Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280063000058
Gorenflo Elementary School
771 Elder Street, Biloxi, MS 39530 · (228) 436-5145 · Harrison County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
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
14.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
309 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 86 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 19% |
This year's 1st grade class (86) is 41% larger than its 4th grade class (61).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -20.0pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -14.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 67.3% |
% 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Gorenflo Elementary School
Gorenflo Elementary School's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorenflo Elementary School this school | 326 | 94.8% | 56.1% |
| Hawkins Elementary HATTIESBURG | 283 | 99.6% | 55.7% |
| D'Iberville Elementary Diberville | 367 | 99.5% | 63.7% |
| Arlington Elem Pascagoula | 333 | 85.3% | 43.0% |
| Anniston Elementary Gulfport | 482 | 99.8% | 67.9% |
| Highland Elementary School RIDGELAND | 629 | 79.0% | 57.1% |
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 Gorenflo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #206 of 428 | #23 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #197 of 439 ▼ 89 | #21 of 30 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #275 of 439 ▼ 142 | #29 of 30 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #301 of 453 | #27 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #186 of 408 | #15 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #23 of 409 | #7 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #205 of 444 | #14 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #84 of 90 | N/A |
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
326
+52 (+19%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 326 | 22.1 | 14.7:1 | 95% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 27.5 | 12.0:1 | 92% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 30 | 11.7:1 | 99% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 22.7 | 14.2:1 | 92% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 94% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 95% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 63% (334) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 25 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gorenflo Elementary School.
About Gorenflo Elementary School
Gorenflo Elementary School is a small elementary school in Biloxi, Mississippi. The school enrolls 326 students, from grades 1 through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446, so this school runs 27% smaller than that.
BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 8 schools with 5,699 students in all.
Gorenflo Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 45%. Smaller groups are 33% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 24% of Harrison County residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Gorenflo Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.7:1, with 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 95%. Across public schools in Harrison County, the average is 74%.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Gorenflo Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Gorenflo Elementary School is 46.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Harrison County, median household income is about $59,479, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The public schools of Harrison County number 55 and enroll about 30,521.
The closest other public school is Nichols Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 66.8% on proficiency, and Gorenflo Elementary School is below that at 56.1%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Gorenflo Elementary School had 274 students in 2020-21 and 326 in 2024-25, a 19% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.7:1 in 2020-21 to 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Gorenflo Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,891
Census ACS
Median income
$59,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
30,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Biloxi High SchoolHigh · 1,669 students
- Biloxi Junior High SchoolMiddle · 863 students
- Biloxi Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 844 students
- North Bay Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Popp's Ferry Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Back Bay Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
Other schools in Biloxi
- Biloxi High SchoolHigh · 1,669 students
- D'Iberville HighHigh · 1,478 students
- CREEKBEND ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLEElementary · 996 students
- Biloxi Junior High SchoolMiddle · 863 students
- North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle SchoolElementary · 851 students
- Biloxi Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 844 students
Nearby schools
- Nichols Elementary School0.4 mi · 203
- Biloxi Upper Elementary School2.1 mi · 844
- D'Iberville Middle School2.4 mi · 503
- St. Martin North Elementary2.5 mi · 537
- D'Iberville Elementary2.5 mi · 367
- Back Bay Elementary School2.8 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Gorenflo Elementary SchoolHow large is Gorenflo Elementary School?
Gorenflo Elementary School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 01-04.
What grades does Gorenflo Elementary School serve?
Gorenflo Elementary School serves grades 01-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gorenflo Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gorenflo Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gorenflo Elementary School?
Gorenflo Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 33% Hispanic, 45% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Gorenflo Elementary School?
Gorenflo Elementary School is overseen by BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Harrison County.
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