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If you had an hour of school board time for ST MARTIN UPPER ELEMENTARY, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 570 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280216001047
St. Martin Upper Elementary
11000 YellowJacket Blvd, St. Martin, MS 39564 · (228) 283-3555 · Jackson County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
393 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
55.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 3 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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
600
-133 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.9:1
% White
59%
was 67%
% Hispanic
11%
was 4%
% Black
15%
was 20%
% Asian
6%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About St. Martin Upper Elementary
St. Martin Upper Elementary operates as a mid-tier K-5 school in St. Martin, Mississippi, operated by Jackson County School District. Current enrollment sits at 600 students spanning grades 4 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 35% larger than typical.
Jackson County School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 8,845 students. St. Martin Upper Elementary is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, St. Martin Upper Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 15% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian.
On the income-and-resources front, St. Martin Upper Elementary lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, St. Martin Upper Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.5%, the actual is 61.1%, a residual of -0.3 points.
Around the school, census data for Jackson County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,201 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jackson County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,712 students), of which St. Martin Upper Elementary is one.
The closest other public school is St. Martin Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
St. Martin Upper Elementary operates from an outlying location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 733 students in 2018 compared to 600 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 67% to 59%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for St. Martin Upper Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Jackson County School District
- St. Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,289 students
- St. Martin Middle SchoolMiddle · 946 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 777 students
- Vancleave High SchoolHigh · 737 students
- St. Martin East ElementaryElementary · 704 students
- Vancleave Lower ElementaryElementary · 686 students
Nearby schools
- St. Martin Middle School0.1 mi · 946
- St. Martin High School0.3 mi · 1,289
- Ocean Springs Upper Elementary1.8 mi · 1,284
- Oak Park Elementary1.8 mi · 467
- Pecan Park Elementary1.8 mi · 486
- St. Martin East Elementary2.3 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About St. Martin Upper ElementaryHow many students attend St. Martin Upper Elementary?
St. Martin Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 600 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does St. Martin Upper Elementary serve?
St. Martin Upper Elementary serves grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St. Martin Upper Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St. Martin Upper Elementary is approximately 15.8:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at St. Martin Upper Elementary?
At St. Martin Upper Elementary, the student body is approximately 59% White, 11% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is St. Martin Upper Elementary public or private?
St. Martin Upper Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jackson County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.