Ocean Springs School District

Ocean Springs School District
Address
2300 Government Street Ocean Springs , Mississippi, 39564 United States
Coordinates	30°24′47″N88°48′35″W / 30.413109°N 88.809701°W / 30.413109; -88.809701
District information
Type	Public
Motto	Academics. Arts. Athletics.
Grades	Pre K–12
Established	1927;97 years ago (1927)
Superintendent	Michael Lindsey
Students and staff
Students	6,000
Faculty	700
District mascot	Greyhounds
Colors	Royal Blue, Grey, White
Other information
Website	www.ossdms.org

The Ocean Springs School District is a public school district based in Ocean Springs, Mississippi (USA). The Mississippi Department of Education ranked it as the #1 performing district in the state of Mississippi for the 2022-2023 school year.

In addition to Ocean Springs, the district also serves the Gulf Park Estates community and a small section of Gautier. ^[1]

Schools

High School (Grades 9-12)

• Ocean Springs High School

Middle School (Grades 7-8)

• Ocean Springs Middle School

OSSD Central Office in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

Upper Elementary School (Grades 4-6)

• Ocean Springs Upper Elementary

Elementary Schools (Grades PreK-3)

• Magnolia Park Elementary (Grades K-3)
• Oak Park Elementary (Grades PreK-3)
• Pecan Park Elementary (Grades K-3)

District Campuses

• Ocean Springs Career and Technical Education Center
• Elizabeth H. Keys Alternative Education Center

Demographics

2019-20 school year

There were a total of 6,036 students enrolled in the Ocean Springs School District during the 2019–2020 school year.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06 [2]	4,737	50%	50%	3.82%	9.73%	2.45%	0.36%	83.64%
2004-05 [2]	5,418	49%	51%	3.34%	9.86%	2.33%	0.35%	84.13%
2003-04 [2]	5,252	49%	51%	3.07%	9.08%	1.96%	0.19%	85.70%
2002-03 [3]	5,061	48%	52%	3.12%	8.16%	1.70%	0.18%	86.84%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07 [4]	2005-06 [5]	2004-05 [6]	2003-04 [7]	2002-03 [8]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	5	6	6	6	5
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	1	0	0	0	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jackson County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
2. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
3. "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
4. "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
5. "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
6. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
7. "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
8. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2007.

External links

• Official website