📍 14222 Old Highway 49, Gulfport, Harrison County, 39503
Lyman Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gulfport, Harrison County. The school has 490 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrison Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lyman Elementary School enrolls 490 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 22% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 303 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 107 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
487 of the school's 490 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 166 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lyman Elementary School 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 49, state house district 95.
Lyman Elementary School is one of 24 schools in Harrison County School District, based in Gulfport, Mississippi. The district serves 14,253 students district-wide and employs 952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 490 students, Lyman Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 594 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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