Bel-Aire Elementary

Regular School · Gulfport, MS

Bel-Aire Elementary is a regular school school in Gulfport, Mississippi, serving grades KG–06 with 598 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 06

Enrollment

598

Teachers (FTE)

37.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	387	65%
White	108	18%
Hispanic/Latino	97	16%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Asian	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	598	309M / 289F

English Language Learners: 57 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	31.0% -4.7pp	35.7%	356
Reading Proficiency	33.0% -2.3pp	35.3%	352
Science Proficiency	50-54%	—	88

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.20 grade levels

Math

-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

6 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

14.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

151

25.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	598	100%

Contact & Location

10531 Klein Rd

Gulfport, MS 39503

Phone: (228)832-7436

http://bae.harrison.k12.ms.us/

District

HARRISON CO SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,727

District enrollment: 14,355

Other Schools in District

CREEKBEND ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE Elementary
Crossroads Elementary Elementary
D'Iberville Elementary Elementary
Harrison Central Elementary Elementary
Lizana Elementary Elementary
Lyman Elementary Elementary
NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDL Elementary
North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 39503) → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

280177000283

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD