Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GULFPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280171000277
Pass Road Elementary
37 Pass Road, Gulfport, MS 39507 · (228) 865-4659 · Harrison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
376 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 11% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
55.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -12.1pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -15.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.8% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 67.9% | 58.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Pass Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #142 of 428 | #19 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #279 of 439 | #25 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #146 of 439 | #19 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #251 of 453 | #24 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #104 of 408 | #7 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #102 of 409 | #14 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #116 of 444 | #3 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #216 of 296 | #19 of 24 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
377
-143 (-28%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 377 | 27.6 | 13.7:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 27.4 | 14.0:1 | 99% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 28.2 | 14.1:1 | 100% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 24 | 21.7:1 | 99% (517) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 23.7 | 17.4:1 | 93% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 92% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 94% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 65% (234) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 18 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pass Road Elementary.
About Pass Road Elementary
Pass Road Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Gulfport, Mississippi. The school enrolls 377 students in pre-K through 5.
The 9 schools of Gulfport School District, including Pass Road Elementary, enroll 5,927 students.
The largest group at Pass Road Elementary is Black students, at 59%. Enrollment also includes 21% White, 15% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Harrison County, the Black share is about 24%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pass Road Elementary scores 58%.
Pass Road Elementary reports a ratio of 13.7 students per teacher, from 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 2.2 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Pass Road Elementary, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Harrison County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
A school in Mississippi with Pass Road Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 44.3%. Pass Road Elementary scores 63.2%.
The school is in Harrison County, where median household income comes to about $59,479, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harrison County counts 55 public schools with about 30,521 students.
Harrison County Child Development Center is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Pass Road Elementary ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 63.2% versus a 62.2% average.
The NCES locale for Pass Road Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 377 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 520. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 21.7:1 in 2020-21 to 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
The Pass Road Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Gulfport School District
- Gulfport High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Bayou View MiddleMiddle · 827 students
- Bayou View ElementaryElementary · 638 students
- Gulfport Central MiddleMiddle · 568 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Anniston ElementaryElementary · 482 students
Other schools in Gulfport
- Gulfport High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Harrison Central HighHigh · 1,483 students
- West Harrison HighHigh · 1,216 students
- NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLElementary · 921 students
- Bayou View MiddleMiddle · 827 students
- West Harrison MiddleMiddle · 650 students
Nearby schools
- Harrison County Child Development Center0.4 mi · 77
- Gulfport High School0.5 mi · 1,702
- Bayou View Middle0.9 mi · 827
- Central Elementary1.3 mi · 482
- Bayou View Elementary1.4 mi · 638
- Anniston Elementary2.0 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Pass Road ElementaryHow large is Pass Road Elementary?
Pass Road Elementary enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pass Road Elementary serve?
Pass Road Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pass Road Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pass Road Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pass Road Elementary?
At Pass Road Elementary, the student body is approximately 21% White, 15% Hispanic, 59% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Pass Road Elementary public or private?
Pass Road Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gulfport School District.
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