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Central Elem School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1043 Pass Road
Gulfport, MS 39501
Phone
(228) 865-4642
District
GULFPORT SCHOOL DIST
County
HARRISON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
480
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.9% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Central Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
48%
47%
47%
47%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
45%
22%
44%
22%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
43%
52%
47%
32%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 17 3.5%
Kindergarten 93 19.4%
Grade 1 95 19.8%
Grade 2 72 15.0%
Grade 3 64 13.3%
Grade 4 64 13.3%
Grade 5 75 15.6%
Total 480 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 14.9% 34.9% 44.6%
Black 71.1% 54.6% 48.4%
Hispanic 13.2% 8.9% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 1.3% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 86.6% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 13.3% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 38,924 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,726.9 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.0% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.0% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.2% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 15.9% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,584 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 15.0% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.3% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.8% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.1% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.5% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.4% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.1% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.2% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 19.1% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $37,110,000 53.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $714 $4,365,000 6.2%
Staff $363 $2,216,000 3.2%
General Administration $221 $1,351,000 1.9%
School Administration $511 $3,121,000 4.5%
Operation $1,489 $9,102,000 13.0%
Transportation $335 $2,049,000 2.9%
Other $270 $1,650,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,902 $23,854,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,461 $8,930,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $11,434 $69,894,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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