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What's the most underrated thing about WEST HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
650
Middle
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280177001544
West Harrison Middle
21411 Landon Road, Gulfport, MS 39503 · (228) 831-8808 · Harrison County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Mississippi public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
473 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 334 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 316 | 49% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
52.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
61.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 62.7% |
% 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 West Harrison Middle
West Harrison Middle's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Harrison Middle this school | 650 | 72.8% | 64.3% |
| Neshoba Central Middle School Philadelphia | 645 | 70.2% | 72.0% |
| New Hope Middle School Columbus | 604 | 68.5% | 52.9% |
| Picayune Junior High School Picayune | 465 | 69.0% | 47.2% |
| Southeast Middle School Meridian | 371 | 71.2% | 65.0% |
| Grenada Middle School GRENADA | 793 | 76.3% | 57.9% |
Matched among Mississippi middle 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 West Harrison Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #34 of 176 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #46 of 181 ▲ 13 | #7 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #46 of 181 ▼ 22 | #9 of 10 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #33 of 186 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #116 of 163 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #40 of 164 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #114 of 184 | #5 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 650 | 44.6 | 14.6:1 | 73% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 41.3 | 14.6:1 | 72% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 37.4 | 17.5:1 | 100% (650) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Harrison Middle.
About West Harrison Middle
West Harrison Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Gulfport, Mississippi, administered by Harrison County School District. The school counts 650 students across grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Mississippi is about 452 students.
Harrison County School District runs West Harrison Middle along with 21 other schools, enrolling 14,253 students in total.
White students account for 57% of enrollment at West Harrison Middle. Other students are 32% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, West Harrison Middle comes in at 57%.
The teaching staff at West Harrison Middle is 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Mississippi is 13.7:1, lower than at this school. About 73% of students, or 473, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 74% average for public schools in Harrison County.
allk12 grades West Harrison Middle an A. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for West Harrison Middle is +6.5 points: 64.3% actual, 57.8% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harrison County, median household income is about $59,479, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 55 public schools operate in Harrison County, serving about 30,521 students.
West Harrison High is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. West Harrison Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, West Harrison Middle ranks 9th on proficiency.
NCES assigns West Harrison Middle the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Community posts for West Harrison Middle can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 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
- Bayou View ElementaryElementary · 638 students
Nearby schools
- West Harrison High0.5 mi · 1,216
- Quarles Elementary5.2 mi · 429
- Lizana Elementary5.2 mi · 393
- Pineville Elementary5.7 mi · 157
- Orange Grove Elementary5.8 mi · 346
- Harper McCaughan Elementary5.8 mi · 622
Frequently asked questions
About West Harrison MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at West Harrison Middle?
West Harrison Middle enrolls approximately 650 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does West Harrison Middle serve?
West Harrison Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at West Harrison Middle?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at West Harrison Middle.
How diverse is West Harrison Middle?
West Harrison Middle reports a student body of 57% White, 5% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is West Harrison Middle in?
West Harrison Middle is part of Harrison County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.