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St. Martin East Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

7508 Rose Farm Road, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 · (228) 283-3570 · Part of Jackson County School District

Gulf Hills’ School Grade A better than 85% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
704
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about St. Martin East Elementary

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Gulf Hills kids: St. Martin Middle School

On the path

Where Gulf Hills kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–3St. Martin East ElementaryYou are here
6–8St. Martin Middle Schoolin Ocean Springs

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7508 Rose Farm Road, Ocean Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten157
Grade 1169
Grade 2176
Grade 3187
Enrollment over time
654’20
657’21
685’22
700’23
704’24

Up 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Black 14%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 9%Asian 5%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about St. Martin East Elementary from Gulf Hills families.

Other schools in Jackson County School District

The district →
Vancleave Lower Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Vancleave
686 students17:1
East Central Lower Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Moss Point
567 students19:1
St. Martin North Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Biloxi
A−
537 students17:1
East Central Upper Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Moss Point
A
566 students16:1
St. Martin Upper Elementary
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · St. Martin
B+
600 students16:1
Vancleave Upper Elementary
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Vancleave
A−
333 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Gulf Hills’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.