Ocean Springs High School

6701 Old Spanish Trail, Ocean Springs MS, 39564 | Ocean Springs School District | 228-875-0333
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1860
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 65% 62% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 14 in Ocean Springs
  • Ranked #0 of 1291 in Mississippi
Proficiency Averages
61%Ocean Springs
40%Mississippi

Ocean Springs High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Ocean Springs School District" in Ocean Springs, MS. There are a total of 1,860 students and 104 teachers at Ocean Springs High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Ocean Springs High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 65.0%, which is 62% higher than the Mississippi average.

Ocean Springs High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1860
Teachers104
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment436
Taking some courses340
Taking some courses (not tests)97
Passing some courses154
Passing no courses176

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Ocean Springs High School, there are a total of 436 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 340 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All67%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School67%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All63%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School63%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Ocean Springs High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMississippiNational
White 77.3% 76.7% 47.0% 51.1%
Black 14.5% 13.9% 48.0% 15.9%
Asian 4.1% 3.7% 1.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.5% 4.1% 3.3% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.5% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.2% 0.8% 0.3% 3.1%

Ocean Springs demographics profile

StatisticOcean SpringsMississippiNational
Population17,7562,976,149328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,5376491
Median age42.036.737.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)57%54%55%
Speak English96%96%79%
Speak Spanish2%2%13%

Education level achieved in Ocean Springs

IndexOcean SpringsMississippiNational
Completed 8th grade90.4%78.6%84.3%
Completed high school89.5%76.7%83.0%
Completed some college71.2%52.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree49.8%29.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors38.8%21.0%30.3%
Completed masters17.0%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.8%2.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.0%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Ocean Springs High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.