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Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280336000648
Magnolia Park Elementary
3500 Government Street, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 · (228) 875-4263 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
182 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 150 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 165 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 168 | 27% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 Ocean Springs School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -13.9pp since 2023
Math
80.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 80.2% |
| 2023-24 | 84.3% | 82.5% |
% 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
79.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Magnolia Park Elementary
Magnolia Park Elementary's state test result (79.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Park Elementary this school | 613 | 29.7% | 79.3% |
| Hernando Elementary School Hernando | 707 | 33.2% | 75.2% |
| Oak Grove Central Elementary School Hernando | 744 | 30.6% | 72.1% |
| Lewisburg Primary School Olive Branch | 578 | 23.2% | 82.0% |
| Lewisburg Elementary School Olive Branch | 604 | 25.3% | 80.0% |
| Hernando Hills Elementary Hernando | 770 | 36.6% | 73.8% |
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 Magnolia Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #26 of 428 | #2 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #31 of 439 ▼ 9 | #3 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #38 of 439 ▼ 30 | #4 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #88 of 453 | #3 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #148 of 408 | #9 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #174 of 409 | #13 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #434 of 444 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #60 of 90 | #4 of 6 |
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
613
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 613 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 30% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 45.8 | 13.9:1 | 44% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 45.8 | 13.9:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 100% (641) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 37.1 | 15.7:1 | 45% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 50% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 748 | 44 | 17.0:1 | 42% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 37 | 18.2:1 | 25% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 31 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magnolia Park Elementary.
About Magnolia Park Elementary
Magnolia Park Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. It enrolls 613 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 3. It has 37% more students than the average for elementary schools in Mississippi (about 446).
Ocean Springs School District, which runs Magnolia Park Elementary, has 6 schools and 5,677 students.
More than half of enrollment at Magnolia Park Elementary is White: 68%. Other groups make up 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. In Jackson County overall, the White share is about 67%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
The school's 43 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Income data for the school show 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Jackson County average 59%.
On the allk12 Grade, Magnolia Park Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 75% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
In Mississippi, Magnolia Park Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 79.3% actual against a predicted 79.5%.
For the population of Jackson County, median household income comes to about $66,201, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Jackson County's 46 public schools enroll about 22,712 students and include Magnolia Park Elementary.
Pecan Park Elementary is about 1.1 miles from Magnolia Park Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Magnolia Park Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Magnolia Park Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
Enrollment was 613 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 644. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.7:1 in 2020-21, and 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Magnolia Park Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Ocean Springs School District
- Ocean Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,928 students
- Ocean Springs Upper ElementaryMiddle · 1,284 students
- Ocean Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- Pecan Park ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Oak Park ElementaryElementary · 467 students
- KEYS VOC CENTERHigh
Other schools in Ocean Springs
- Ocean Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,928 students
- St. Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,289 students
- Ocean Springs Upper ElementaryMiddle · 1,284 students
- St. Martin Middle SchoolMiddle · 946 students
- Ocean Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- St. Martin East ElementaryElementary · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Pecan Park Elementary1.1 mi · 486
- Ocean Springs Middle School1.4 mi · 899
- Ocean Springs Upper Elementary1.9 mi · 1,284
- Oak Park Elementary2.1 mi · 467
- St. Martin Middle School2.6 mi · 946
- St. Martin Upper Elementary2.7 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Magnolia Park ElementaryHow many students attend Magnolia Park Elementary?
Magnolia Park Elementary enrolls approximately 613 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Magnolia Park Elementary serve?
Magnolia Park Elementary serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Magnolia Park Elementary?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Magnolia Park Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Magnolia Park Elementary?
At Magnolia Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 9% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Magnolia Park Elementary in?
Magnolia Park Elementary is part of Ocean Springs School District.
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