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
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 127 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 28% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 35% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
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.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.6% | 69.8% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 82.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like North Bay Elementary
North Bay Elementary's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bay Elementary this school | 348 | 67.2% | 75.7% |
| Richton Elementary School RICHTON | 305 | 63.6% | 50.1% |
| Bruce Elementary BRUCE | 316 | 74.1% | 56.4% |
| West Amory Elementary School Amory | 355 | 68.7% | 72.1% |
| Waveland Elementary School WAVELAND | 460 | 69.8% | 67.9% |
| East Amory Elementary Amory | 314 | 64.6% | 69.3% |
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 North Bay Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #46 of 428 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #83 of 439 ▼ 59 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #60 of 439 ▲ 10 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #282 of 453 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #197 of 408 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #150 of 409 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #346 of 444 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #99 of 296 | N/A |
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
348
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 348 | 23.4 | 14.9:1 | 67% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 34.7 | 13.7:1 | 100% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 26.7 | 13.6:1 | 100% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 29 | 12.4:1 | 100% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 26.3 | 16.7:1 | 100% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 24 | 18.5:1 | 100% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 76% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 25 | 13.1:1 | 63% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Bay Elementary.
About North Bay Elementary
North Bay Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in BAY ST LOUIS, Mississippi. The school serves 348 students in grades 3 through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students.
Bay Waveland School District has 4 schools and 1,664 students, and North Bay Elementary is one of those schools.
White students account for 64% of enrollment at North Bay Elementary. Other students are 23% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. That is lower than the 84% White share among all Hancock County residents. By the diversity index, North Bay Elementary comes in at 52%.
Its teaching staff equals 23.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.9:1. That ratio is under the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Around 67% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 65% average for public schools in Hancock County.
The allk12 Grade for North Bay Elementary is A. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
North Bay Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 75.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Mississippi are predicted to post 60.6%, so the school is 15.1 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Among Hancock County residents, median household income is about $67,708, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 11 public schools in Hancock County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,598.
The next-closest public school is Bay Waveland Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts North Bay Elementary at 3rd of 7.
North Bay Elementary falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
North Bay Elementary saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at North Bay Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other North Bay Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named North Bay Elementary. North Bay Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- North Bay Elementary SchoolBiloxi, MS · 658 students
- North Bay Elementary SchoolNorth Bend, OR · 352 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 Middle School5.6 mi · 384
- Pass Christian Elementary School5.6 mi · 378
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.
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