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NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDL
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 2022, while math scores are down about 13 points.
About NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDL
NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDL is one of the well-populated elementary schools in Gulfport, Mississippi, one of the schools within Harrison County School District, with 921 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 107% larger than typical.
Harrison County School District comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 14,253 students; NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDL is among them.
In terms of who attends, NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDL records that the largest single group is Black, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 12% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Harrison County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDL has 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harrison County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Harrison County put the typical household earns roughly $59,479 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDL is one of 55 public schools in Harrison County (combined enrollment of about 30,521 students).
Nearest neighbor: 28th Street Elementary, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Harrison County at a glance
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