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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
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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.
- 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 23% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 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.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 79.6% |
| 2023-24 | 82.4% | 84.3% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Oak Park Elementary
Oak Park Elementary's state test result (79.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Elementary this school | 467 | 25.9% | 79.8% |
| Lewisburg Elementary School Olive Branch | 604 | 25.3% | 80.0% |
| Lewisburg Intermediate School Olive Branch | 606 | 19.6% | 82.2% |
| Lewisburg Primary School Olive Branch | 578 | 23.2% | 82.0% |
| Pecan Park Elementary Ocean Springs | 486 | 29.8% | 76.3% |
| Magnolia Park Elementary Ocean Springs | 613 | 29.7% | 79.3% |
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 Oak Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #24 of 428 | #1 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #35 of 439 ▼ 17 | #4 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #28 of 439 ▼ 11 | #2 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #170 of 453 | #9 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #57 of 408 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #221 of 409 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #436 of 444 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #157 of 296 | #8 of 14 |
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
467
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 467 | 36.6 | 12.8:1 | 26% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 44.1 | 11.0:1 | 40% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 45.7 | 10.9:1 | 99% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 99% (490) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 37.9 | 14.3:1 | 44% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 45% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 46 | 14.6:1 | 49% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 24% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 32 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Park Elementary.
About Oak Park Elementary
Oak Park Elementary is one of the public schools in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 467 students in pre-K through 3.
Oak Park Elementary is among 6 schools run by Ocean Springs School District, which serves 5,677 students.
White students account for 75% of enrollment at Oak Park Elementary. The remaining students are 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Oak Park Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
The school has about 12.8 students per teacher and 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 59% average for public schools in Jackson County.
allk12 grades Oak Park Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Oak Park Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (79.8%) and its predicted rate (81.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
In Jackson County (population about 145,249), median household income is about $66,201, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 46 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 22,712 students.
Nearby, Ocean Springs Upper Elementary is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Oak Park Elementary is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Oak Park 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.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 467 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 493.
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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
Other Oak Park Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 8 states are named Oak Park Elementary. Oak Park Elementary is the 6th largest of the 11.
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolLAUREL, MS · 405 students
- OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBAY SHORE, NY · 678 students
- Oak Park ElementarySan Diego, CA · 545 students
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolLansdale, PA · 526 students
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolDecatur, AL · 481 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.