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Enrollment
899
Middle
DISTRICT 1,092 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280336000934
Ocean Springs Middle School
3600 Hanshaw Rd, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 · (228) 872-6210 · Jackson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL899 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Mississippi public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
354 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 434 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 465 | 52% |
Student demographics
50%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
Feeds from
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
65.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
78.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.1% | 78.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.4% | 78.7% |
% 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
74.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Ocean Springs Middle School
Ocean Springs Middle School's state test result (74.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Springs Middle School this school | 899 | 39.4% | 74.4% |
| Ocean Springs Upper Elementary Ocean Springs | 1,284 | 38.2% | 78.3% |
| Northwest Middle School Flowood | 1,352 | 38.2% | 63.9% |
| Oxford Middle School Oxford | 667 | 48.3% | 61.8% |
| Germantown Middle Madison | 1,008 | 28.6% | 70.8% |
| Center Hill Middle School Olive Branch | 757 | 46.6% | 65.8% |
Matched among Mississippi middle 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 Ocean Springs Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #4 of 176 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #6 of 181 ▲ 2 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #6 of 181 ▼ 1 | #2 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 899 | #15 of 186 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #103 of 163 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #74 of 164 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #177 of 184 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #117 of 119 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
899
-91 (-9%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 1,238
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 899 | 64 | 14.1:1 | 39% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 964 | 65 | 14.8:1 | 46% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 967 | 62.6 | 15.4:1 | 100% (964) |
| 2020-21 | 990 | 85 | 11.7:1 | 100% (987) |
| 2017-18 | 903 | 84.1 | 10.7:1 | 44% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 964 | 60 | 16.1:1 | 42% (409) |
| 2010-11 | 1,254 | 99 | 12.7:1 | 36% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 1,238 | 73 | 17.0:1 | 25% (304) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean Springs Middle School.
About Ocean Springs Middle School
Ocean Springs Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Enrollment is 899 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 8. Against the 452-student average for middle schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 99% higher.
Ocean Springs Middle School sits within Ocean Springs School District, which has 6 schools and 5,677 students.
Ocean Springs Middle School's enrollment is 69% White. Next come 15% Black, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share in Jackson County as a whole is similar, at about 67%. By the diversity index, Ocean Springs Middle School comes in at 50%.
The school employs the equivalent of 64 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.1:1. Middle schools in Mississippi average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 39%. That rate is below the 59% average among public schools in Jackson County.
Ocean Springs Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of Mississippi public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ocean Springs Middle School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 74.4% actual, 74.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Census Bureau estimates for Jackson County show that median household income is about $66,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 46 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 22,712 students.
Nearby, Magnolia Park Elementary is about 1.4 miles away. Ocean Springs Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ocean Springs Middle School's average proficiency of 74.4% compares with 74.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Federal counts put enrollment at 990 in 2020-21 and 899 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.7:1 to 14.1:1.
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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
- Magnolia Park ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Pecan Park ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Oak Park ElementaryElementary · 467 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
- St. Martin East ElementaryElementary · 704 students
- Magnolia Park ElementaryElementary · 613 students
Nearby schools
- Magnolia Park Elementary1.4 mi · 613
- Ocean Springs High School2.2 mi · 1,928
- Pecan Park Elementary2.4 mi · 486
- Ocean Springs Upper Elementary3.3 mi · 1,284
- St. Martin Middle School3.4 mi · 946
- Oak Park Elementary3.5 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean Springs Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ocean Springs Middle School?
Ocean Springs Middle School enrolls approximately 899 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Ocean Springs Middle School serve?
Ocean Springs Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean Springs Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ocean Springs Middle School is approximately 14.1:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ocean Springs Middle School?
At Ocean Springs Middle School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 8% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ocean Springs Middle School?
Ocean Springs Middle School is overseen by Ocean Springs School District in Jackson County.
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