Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HATTIESBURG·NCES 280180000302
Grace Christian Elementary
2207 W 7TH STREET, HATTIESBURG, MS 39401 · (601) 583-0662 · Forrest County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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.
- ·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
16.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
367 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 32 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Based on grade levels within Hattiesburg. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
61.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.4% | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.9% | 67.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 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 Grace Christian Elementary
Grace Christian Elementary's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Christian Elementary this school | 367 | 100.0% | 66.9% |
| Parkview Elementary Meridian | 364 | 100.0% | 42.9% |
| Bay Springs Elementary School BAY SPRINGS | 370 | 96.8% | 56.7% |
| West Hills Elementary Meridian | 423 | 100.0% | 44.1% |
| Sherman Avenue Elementary Vicksburg | 360 | 100.0% | 30.4% |
| Casey Elementary School Jackson | 308 | 100.0% | 64.9% |
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 Grace Christian Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Forrest County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #114 of 428 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #139 of 439 ▼ 34 | #5 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #177 of 439 ▲ 13 | #8 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #263 of 453 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #307 of 408 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #324 of 409 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #43 of 444 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #169 of 296 | #3 of 9 |
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
367
+36 (+11%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 367 | 22.4 | 16.4:1 | 100% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 24.6 | 14.1:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 23.2 | 13.7:1 | 100% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 100% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 24.2 | 17.3:1 | 100% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 100% (487) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 95% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 77% (373) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grace Christian Elementary.
About Grace Christian Elementary
Grace Christian Elementary is a small elementary school in HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, under Hattiesburg. School enrollment was 367 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Hattiesburg runs Grace Christian Elementary along with 7 other schools, enrolling 3,918 students in total.
About 87% of the student body at Grace Christian Elementary is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% multiracial. In Forrest County overall, about 36% of residents are Black. Grace Christian Elementary's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Grace Christian Elementary total 22.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. The school counts 367 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. Among public schools in Forrest County, the average eligibility rate is 79%.
Grace Christian Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Grace Christian Elementary is +22.8 points, in the top 10% of Mississippi. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.9%, and the predicted rate is 44.1%.
Federal survey data for Forrest County show that the median household income is $53,640, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Forrest County is home to 21 public schools and about 10,857 public school students.
The nearest public school is Woodley Elementary, at about 1.0 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 60.3% proficiency; Grace Christian Elementary posts 66.9%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
The school enrolled 367 students in 2024-25, 36 more than the 331 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Forrest County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,272
Census ACS
Median income
$53,640
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,857 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hattiesburg
- Hattiesburg High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Thames ElementaryElementary · 619 students
- N R Burger MiddleMiddle · 525 students
- Rowan ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- Woodley ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Hawkins ElementaryElementary · 283 students
Other schools in HATTIESBURG
- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 1,145 students
- Hattiesburg High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Longleaf ElementaryElementary · 787 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Woodley Elementary1.0 mi · 422
- Hattiesburg High School1.0 mi · 1,014
- Thames Elementary1.8 mi · 619
- Hawkins Elementary1.8 mi · 283
- Rowan Elementary2.5 mi · 425
- Hattiesburg STEAM Academy3.3 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About Grace Christian ElementaryHow large is Grace Christian Elementary?
Grace Christian Elementary enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Grace Christian Elementary serve?
Grace Christian Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Grace Christian Elementary?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Grace Christian Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grace Christian Elementary?
At Grace Christian Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Grace Christian Elementary public or private?
Grace Christian Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hattiesburg.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.