Three Rivers Elementary

Three Rivers Elementary is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in GULFPORT, Mississippi, operated by Harrison County School District, hosting 492 students in grades K through 6.

Harrison County School District comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 14,253 students; Three Rivers Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Three Rivers Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Black (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the resource side, On paper, Three Rivers Elementary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Three Rivers Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harrison County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Three Rivers Elementary sits in the top 10% of Mississippi schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.4%; actual is 69.1%, +24.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Harrison County) shows that median household income runs about $59,479, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harrison County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,521 students), Three Rivers Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: River Oaks Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 24%: 651 students in 2018 compared to 492 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 40% to 32% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Three Rivers Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.