📍 5404 Hurley-Wade Rd., Moss Point, Jackson County, 39562
East Central Upper Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Moss Point, Jackson County. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
East Central Upper Elementary enrolls 529 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4% Two or more races and 2.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 493 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
526 of the school's 529 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 280 qualify for free lunch and 246 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Central Upper Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 51, state house district 109.
East Central Upper Elementary is one of 14 schools in Jackson County School District, based in Vancleave, Mississippi. The district serves 8,845 students district-wide and employs 584 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 529 students, East Central Upper Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 632 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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