serve?
Gautier Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gautier Middle?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Gautier Middle.
How diverse is Gautier Middle?
Gautier Middle reports a student body of 34% White, 23% Hispanic, 37% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Gautier Middle?
Gautier Middle 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.