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Schools in Gulf Park Estates · Ocean Springs School District

Gulf Park Estates’s public schools outscore 97% of Mississippi districts

On the state reading tests, 65% of Gulf Park Estates’s students scored proficient, above the Mississippi average (42%). The grade covers the public school district serving Gulf Park Estates, 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.

#3of 101 Mississippi townsK–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
65%
▲ 23 pts vs MS 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
69%
▲ 22 pts vs MS 47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 3 pts vs MS 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.8K
▼ 13% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
MS 13.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,393 students on the public path
In brief

Gulf Park Estates’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 65% and math 69% in spring 2022, against 42% and 47% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $10,831 per student, against $12,392 across Mississippi (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Ocean Springs Middle School, then Ocean Springs 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Gulf Park Estates’s grade

A+ Test scoresB Graduation

A+: better than 97% of Mississippi school districts, #3 of 101 Mississippi towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Mississippi average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Mississippi school districts we grade (150)Better than 97%
Lower resultsHigher results
Mississippi towns with similar household incomes (128)Better than 97%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,194 test results and a graduating class of 449 could put Gulf Park Estates anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Gulf Park Estates’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,182 in math, 3,207 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Gulf Park Estates, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
7–8Ocean Springs Middle Schoolin Ocean SpringsA+
9–12Ocean Springs High Schoolin Ocean SpringsA+

Gulf Park Estates’s public schools are run by Ocean Springs School District, which also serves Ocean Springs. 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.

Ocean Springs School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 5,677 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$10,831MS $12,392 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 41.7% · 3207 students tested
Math69%
State average 47% · 3182 students tested

Gulf Park Estates vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Gulf Park Estates’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gulf Park EstatesA+Ocean Springs
Ocean SpringsA+Ocean Springs

Every school in Gulf Park Estates

5 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 Gulf Park Estatesin other towns
Oak Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Ocean Springs
A+
467 students13:1Rate it →
Magnolia Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Ocean Springs
A
613 students14:1Rate it →
Pecan Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Ocean Springs
A
486 students13:1Rate it →
Ocean Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Ocean Springs
A+
899 students14:1Rate it →
Ocean Springs High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ocean Springs
A+
1,928 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Gulf Park Estates’s schools

Are Gulf Park Estates’s schools good?

By Mississippi’s own tests, yes: the public schools Gulf Park Estates children attend outscore 97% of Mississippi’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #3 of 101 Mississippi towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Gulf Park Estates in?

Ocean Springs School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,677 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Gulf Park Estates kids go to high school?

Ocean Springs High School in Ocean Springs, with 1,928 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Gulf Park Estates’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Ocean Springs School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi.

How much does Gulf Park Estates spend per student?

$10,831 in Ocean Springs School District (FY2024), against $12,392 across Mississippi. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.