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Schools in Big Point

Big Point’s public schools

Jackson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Point. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/8schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.7K
▼ 14% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
MS 13.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,346 students on the public path
In brief

Big Point’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Big Point’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. St. Martin East Elementary places highest (better than 96%); St. Martin Middle School lowest (69%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Big Point, graded from A− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: St. Martin High School, East Central High School and Vancleave High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Big Point, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jackson County School District.

The district

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

Jackson County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 8,845 students · 15.5 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$10,661MS $12,392 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 41.7% · 4837 students tested
Math61%
State average 47% · 4792 students tested

Big Point vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Big Point’s borders.

Schools next door
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Big Point—Jackson County

Every school in Big Point

10 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).

Also serving Big Pointin other towns
St. Martin East Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Ocean Springs
A+
704 students17:1Rate it →
Vancleave Lower Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Vancleave
686 students17:1Rate it →
East Central Lower Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Moss Point
567 students19:1Rate it →
St. Martin North Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Biloxi
A−
537 students17:1Rate it →
St. Martin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ocean Springs
B+
946 students14:1Rate it →
Vancleave Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vancleave
A
562 students14:1Rate it →
East Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moss Point
A
541 students14:1Rate it →
St. Martin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ocean Springs
A
1,289 students16:1Rate it →
East Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Moss Point
A
777 students15:1Rate it →
Vancleave High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Vancleave
A−
737 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Point’s schools

Are Big Point’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Big Point. Jackson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Point. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Big Point in?

Jackson County School District.

Where do Big Point kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: St. Martin High School, East Central High School and Vancleave High School.

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What Big Point families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.