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Pascagoula-Gautier School District Schools
Pascagoula-Gautier School District is a public school district in Mississippi, based in Jackson County (Pascagoula). SchoolGrade grades 17 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Pascagoula-Gautier School District 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 Pascagoula-Gautier School District
16 of 17 schools in Pascagoula-Gautier School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 8C: 5D: 2
Best schools in Pascagoula-Gautier School District
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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+ Beach Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Cherokee Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Singing River Academy (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Central Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Gautier Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Lake Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Trent Lott Academy (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Gautier High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Pascagoula High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C+ Jackson Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Pascagoula-Gautier School District
High schools (2)
- B- Gautier High School, Gautier
- B- Pascagoula High School, Pascagoula
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C+ Gautier Middle School, Gautier
- C- William M Colmer Middle School, Pascagoula
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- D Arlington Heights Elem School, Pascagoula
- A+ Beach Elementary School, Pascagoula
- B Central Elementary School, Pascagoula
- B+ Cherokee Elementary School, Pascagoula
- D+ College Park Elem, Gautier
- C+ Eastlawn Elementary School, Pascagoula
- B Gautier Elementary School, Gautier
- C+ Jackson Elementary School, Pascagoula
- B Lake Elementary School, Pascagoula
Other schools and academies (4)
- Exceptional School, Pascagoula
- C+ Martin Bluff, Gautier
- B+ Singing River Academy, Gautier
- B Trent Lott Academy, Pascagoula
Where Pascagoula-Gautier School District schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Pascagoula (11)
- Gautier (6)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Mississippi
- County: Jackson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,501 students with 553 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,360 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2803480
- 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
- Moss Point Separate School Dist (4 schools, 8 mi)
- Ocean Springs School Dist (6 schools, 11 mi)
- Jackson Co School Dist (13 schools, 16 mi)
- Biloxi Public School Dist (8 schools, 22 mi)
- Gulfport School Dist (9 schools, 29 mi)
- Long Beach School Dist (5 schools, 35 mi)
- George Co School Dist (8 schools, 36 mi)
- Harrison Co School Dist (20 schools, 40 mi)
Questions about Pascagoula-Gautier School District
How many schools are in Pascagoula-Gautier School District?
SchoolGrade grades 17 public schools in Pascagoula-Gautier School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Pascagoula-Gautier School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Pascagoula, Gautier.
How good are the schools in Pascagoula-Gautier School District?
Across the 16 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 55.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36.6%. 81% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Pascagoula-Gautier School District?
6,501 students were enrolled in Pascagoula-Gautier School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Pascagoula-Gautier School District?
Pascagoula-Gautier School District is in Mississippi, based in Jackson County, with its district office in Pascagoula. Its boundary covers about 71.4 sq mi.