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Orange Grove Elementary

PublicMiddleGrades 4–6

11391 Old Hwy 49, Gulfport, MS 39503 · (228) 832-2322 · Part of Harrison County School District

Gulfport’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
346
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
City
Grades
4–6
The gist

What stands out about Orange Grove Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 19.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 34.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

11391 Old Hwy 49, Gulfport

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4110
Grade 5116
Grade 6120
Enrollment over time
429’20
351’21
341’22
329’23
346’24

Down 19.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 42%White 38%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 7%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Orange Grove Elementary from Gulfport families.

Other schools in Harrison County School District

The district →
Harrison County Child Development Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Gulfport
C+
77 students5:1
Creekbend Elementary and Middle
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Biloxi
996 students16:1
North Gulfport Elementary and Middl
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Gulfport
921 students13:1
North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Biloxi
A+
851 students15:1
West Wortham Elementary and Middle School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Saucier
A
844 students13:1
Bel-Aire Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gulfport
B−
598 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; Gulfport’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.