The Moss Point School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Moss Point

Moss Point, Mississippi

Moss Point is a city, north of Pascagoula, in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 17,653 at the 2000 census.On August 29, 2005, Moss Point was hit by the strong east side of Hurricane Katrina, and much of Moss Point was flooded or destroyed .-Geography:Moss Point is...

, Mississippi

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 (USA

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In addition to Moss Point, the district also serves the communities of Escatawpa

Escatawpa, Mississippi

Escatawpa is a census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,566 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 and Helena

Helena, Mississippi

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.

Elementary Schools (Grades K-6)

• Charlotte Hyatt Elementary School
• East Park Elementary School
• Escatawpa Elementary School
• Kreole Elementary School
• Orange Lake Elementary School
• West Elementary School

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,216 students enrolled in the Moss Point School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 71.49% African American, 26.68% White, 1.34% Hispanic, 0.44% Asian, and 0.06% Native American. 69.5% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.
Since several years Moss Point High School has foreign exchange students every school year.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	3,557	49%	51%	0.61%	70.65%	0.89%	0.03%	27.82%
2004-05	3,862	49%	51%	0.36%	69.06%	0.85%	0.10%	29.62%
2003-04	4,003	49%	51%	0.32%	67.82%	0.75%	0.05%	31.05%
2002-03	4,125	49%	51%	0.32%	67.01%	0.51%	0.02%	32.15%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	0	1	1	0	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	2	1	0	0	4
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	6	6	7	7	3
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	2	1
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	1