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What tradition at PASS CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL should never be changed?
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Enrollment
606
High
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280351000684
Pass Christian High School
720 W. North Street, PASS CHRISTIAN, MS 39571 · (228) 452-2008 · Harrison County
GRADES 09–13HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Mississippi public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
333 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 152 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 159 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 149 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 142 | 23% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Pass Christian School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
78.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
90.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.1% | 90.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 78.0% |
% 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
81.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Pass Christian High School
Pass Christian High School's state test result (81.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass Christian High School this school | 606 | 55.0% | 81.5% |
| Long Beach High School Long Beach | 895 | 51.1% | 81.4% |
| Picayune Memorial High School Picayune | 940 | 62.7% | 65.8% |
| Newton County High School Decatur | 768 | 48.0% | 70.4% |
| Bruce High School BRUCE | 435 | 67.8% | 59.2% |
| West Harrison High Gulfport | 1,216 | 64.7% | 83.3% |
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 Pass Christian High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #6 of 192 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.5% | #8 of 199 ▲ 29 | #3 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #2 of 199 ▲ 5 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #81 of 203 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #103 of 192 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #38 of 192 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #155 of 194 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #113 of 121 | 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
606
-47 (-7%) vs 2020
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 606 | 47 | 12.9:1 | 55% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 44.8 | 13.7:1 | 53% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 45.6 | 14.2:1 | 100% (645) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 100% (650) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 43.3 | 14.2:1 | 59% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 60% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 58% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 61% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pass Christian High School.
About Pass Christian High School
Pass Christian High School is a mid-sized high school serving families in PASS CHRISTIAN, Mississippi. The school runs grades 9 through 13 and enrolls 606 students.
Pass Christian School District enrolls 1,768 students, and its 4 schools include Pass Christian High School.
More than half of the students at Pass Christian High School are White (59%). The rest of enrollment is 24% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That is in line with Harrison County, where about 62% of residents are White. The diversity index for Pass Christian High School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Pass Christian High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1, with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. The school has 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harrison County is 74%.
Among Mississippi public high schools, Pass Christian High School outscored 98%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Pass Christian High School are 14.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (81.5% actual, 66.8% predicted).
The school is in Harrison County, where median household income comes to about $59,479, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harrison County counts 55 public schools with about 30,521 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pass Christian Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Ranked by average proficiency, Pass Christian High School places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 47 students, from 653 to 606. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.6:1 to 12.9:1.
The allk12 page for Pass Christian High School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,891
Census ACS
Median income
$59,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
30,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pass Christian School District
- DeLisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Pass Christian Middle SchoolMiddle · 384 students
- Pass Christian Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Other schools in PASS CHRISTIAN
- DeLisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Pass Christian Middle SchoolMiddle · 384 students
- Pass Christian Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Pineville ElementaryElementary · 157 students
Nearby schools
- Pass Christian Elementary School0.9 mi · 378
- Pass Christian Middle School0.9 mi · 384
- DeLisle Elementary School4.0 mi · 400
- Pineville Elementary4.0 mi · 157
- Bay Waveland Middle School4.8 mi · 365
- North Bay Elementary4.8 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Pass Christian High SchoolHow many students attend Pass Christian High School?
Pass Christian High School enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 09-13.
Is Pass Christian High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pass Christian High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many teachers does Pass Christian High School have?
Pass Christian High School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Pass Christian High School?
Student demographics at Pass Christian High School are roughly 59% White, 7% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Pass Christian High School public or private?
Pass Christian High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pass Christian School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.