The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Roger Amos Mcmurtry School
Roger Amos McMurtry School sits on James Bond Road in Gulfport, Mississippi, and is no longer in operation. Public records list its status as closed, and the school was part of a self-contained single-school district, Roger Amos McMurtry Adm, that functions as a specialized treatment facility rather than a conventional public school campus. The district brief describes it as a very small specialized setting with roughly two dozen students, which places it outside the typical framework families use to evaluate neighborhood schools.
Because of that specialized purpose, the usual data layers parents rely on are largely absent. No enrollment counts, demographic breakdowns, free-or-reduced-price-lunch figures, special-population rates, staffing numbers, or program offerings appear in the available records. The grade band is listed as a single ungraded designation rather than a standard K-through-5 or 6-through-8 range, which is consistent with how treatment-facility schools often organize instruction around individual student needs rather than traditional grade levels. Title I status, magnet status, and school type are all unreported.
State assessment results from the most recent available year show seventh-grade math and ELA under the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program. Both subjects show no students scoring proficient or above, and participation was zero, with tested-student counts suppressed. This pattern is typical of a specialized facility where very few students are present on testing days or where the population served may not participate in standard state assessments in the usual way. Rather than reading these results as a measure of instructional quality, a parent would want to treat them as a reflection of the setting itself. The data does not support a stronger conclusion either way.
The school is located in Gulfport, a city whose identity is tied to its Gulf Coast geography. Publicly reported sources describe Gulfport as a mix of residential neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and tourism-driven development, with a downtown that runs along the coast near the port. The local economy draws on military operations, tourism, healthcare, and maritime commerce, and major employers include Memorial Hospital, the Naval Construction Battalion Center, Island View Casino, and both the Gulfport and Harrison County school districts. Cultural anchors include the Mississippi Aquarium, periodic events like Cruisin' the Coast, and the recently restored Amtrak Mardi Gras Service connecting Gulfport to other Gulf Coast cities.
Housing in the school's zip code sits above the Mississippi state benchmark for typical home values and well below the national benchmark, which positions the area as moderately priced for a coastal market. Rents have been rising at a faster year-over-year clip than home values, something a family relocating to the area would factor into its budget. Mortgage rates remain elevated relative to the post-2020 period, adding to carrying costs for buyers.
For any parent encountering this school's record, the central fact is that Roger Amos McMurtry School is closed and was never a conventional campus. It served a specialized population within a treatment-facility district, and the absence of standard academic, demographic, and program data reflects that purpose. Families looking for a school in Gulfport would turn to the Gulfport School District or the Harrison County School District, which operate the city's regular public schools and are the districts referenced in the community's employer and civic listings. No strategic-plan details, curriculum notes, or recent parent-relevant changes were found for the McMurtry district, so there is nothing further to report on that front.
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