Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GULFPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280171001349
28th Street Elementary
3034 46th Avenue, Gulfport, MS 39501 · (228) 867-2140 · Harrison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
357 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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
39%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
50.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
32.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -19.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 51.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Schools most like 28th Street Elementary
28th Street Elementary's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28th Street Elementary this school | 359 | 99.4% | 48.7% |
| Verona Elementary School VERONA | 364 | 99.2% | 23.6% |
| Utica Elem Mid School Utica | 304 | 100.0% | 47.9% |
| Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences Canton | 378 | 98.9% | 58.0% |
| Boyd Elementary School Jackson | 424 | 100.0% | 29.4% |
| Warrenton Elementary VICKSBURG | 311 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where 28th Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #278 of 428 | #28 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #354 of 439 ▼ 129 | #28 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #208 of 439 ▲ 27 | #24 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #272 of 453 | #26 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #163 of 408 | #12 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #244 of 409 | #26 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #136 of 444 | #5 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #103 of 296 | #10 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
359
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 359 | 24.8 | 14.5:1 | 99% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 29.5 | 12.9:1 | 99% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 100% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 99% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 24.3 | 18.6:1 | 98% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 22 | 20.8:1 | 98% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 17 | 20.9:1 | 92% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for 28th Street Elementary.
About 28th Street Elementary
28th Street Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Gulfport, Mississippi. Total enrollment is 359 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
28th Street Elementary is a school in Gulfport School District. The district has 9 schools and 5,927 students.
More than half of the students at 28th Street Elementary are Black (77%). Other reported shares: 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 6% White. That compares with about 24% Black among all Harrison County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
Based on 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, 28th Street Elementary has a ratio of 14.5:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. The average for public schools in Harrison County is 74%.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, 28th Street Elementary outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at 28th Street Elementary are 4.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.7% actual, 44.4% predicted).
In Harrison County, home to about 210,891 people, the median household earns about $59,479 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Harrison County number 55, with about 30,521 students.
28th Street Elementary's nearest public school is West Elementary (about 1.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, 28th Street Elementary is 6th among 9 schools close by.
The NCES locale for 28th Street Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (354) to 2024-25 (359).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- West Elementary1.5 mi · 492
- NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDL1.5 mi · 921
- Gulfport Central Middle1.5 mi · 568
- Central Elementary2.7 mi · 482
- Long Beach Middle School2.9 mi · 475
- Long Beach High School3.0 mi · 895
Frequently asked questions
About 28th Street ElementaryHow many students attend 28th Street Elementary?
28th Street Elementary enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-05.
Is 28th Street Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
28th Street Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at 28th Street Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at 28th Street Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at 28th Street Elementary?
At 28th Street Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 8% Hispanic, 77% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is 28th Street Elementary public or private?
28th Street Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gulfport School District.
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