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Enrollment
491
High
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOSS POINT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280300000587
Moss Point High School
4913 WEEMS STREET, MOSS POINT, MS 39563 · (228) 475-5721 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Mississippi public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
491 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 124 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 133 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 130 | 26% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
48.2%
MS avg 45.9% . +14.5pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.2% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 60.0% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Moss Point High School
Moss Point High School's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Point High School this school | 491 | 100.0% | 58.8% |
| Crystal Springs High School Crystal Springs | 397 | 99.7% | 42.7% |
| Collins High School COLLINS | 373 | 99.2% | 37.4% |
| Amanda Elzy High School Greenwood | 367 | 100.0% | 33.3% |
| Laurel High School LAUREL | 732 | 99.9% | 45.9% |
| Leake County High School WALNUT GROVE | 266 | 99.6% | 42.7% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 Moss Point High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #97 of 192 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #100 of 199 ▲ 3 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #85 of 199 ▲ 41 | #6 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #102 of 203 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #52 of 192 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #105 of 192 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #29 of 194 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #24 of 121 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
491
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 1,282
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
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 | 491 | 43.2 | 11.4:1 | 100% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 40.5 | 12.2:1 | 100% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 47.9 | 9.5:1 | 100% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 40 | 11.9:1 | 100% (476) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 47.2 | 12.6:1 | 100% (596) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 100% (623) |
| 2010-11 | 890 | 58 | 15.3:1 | 82% (730) |
| 2000-01 | 870 | 41 | 21.2:1 | 75% (656) |
| 1990-91 | 1,282 | 55 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moss Point High School.
About Moss Point High School
Moss Point High School operates as a small high school in MOSS POINT, Mississippi. The student body numbers 491 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Mississippi) has about 651 students.
Moss Point High School falls under Moss Point School District, which has 4 schools enrolling 1,611 students.
At 72%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Moss Point High School combined. The remaining students are 15% White and 11% Hispanic. Among people living in Jackson County, the Black share is about 19%. By the diversity index, Moss Point High School comes in at 44%.
The school employs the equivalent of 43.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.4:1. Among high schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 12.6:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. That is higher than the 59% average for public schools in Jackson County.
Moss Point High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Mississippi public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 44.1% for a school in Mississippi with Moss Point High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Moss Point High School posts 58.8%.
Among Jackson County residents, median household income is about $66,201, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Moss Point High School is one of 46 public schools in Jackson County, which together enroll about 22,712 students.
Magnolia Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Moss Point High School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Moss Point High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Small.
The student count in 2024-25 was 491, 3% above the 476 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Moss Point School District
- Kreole Primary ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Magnolia Middle SchoolMiddle · 359 students
- Escatawpa Upper ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- MOSS POINT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
- MOSS POINT CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCAHigh
Other schools in MOSS POINT
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 777 students
- East Central Lower ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- East Central Upper ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- East Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Kreole Primary ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Magnolia Middle SchoolMiddle · 359 students
Nearby schools
- Magnolia Middle School0.4 mi · 359
- Escatawpa Upper Elementary1.7 mi · 342
- Lake Elem2.4 mi · 96
- Jackson County Exceptional2.6 mi · 44
- Kreole Primary Elementary2.8 mi · 419
- Jackson Elem3.4 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Moss Point High SchoolHow large is Moss Point High School?
Moss Point High School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 09-12.
Is Moss Point High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Moss Point High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Moss Point High School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Moss Point High School.
How diverse is Moss Point High School?
Moss Point High School reports a student body of 15% White, 11% Hispanic, 72% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Moss Point High School in?
Moss Point High School is part of Moss Point School District.
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