The top reported proficiency rate is 75% in Math. The lowest is 73% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on North Bay Elementary School
North Bay Elementary School sits on Popps Ferry Road in Biloxi, serving kindergarten through fourth grade as part of the Biloxi Public School District. It is a traditional public school, not a charter or magnet, and its enrollment is mid-sized for an elementary campus in this area.
The student body is racially mixed. White students make up a slim majority, with Black students forming the next largest group, followed by children of two or more races and a Hispanic population. Asian students and a tiny number of Native American and Pacific Islander students round out the enrollment. Nearly half the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which gives a sense of the economic range the school serves. The school does not report English-learner counts or special-education rates in the data we received, so families who want detail on those supports would need to ask the school directly.
On Mississippi's MAAP assessments, North Bay's results are a clear strength. Fourth-grade math proficiency stands out as particularly high, with the large majority of tested students reaching proficient or above. Third-grade math is solid if more moderate. In English language arts, both third and fourth grades post proficiency rates in a comfortable range above what many Mississippi elementary schools achieve. Average scale scores are reported for each tested grade and subject. No participation rates were available in the data we reviewed. A science result from an older testing year was suppressed, and because the school now ends at fourth grade, science testing at fifth grade no longer applies to North Bay. There is no graduation rate for the same reason: this is an early-grade school. No multi-year trend data was available, so we cannot say whether these proficiency levels are improving, holding steady, or declining over time.
Biloxi itself is a layered city. Publicly reported sources describe it as a mix of residential neighborhoods, a casino-and-tourism strip along the beach on U.S. Highway 90, and Keesler Air Force Base, which sits within the city limits and has shaped the local economy and population since World War II. The base is home to the 81st Training Wing and the 403rd Wing. Eight casino resorts line the beachfront, and the city retains a seafood-industry identity through its Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum and the annual Blessing of the Fleet. Six National Register historic districts preserve late-19th and early-20th century architecture. The city's layout is auto-oriented, with Interstate 10 running through the northern sections and Highway 90 along the coast. Biloxi has a recognizable downtown in its historic district, where City Hall and state offices are located, but the casino corridor and the Air Force base function as separate campuses. The Gulfport-Biloxi metro area broadens the regional labor market beyond the city itself.
Hurricane Katrina's impact on Biloxi was severe, and the rebuilding effort shaped the city's recent development. The Biloxi Bay Bridge to Ocean Springs was rebuilt and reopened, and the city has been working on plans to redevelop commercial properties south of Highway 90. Population has declined modestly since the 2020 census, according to city-data reporting. The casino industry, legalized in the 1990s, drove major resort development before Katrina and has since rebuilt. Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service began serving the city in 2025, adding a rail connection to the existing Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport across the metro.
For housing, the zip code around North Bay carries typical home values above the Mississippi state benchmark but well below the national one. Rents are moderate relative to the broader market. A prospective family would find homeownership in this area more affordable than in many coastal regions nationally, though prices sit above much of the rest of the state. Mortgage costs and rents have ticked up modestly year over year.
We looked for the district's recent parent-relevant changes, such as curriculum shifts, referendums, or facility investments, but the search did not surface any specific items. We also did not receive staffing ratios, discipline data, attendance figures, course-access details, or Title I status for North Bay, so those dimensions of the school environment are gaps a parent may want to explore with the school directly. No neighbor comparison set was provided, so we cannot position North Bay against nearby elementary schools in Harrison County from the data here.
What the assembled picture shows is an elementary school with strong tested outcomes in its two tested grades, a diverse enrollment that mirrors Biloxi's mixed population, and a community defined by its military base, casino economy, and Gulf Coast setting. The missing pieces around special populations, staffing, and program offerings mean a family would want to supplement this profile with a conversation with the school before drawing a full conclusion.
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