Bel Aire Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Gulfport, Mississippi
Bel Aire Elementary School in Gulfport, Mississippi enrolled 598 students in 2024-25 with 37.8 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 41% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
596 students in 2022-23, 599 students in 2023-24, 598 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.3 to 37.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 596 | 40.3 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 40.3 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 598 | 37.8 | 15.8 |
15.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bel Aire Elementary School enrolled 590 students and reported no counselor; it reported 112 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions112
- Chronically absent27.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.7% of students were Black, 18.1% White, 16.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black64.7%
- White18.1%
- Hispanic16.2%
- American Indian0.5%
- Asian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Bel Aire Elementary School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 44% | 55% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 41% | 61% (2021-22) | 52.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Gulfport
9 public elementary schools in Gulfport report 2024-25 enrollment; Bel Aire Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gulfport Elementary and Middl | 921 | 13.1 | 99.0% |
| Bayou View Elementary School | 638 | 16.8 | 100.0% |
| Bel Aire Elementary School | 598 | 15.8 | 98.0% |
| Crossroads Elementary School | 547 | 16.5 | 98.5% |
| West Elementary School | 492 | 14.5 | 98.6% |
| Anniston Avenue Elementary School | 482 | 15.2 | 99.8% |
| Central Elementary | 482 | 12.8 | 99.4% |
| Pass Road Elementary School | 377 | 13.7 | 99.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bel Aire Elementary School
- Crossroads Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 547 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Harrison Central ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 465 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Bel Aire Elementary School with Crossroads Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Harrison County School District spends per student$11,305 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,305
- The largest public schools in MississippiBel Aire Elementary School is the number 96 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#96 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.15.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bel Aire Elementary School
How many students attend Bel Aire Elementary School?
598 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 596 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gulfport, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bel Aire Elementary School?
15.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bel Aire Elementary School a Title I school?
Bel Aire Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bel Aire Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Bel Aire Elementary School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bel Aire Elementary School in?
Harrison County School District, NCES district ID 2801770. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280177000283 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.