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Schools in Bay Springs · West Jasper School District

Bay Springs’s public schools outscore 65% of Mississippi districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Bay Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Mississippi, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Mississippi state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▲ 0 pts vs MS 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
▼ 2 pts vs MS 47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MS 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 1% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
792 students on the public path
In brief

Bay Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 160 Mississippi towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bay Springs’s, its schools beat 58%, lower than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 45% in spring 2022, against 42% and 47% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,269 per student, against $12,392 across Mississippi (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Bay Springs Middle School, then Bay Springs High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Sylva Bay Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bay Springs’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 65% of Mississippi school districts. Graduation is above the Mississippi average; test scores are below it.

Mississippi school districts we grade (150)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Mississippi towns with similar household incomes (160)Better than 58%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 740 test results and a graduating class of 110 could put Bay Springs anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Bay Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (738 in math, 743 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bay Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Bay Springs Elementary SchoolWest Jasper School DistrictB+
6–8Bay Springs Middle SchoolWest Jasper School DistrictC+
9–12Bay Springs High SchoolWest Jasper School DistrictD

Bay Springs’s public schools are run by West Jasper School District, which also serves Louin and Montrose. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

West Jasper School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,371 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$12,269MS $12,392 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 41.7% · 743 students tested
Math45%
State average 47% · 738 students tested

Bay Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Bay Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bay SpringsB+West Jasper

Every school in Bay Springs

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Bay Springsby address
Bay Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
370 students15:1Rate it →
Bay Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
181 students13:1Rate it →
Bay Springs High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
241 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Sylva Bay Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
262 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Bay Springs’s schools

Are Bay Springs’s schools good?

By Mississippi’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bay Springs children attend outscore 65% of Mississippi’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bay Springs in?

West Jasper School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,371 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Bay Springs kids go to high school?

Bay Springs High School, with 241 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Bay Springs’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in West Jasper School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi.

How much does Bay Springs spend per student?

$12,269 in West Jasper School District (FY2024), against $12,392 across Mississippi. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Bay Springs?

Yes: Sylva Bay Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 262 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Mississippi. Stars are from neighbors.