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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280336000652
Pecan Park Elementary
504 Hanley Rd, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 · (228) 875-2851 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
145 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
72.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
74.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
486
-80 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.9:1
% White
62%
was 70%
% Hispanic
12%
was 5%
% Black
13%
was 15%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Pecan Park Elementary
Pecan Park Elementary is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, one of the schools within Ocean Springs School District, with 486 students on its rolls from grades K through 3.
Ocean Springs School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 5,677 students. Pecan Park Elementary is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Pecan Park Elementary records that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian.
On the resource side, Pecan Park Elementary logs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jackson County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
With demographic context factored in, Pecan Park Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 79.4%, the actual is 76.3%, a residual of -3.1 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jackson County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $66,201 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pecan Park Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 22,712 students).
Ocean Springs Upper Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pecan Park Elementary.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pecan Park Elementary has fell 14%, going from 566 students in 2018 to 486 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 70% to 62%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Pecan Park Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
- 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
- Ocean Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- St. Martin East ElementaryElementary · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Ocean Springs Upper Elementary0.9 mi · 1,284
- Oak Park Elementary1.0 mi · 467
- Magnolia Park Elementary1.1 mi · 613
- St. Martin Middle School1.8 mi · 946
- St. Martin Upper Elementary1.8 mi · 600
- St. Martin High School2.2 mi · 1,289
Frequently asked questions
About Pecan Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pecan Park Elementary?
Pecan Park Elementary enrolls approximately 486 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Pecan Park Elementary serve?
Pecan Park Elementary serves grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Pecan Park Elementary have?
Pecan Park Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Pecan Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Pecan Park Elementary are roughly 62% White, 12% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Pecan Park Elementary in?
Pecan 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.