Up to 50% of military connected students at Biloxi Upper Elementary School reached English Performance Level 5 in 2023-24 school year

Biloxi Upper Elementary School saw up to 50% of their military connected students reach English Performance Level 5 in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a decrease from the previous school year, when approximately 60% of military connected students reached English Performance Level 5.

Military connected students at Biloxi Upper Elementary School performed the best in Science.

Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.

Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.

Currently Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.

Student Group	English Performance Level 5
All	21.2%
Asian	41-50%
Black or African American	10%
Economically Disadvantaged	13.7%
Female	21.5%
Foster Care	11-20%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%
Homeless	11-20%
Male	20.9%
Military Connected	41-50%
Non Economically Disadvantaged	30%
Non English Learners	23.1%
Students with Disabilities	5.5%
Students without Disabilities	23.7%
Multiracial	11-20%
White	31-40%