Magnolia Park Elementary

Magnolia Park Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, run under Ocean Springs School District, with 613 students on its rolls from grades K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 37% bigger than the state mean of about 446.

Within Ocean Springs School District, which oversees 6 schools and 5,677 students, Magnolia Park Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Magnolia Park Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder reads as 11% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Magnolia Park Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 30% of students at Magnolia Park Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Jackson County's rate of about 59%.

In the area at large, census data for Jackson County shows median household income runs about $66,201, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Jackson County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,712 students), Magnolia Park Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pecan Park Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Magnolia Park Elementary.

Magnolia Park Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Magnolia Park Elementary has ticked up 5%, going from 584 students in 2018 to 613 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 76% to 68% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.