📍 1424 Father Ryan Avenue, Biloxi, Harrison County, 39530
Biloxi Upper Elementary is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Biloxi, Harrison County. The school has 800 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Biloxi Public School Dist school district. It serves grades 5–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 66.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Biloxi Upper Elementary enrolls 800 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 66.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 33% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 317 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 267 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 29 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
797 of the school's 800 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 546 qualify for free lunch and 251 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Biloxi Upper Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-40, state senate district 50, state house district 115.
Biloxi Upper Elementary is one of 10 schools in BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BILOXI, Mississippi. The district serves 5,699 students district-wide and employs 456 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 800 students, Biloxi Upper Elementary is larger than the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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