Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY WAVELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280057000046
North Bay Elementary
602 Pine St., BAY ST LOUIS, MS 39520 · (228) 467-4052 · Hancock County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
234 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bay Waveland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
69.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -12.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
348
-91 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.7:1
% White
64%
was 67%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
23%
was 24%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About North Bay Elementary
North Bay Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary-level community in BAY ST LOUIS, Mississippi, one of the schools within Bay Waveland School District, enrolls 348 students, covering grades 3 through 6. That puts it 22% leaner than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.
Within Bay Waveland School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,664 students, North Bay Elementary is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, North Bay Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 23% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, North Bay Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting North Bay Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, North Bay Elementary sits in the top 10% of Mississippi schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 60.6%; actual is 75.7%, +15.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, Hancock County reports that median household income runs about $67,708, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Hancock County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,598 students), North Bay Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Bay Waveland Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 21%: 439 students in 2018 compared to 348 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.
On this page, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,167
Census ACS
Median income
$67,708
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bay Waveland School District
- Bay High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- Waveland Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Bay Waveland Middle SchoolMiddle · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Bay Waveland Middle School0.1 mi · 365
- Bay High School0.2 mi · 491
- Waveland Elementary School2.6 mi · 460
- Pass Christian High School4.8 mi · 606
- Pass Christian Elementary School5.6 mi · 378
- Pass Christian Middle School5.6 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About North Bay ElementaryHow large is North Bay Elementary?
North Bay Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does North Bay Elementary serve?
North Bay Elementary serves grades 03-06.
How many teachers does North Bay Elementary have?
North Bay Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at North Bay Elementary?
Student demographics at North Bay Elementary are roughly 64% White, 5% Hispanic, 23% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is North Bay Elementary in?
North Bay Elementary is part of Bay Waveland School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.