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What's something OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280336000647
Oak Park Elementary
2230 Government Street, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 · (228) 875-5847 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
121 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Ocean Springs School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
73.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -9.3pp since 2023
Math
79.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
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
79.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
467
-75 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.3:1
% White
75%
was 76%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
9%
was 10%
% Asian
2%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Oak Park Elementary
Oak Park Elementary, a reasonably sized K-5 school in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, one of the schools within Ocean Springs School District, serves 467 students, covering grades pre-K through 3.
Oak Park Elementary is one of 6 schools operated by Ocean Springs School District, a district that educates 5,677 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Oak Park Elementary shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jackson County (around 59%), the school's rate is south of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Oak Park Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 81.4%; this one delivers 79.8%.
In the broader community, Jackson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,201 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Oak Park Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 22,712 students).
Ocean Springs Upper Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oak Park Elementary has contracted 14%, going from 542 students in 2018 to 467 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.
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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 Ocean Springs School District
- Ocean Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,928 students
- Ocean Springs Upper ElementaryMiddle · 1,284 students
- Ocean Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- Magnolia Park ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Pecan Park ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- KEYS VOC CENTERHigh
Other schools in Ocean Springs
- Ocean Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,928 students
- St. Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,289 students
- Ocean Springs Upper ElementaryMiddle · 1,284 students
- St. Martin Middle SchoolMiddle · 946 students
- Ocean Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- St. Martin East ElementaryElementary · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Ocean Springs Upper Elementary0.2 mi · 1,284
- Pecan Park Elementary1.0 mi · 486
- St. Martin Middle School1.8 mi · 946
- St. Martin Upper Elementary1.8 mi · 600
- St. Martin High School2.1 mi · 1,289
- Magnolia Park Elementary2.1 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Park ElementaryHow large is Oak Park Elementary?
Oak Park Elementary enrolls approximately 467 students in grades PK-03.
Is Oak Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Oak Park Elementary have?
Oak Park Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Oak Park Elementary?
Oak Park Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Oak Park Elementary in?
Oak Park Elementary is part of Ocean Springs School District.
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