Enrollment
157
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280177000296
Pineville Elementary
5192 Menge Ave, Pass Christian, MS 39571 · (228) 452-4364 · Harrison County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
154 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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
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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
72.1%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.1pp 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 72 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 33 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
157
+12 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.7:1
% White
56%
was 73%
% Hispanic
12%
was 4%
% Black
20%
was 14%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Pineville Elementary
Located at 5192 Menge Ave, in Pass Christian, Mississippi, Pineville Elementary is a rural-scale elementary campus that works with 157 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Harrison County School District. Enrollment runs roughly 65% leaner than the state mean of about 446.
Harrison County School District runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 14,253 students. Pineville Elementary is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Pineville Elementary records that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Black, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Pineville Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Harrison County's rate of about 74%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pineville Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.1%; this one delivers 77.8%, a residual of +32.8 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Harrison County) records that the typical household earns roughly $59,479 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harrison County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,521 students), Pineville Elementary is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Reeves Elementary, roughly 2.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pineville Elementary has increased 8%, going from 145 students in 2018 to 157 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 73% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.
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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 Harrison County School District
- Harrison Central HighHigh · 1,483 students
- D'Iberville HighHigh · 1,478 students
- West Harrison HighHigh · 1,216 students
- CREEKBEND ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLEElementary · 996 students
- NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLElementary · 921 students
- North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle SchoolElementary · 851 students
Other schools in Pass Christian
- Pass Christian High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- DeLisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Pass Christian Middle SchoolMiddle · 384 students
- Pass Christian Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Reeves Elementary2.6 mi · 453
- Quarles Elementary3.0 mi · 429
- Harper McCaughan Elementary3.1 mi · 622
- DeLisle Elementary School3.3 mi · 400
- Pass Christian Elementary School3.7 mi · 378
- Pass Christian Middle School3.7 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Pineville ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pineville Elementary?
Pineville Elementary enrolls approximately 157 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Pineville Elementary serve?
Pineville Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Pineville Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Pineville Elementary.
How diverse is Pineville Elementary?
Pineville Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 12% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Pineville Elementary?
Pineville Elementary is overseen by Harrison County School District in Harrison County.
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