Home › Mississippi › Jackson County › JACKSON CO SCHOOL DIST
Jackson Co School Dist Schools
Jackson Co School Dist is a public school district in Mississippi, based in Jackson County (Vancleave). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Jackson Co School Dist on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Jackson Co School Dist
11 of 13 schools in Jackson Co School Dist carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 6B: 5
Best schools in Jackson Co School Dist
Statewide rankings: all 219 high schools in Mississippi · all 141 middle schools in Mississippi · all 378 elementary schools in Mississippi
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A East Central Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Vancleave Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A- East Central High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A- St Martin East Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Vancleave Upper Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- East Central Upper Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ St Martin High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Vancleave High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ St Martin Upper Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ St Martin Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Jackson Co School Dist
High schools (3)
- A- East Central High School, Moss Point
- B+ St Martin High School, Ocean Springs
- B+ Vancleave High School, Vancleave
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- A East Central Middle School, Moss Point
- B+ St Martin Middle School, Ocean Springs
- A Vancleave Middle School, Vancleave
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- East Central Lower Elementary, Moss Point
- A- East Central Upper Elementary, Moss Point
- A- St Martin East Elementary School, Ocean Springs
- B- St Martin N Elementary School, Biloxi
- B+ St Martin Upper Elementary, Ocean Springs
- Vancleave Lower Elementary, Vancleave
- A- Vancleave Upper Elementary, Vancleave
Where Jackson Co School Dist schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Moss Point (4)
- Ocean Springs (4)
- Vancleave (4)
- Biloxi (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Mississippi
- County: Jackson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,936 students with 573 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,273 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2802160
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Ocean Springs School Dist (6 schools, 12 mi)
- Pascagoula-Gautier School District (17 schools, 16 mi)
- Moss Point Separate School Dist (4 schools, 17 mi)
- Biloxi Public School Dist (8 schools, 18 mi)
- George Co School Dist (8 schools, 21 mi)
- Gulfport School Dist (9 schools, 26 mi)
- Stone Co School Dist (4 schools, 31 mi)
- Long Beach School Dist (5 schools, 32 mi)
Questions about Jackson Co School Dist
How many schools are in Jackson Co School Dist?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Jackson Co School Dist, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Jackson Co School Dist serve?
The largest by graded schools: Moss Point, Ocean Springs, Vancleave, Biloxi.
How good are the schools in Jackson Co School Dist?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 56.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 55.4%. 91% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Jackson Co School Dist?
8,936 students were enrolled in Jackson Co School Dist in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Jackson Co School Dist?
Jackson Co School Dist is in Mississippi, based in Jackson County, with its district office in Vancleave. Its boundary covers about 514 sq mi.