📍 1043 Pass Road, Gulfport, Harrison County, 39501
Central Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gulfport, Harrison County. The school has 480 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gulfport School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Elem enrolls 480 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Black or African American, 14% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 324 | 68% |
| White | 68 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
480 of the school's 480 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 480 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Elem 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 48, state house district 120.
Central Elem is one of 11 schools in Gulfport School District, based in Gulfport, Mississippi. The district serves 5,927 students district-wide and employs 448 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 480 students, Central Elem is close to the district average of about 539 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small