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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCAGOULA-GAUTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280348001236
Martin Bluff
1306 Roy's Road, Gautier, MS 39553 · (228) 522-8850 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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
13.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
294 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 25% larger than its 4th grade class (69).
Student demographics
71%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
52.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -19.5pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.6% | 62.4% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Martin Bluff
Martin Bluff's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Bluff this school | 410 | 71.7% | 60.3% |
| Eastlawn Elem Pascagoula | 337 | 66.2% | 58.2% |
| Back Bay Elementary School Biloxi | 528 | 65.5% | 60.5% |
| Richland Elementary Richland | 369 | 78.9% | 67.2% |
| Richland Upper Elementary Richland | 480 | 77.9% | 59.6% |
| Rankin Elementary School Tupelo | 375 | 71.7% | 63.2% |
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 Martin Bluff ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #167 of 428 | #13 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #183 of 439 ▼ 45 | #16 of 21 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #185 of 439 ▼ 126 | #15 of 21 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #212 of 453 | #11 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #115 of 408 | #7 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #6 of 409 | #1 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #313 of 444 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #246 of 296 | #11 of 14 |
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
410
+34 (+9%) vs 2020
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 410 | 29.6 | 13.9:1 | 72% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 33.3 | 12.3:1 | 100% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 33.5 | 12.0:1 | 100% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 34.2 | 12.6:1 | 100% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 83% (484) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 70% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 340 | 17 | 20.0:1 | 55% (188) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin Bluff.
About Martin Bluff
Martin Bluff is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Gautier, Mississippi. The school had 410 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.
Martin Bluff sits within Pascagoula-Gautier School District, which has 17 schools and 6,579 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Martin Bluff is White (37%). The remaining students are 34% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Census figures show Jackson County is about 67% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Martin Bluff belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
With 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Martin Bluff was 13.9:1. Among elementary schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. Martin Bluff's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 72%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jackson County is 59%.
allk12 grades Martin Bluff a B. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Martin Bluff is 1.9 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.3% actual, 58.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Across Jackson County, median household income is about $66,201, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Martin Bluff is among the 46 public schools in Jackson County.
The closest other public school is Singing River, about 2.0 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Martin Bluff at 3rd of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Martin Bluff as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 376 to 410.
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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 Gautier
- Gautier HighHigh · 900 students
- Gautier MiddleMiddle · 416 students
- Singing RiverMiddle · 416 students
- Gautier ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- College Park ElementaryElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Singing River2.0 mi · 416
- Gautier High2.3 mi · 900
- Gautier Elementary3.0 mi · 397
- College Park Elementary3.3 mi · 303
- Gautier Middle3.9 mi · 416
- Moss Point High School4.9 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Martin BluffHow large is Martin Bluff?
Martin Bluff enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Martin Bluff serve?
Martin Bluff serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Martin Bluff?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Martin Bluff is approximately 13.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Martin Bluff?
At Martin Bluff, the student body is approximately 37% White, 17% Hispanic, 34% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Martin Bluff public or private?
Martin Bluff is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pascagoula-Gautier School District.
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