Enrollment
96
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCAGOULA-GAUTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280348000677
Lake Elem
4503 Willow Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567 · (228) 938-6422 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- 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.
- ·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
10.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
64 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 38% larger than its 4th grade class (16).
Student demographics
59%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
63.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
65.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 up about 12 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.2% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 65.7% | 54.3% |
% 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Lake Elem
Lake Elem's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Elem this school | 96 | 66.7% | 62.3% |
| Benndale Elementary School LUCEDALE | 138 | 72.5% | 62.4% |
| West Elementary School Sturgis | 190 | 76.8% | 54.1% |
| Runnelstown School PETAL | 173 | 75.7% | 52.8% |
| Nettleton Elementary School Nettleton | 215 | 82.3% | 52.8% |
| Dorsey Attendance Center Fulton | 233 | 82.0% | 53.0% |
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 Lake Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #449 of 453 | #22 of 22 |
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
96
+13 (+16%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 154
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 96 | 8.8 | 10.9:1 | 67% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 10.9 | 8.1:1 | 100% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 93 | 9 | 10.4:1 | 100% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 83 | 7 | 11.9:1 | 100% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 99 | 9.6 | 10.4:1 | 100% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 106 | 8 | 13.3:1 | 82% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 117 | 7 | 16.7:1 | 65% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 144 | 7 | 20.6:1 | 56% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 154 | 8 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Elem.
About Lake Elem
Lake Elem is an elementary school located in Pascagoula, Mississippi, in Jackson County. Students in kindergarten through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 96 students. The average among elementary schools in Mississippi is roughly 446 students; this school is 78% smaller than that.
The district for Lake Elem is Pascagoula-Gautier School District, with 17 schools and 6,579 students.
White students make up a majority at Lake Elem, at 55%. The next largest groups are 30% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. In Jackson County overall, about 67% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.9:1. That is 5.0 students per teacher below the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 67%. Compared with the 59% average for public schools in Jackson County, the school's rate is higher.
Lake Elem is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lake Elem is 1.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 62.3%. Predicted: 60.9%.
In Jackson County (population about 145,249), the median household income is $66,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Lake Elem is one of 46 public schools in the county.
Central Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of Lake Elem, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 62.3% is above the 53.5% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 96 students in 2024-25, 13 more than the 83 it had in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Pascagoula
- Pascagoula HighHigh · 1,127 students
- William M Colmer MiddleMiddle · 532 students
- Trent LottMiddle · 524 students
- Eastlawn ElemElementary · 337 students
- Arlington ElemElementary · 333 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 245 students
Other Lake Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lake Elementary. Lake Elem is the 10th largest of the 10.
- Lake Elementary SchoolLake, MS · 333 students
- LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSON, MS · 230 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolHartville, OH · 1,223 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolSt. Amant, LA · 1,096 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolMillbury, OH · 763 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary1.2 mi · 245
- Jackson County Exceptional1.3 mi · 44
- Pascagoula High1.3 mi · 1,127
- Trent Lott1.4 mi · 524
- Jackson Elem1.7 mi · 193
- William M Colmer Middle1.8 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Lake ElemHow large is Lake Elem?
Lake Elem enrolls approximately 96 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Lake Elem serve?
Lake Elem serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Lake Elem have?
Lake Elem employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Lake Elem?
Student demographics at Lake Elem are roughly 55% White, 7% Hispanic, 30% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Lake Elem in?
Lake Elem is part of Pascagoula-Gautier School District.
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