Biloxi Upper Elementary, Biloxi: zone, report card and calendar

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the Biloxi Upper Elementary website and its administration page; the Biloxi Public School District’s schools page, bus routes page, attendance zones page and 2026-27 calendar (PDF); the Mississippi Department of Education’s 2026 accountability results and report card; and the federal NCES school directory.

Biloxi Upper Elementary School is the Biloxi Public School District’s only school for fifth and sixth grade. Students from the district’s five schools for pre-K through fourth grade come together there before moving up to Biloxi Junior High.

• Address: 1424 Father Ryan Ave., Biloxi, MS 39530
• Phone: 228-432-3700
• Grades: 5 and 6
• Website: bue.biloxischools.net

Who to call

• Front office: 228-432-3700
• Registration and new students: the district’s Student Services office, 228-374-1810, ext. 1125
• Buses: the district’s Transportation Department, 341 Agincourt Ave., 228-436-5140
• District central office: 160 St. Peter St., 228-374-1810

Principal

Principal Jamie Barnes, according to the school’s website. The district’s schools page lists him as well.

Enrollment and teachers

The most recent federal count, from the NCES directory, is 778 students in 2023-24, with 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.5 students per teacher. The state’s 2025-26 report card counts 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; it does not show a newer enrollment figure.

State report card

Biloxi Upper Elementary earned a B for 2025-26, with 454 of 700 possible points, in the Mississippi Department of Education’s results file, released Oct. 15, 2026. That is three points short of an A: a school needed 402 points for a B and 457 for an A this year, according to the state’s guide to the system (PDF). The school also earned a B on the 2024-25 report card.

From the school’s 2025-26 report card:

Mississippi grades every school and district from A to F. The state’s guide (PDF) says the grade for a school without a 12th grade counts proficiency and growth on state tests in English and math, with extra weight on the lowest-performing 25% of students, science and English learners’ progress. Because the writing part of the English test was field tested in 2026, the state used the higher of the 2025-26 or 2024-25 English results, and it says 2025-26 grades set a new baseline that “cannot be compared” to earlier years.

Attendance zone

Every address in the Biloxi Public School District is zoned for Biloxi Upper Elementary for fifth and sixth grade. Its feeder schools are the district’s kindergarten-to-fourth-grade schools: Back Bay, Gorenflo, North Bay and Popp’s Ferry, with Nichols for pre-K and kindergarten. Its students move up to Biloxi Junior High and Biloxi High.

The district’s boundary is not the same as the city limits: parts of north Biloxi, including most of Woolmarket, are in the Harrison County School District, where Woolmarket Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade. The Biloxi district’s attendance zones page carries its street map (PDF). To confirm an address, call Student Services at 228-374-1810, ext. 1125.

Calendar and bell times

According to the school’s website, student arrival begins at 6:55 a.m., the first bell rings at 7:20 a.m., the tardy bell at 7:25 a.m. and the day ends at 2:15 p.m. The school’s site also links to before- and after-school programs.

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

• Friday, Nov. 6: second-term progress reports
• Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
• Wednesday, Dec. 16: end of the first semester, a 60% day
• Dec. 17 to Jan. 5: Christmas break and teacher planning days; classes resume Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2027
• Feb. 8-12, 2027: Mardi Gras break
• March 26 to April 2, 2027: spring break
• Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day for students, a 60% day

More

• The district’s schools page and the school’s website
• The state’s Biloxi Upper Elementary report card
• Every public school in Biloxi, with grades and report cards: our Biloxi public schools guide
• Registration, the school board and the full calendar: our Biloxi schools guide

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Biloxi Upper Elementary serve?

Fifth and sixth grade. It is the Biloxi Public School District’s only school for those grades, at 1424 Father Ryan Ave.

What grade did Biloxi Upper Elementary get from the state?

A B for 2025-26, with 454 of 700 possible points, in the Mississippi Department of Education’s results released Oct. 15, 2026. A school needed 457 points for an A.

What time does Biloxi Upper Elementary start?

The tardy bell rings at 7:25 a.m. and the school day ends at 2:15 p.m., according to the school’s website. Student arrival begins at 6:55 a.m.

Which school does Biloxi Upper Elementary feed into?

Biloxi Junior High School, for seventh and eighth grade, then Biloxi High School.