Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOSS POINT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280300000591
Kreole Primary Elementary
6312 Martin Luther King Blvd, MOSS POINT, MS 39563 · (228) 475-3719 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
418 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 141 | 34% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 146 | 35% |
Student demographics
43%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Moss Point School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -12.3pp since 2023
Math
35.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 30.6% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Kreole Primary Elementary
Kreole Primary Elementary's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kreole Primary Elementary this school | 419 | 99.8% | 35.5% |
| Collins Elementary School COLLINS | 474 | 99.4% | 45.8% |
| Verona Elementary School VERONA | 364 | 99.2% | 23.6% |
| West Elementary Gulfport | 492 | 98.6% | 61.8% |
| River Oaks Elementary Gulfport | 487 | 99.4% | 54.0% |
| 28th Street Elementary Gulfport | 359 | 99.4% | 48.7% |
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 Kreole Primary Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #374 of 428 | #20 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #326 of 439 ▲ 38 | #20 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #366 of 439 ▼ 69 | #21 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #202 of 453 | #10 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #270 of 408 | #14 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #212 of 409 | #14 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #113 of 444 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #89 of 90 | #6 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
419
+116 (+38%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 419 | 26.4 | 15.9:1 | 100% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 36.1 | 11.3:1 | 100% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 31.8 | 12.4:1 | 100% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 27 | 11.2:1 | 100% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 100% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 25 | 18.3:1 | 100% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 90% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 75% (381) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 35 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kreole Primary Elementary.
About Kreole Primary Elementary
At 6312 Martin Luther King Blvd in MOSS POINT, Mississippi, Kreole Primary Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 419 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 2.
Kreole Primary Elementary is in Moss Point School District, a district with 1,611 students across 4 schools.
At Kreole Primary Elementary, Black students make up 73% of the student body. The school is also 17% White and 9% Hispanic. That is higher than the 19% Black share among all Jackson County residents. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kreole Primary Elementary and a ratio of 15.9:1. That matches the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. The 59% average for public schools in Jackson County is 41 points lower.
allk12 grades Kreole Primary Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Kreole Primary Elementary are 8.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (35.5% actual, 44.2% predicted).
In the county around the school, Jackson County, the median household income is $66,201, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 46 public schools in Jackson County, enrolling about 22,712 students in all.
The shortest distance from Kreole Primary Elementary to another public school is about 2.3 miles, to Arlington Elem. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Kreole Primary Elementary ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Kreole Primary Elementary as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 116 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 11.2:1 to 15.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Moss Point High SchoolHigh · 491 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
- Moss Point High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- Magnolia Middle SchoolMiddle · 359 students
Nearby schools
- Arlington Elem2.3 mi · 333
- Jackson County Exceptional2.3 mi · 44
- Magnolia Middle School2.5 mi · 359
- Moss Point High School2.8 mi · 491
- Jackson Elem2.8 mi · 193
- Cherokee Elementary3.0 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About Kreole Primary ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kreole Primary Elementary?
Kreole Primary Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades PK-02.
What age range does Kreole Primary Elementary serve?
Kreole Primary Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 02.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kreole Primary Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kreole Primary Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kreole Primary Elementary?
Student demographics at Kreole Primary Elementary are roughly 17% White, 9% Hispanic, 73% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Kreole Primary Elementary in?
Kreole Primary Elementary is part of Moss Point School District.
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