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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the PASCAGOULA HIGH SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,127
High
DISTRICT 1,014 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCAGOULA-GAUTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280348000678
Pascagoula High
1716 Tucker Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567 · (228) 938-6451 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,127 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Mississippi public high schools
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
785 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 285 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 255 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 293 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 294 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
60.6%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 58.3% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Pascagoula High
Pascagoula High's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascagoula High this school | 1,127 | 69.7% | 65.5% |
| Pontotoc High School Pontotoc | 712 | 70.6% | 65.4% |
| West Jones High School Laurel | 1,587 | 66.3% | 61.0% |
| Richland High School Richland | 731 | 73.1% | 60.0% |
| Lake Cormorant High School Lake Cormorant | 991 | 61.0% | 62.8% |
| Ripley High School Ripley | 465 | 77.2% | 73.3% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 Pascagoula High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #63 of 192 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #107 of 199 ▲ 2 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #64 of 199 ▼ 21 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,127 | #32 of 203 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #67 of 192 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #9 of 192 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #115 of 194 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #49 of 63 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,127
+36 (+3%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 969
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 1,127 | 95.1 | 11.8:1 | 70% (785) |
| 2023-24 | 1,117 | 69.1 | 16.2:1 | 100% (1,117) |
| 2022-23 | 1,187 | 75 | 15.8:1 | 100% (1,187) |
| 2020-21 | 1,091 | 59 | 18.5:1 | 100% (1,091) |
| 2017-18 | 1,089 | 60.6 | 18.0:1 | 100% (1,089) |
| 2015-16 | 1,095 | 66 | 16.6:1 | 72% (792) |
| 2010-11 | 1,062 | 63 | 16.9:1 | 63% (672) |
| 2000-01 | 1,168 | 71 | 16.4:1 | 55% (644) |
| 1990-91 | 969 | 49 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pascagoula High.
About Pascagoula High
A large high school in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Pascagoula High is part of Pascagoula-Gautier School District. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,127 students. By comparison, high schools in Mississippi enroll about 651 students on average.
Pascagoula-Gautier School District has 6,579 students in 17 schools, and Pascagoula High is one of those schools.
The biggest share of students at Pascagoula High, 47%, is Black. Next come 27% White, 22% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 19% Black among all Jackson County residents. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Pascagoula High are from different groups.
The school's 95.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. High schools in Mississippi have an average ratio of 12.6:1. At Pascagoula High, 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 59% average for public schools in Jackson County.
Pascagoula High earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of Mississippi public high schools.
Pascagoula High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (65.5%) and its predicted rate (59.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
In the surrounding county, Jackson County, the median household earns about $66,201 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Pascagoula High, Jackson County has 46 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Central Elementary, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Pascagoula High is 1st among 7 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The school grew from 1,091 students in 2020-21 to 1,127 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.8:1) than in 2020-21 (18.5:1).
The allk12 page for Pascagoula High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Pascagoula-Gautier School District
- Gautier HighHigh · 900 students
- William M Colmer MiddleMiddle · 532 students
- Trent LottMiddle · 524 students
- Gautier MiddleMiddle · 416 students
- Singing RiverMiddle · 416 students
- Martin BluffElementary · 410 students
Other schools in Pascagoula
- William M Colmer MiddleMiddle · 532 students
- Trent LottMiddle · 524 students
- Eastlawn ElemElementary · 337 students
- Arlington ElemElementary · 333 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 245 students
- Cherokee ElementaryElementary · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary0.4 mi · 245
- Trent Lott0.5 mi · 524
- Eastlawn Elem0.8 mi · 337
- William M Colmer Middle1.1 mi · 532
- Jackson Elem1.1 mi · 193
- Beach Elementary1.1 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Pascagoula HighWhat is the total enrollment at Pascagoula High?
Pascagoula High enrolls approximately 1,127 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Pascagoula High serve?
Pascagoula High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pascagoula High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pascagoula High is approximately 11.8:1 (95 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pascagoula High?
At Pascagoula High, the student body is approximately 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 47% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Pascagoula High in?
Pascagoula High is part of Pascagoula-Gautier School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.