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Schools in Helena

Helena’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.9K
▲ 60% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,611 students on the public path
In brief

Helena’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Helena’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Moss Point High School places highest (better than 42%); Escatawpa Upper Elementary lowest (24%). 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 Helena, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Kreole Primary Elementaryin Moss PointNo scores
3–5Escatawpa Upper Elementaryin Moss PointC−
6–8Magnolia Middle Schoolin Moss PointC
9–12Moss Point High Schoolin Moss PointC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Moss Point 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.

Moss Point School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,611 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$19,865MS $12,392 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 41.7% · 792 students tested
Math29%
State average 47% · 849 students tested

Helena vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Helena—Moss Point

Every school in Helena

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).

Also serving Helenain other towns
Kreole Primary Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Moss Point
419 students16:1Rate it →
Escatawpa Upper Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Moss Point
C−
342 students13:1Rate it →
Magnolia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moss Point
C
359 students13:1Rate it →
Moss Point High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Moss Point
C+
491 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Helena’s schools

Are Helena’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Helena. Moss Point School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Helena. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Helena in?

Moss Point School District.

Where do Helena kids go to high school?

Moss Point High 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.