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Harper McCaughan Elementary

PublicMiddleGrades 4–6

19200 Pineville Road, Long Beach, MS 39560 · (228) 863-0478 · Part of Long Beach School District

Long Beach’s School Grade A+ better than 99% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
622
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
4–6
The gist

What stands out about Harper McCaughan Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

19200 Pineville Road, Long Beach

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4199
Grade 5213
Grade 6210
Enrollment over time
643’20
637’21
687’22
658’23
622’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Black 14%Two or more races 13%Asian 5%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harper McCaughan Elementary from Long Beach families.

Other schools in Long Beach School District

The district →
Reeves Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Long Beach
A−
453 students14:1
Quarles Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Long Beach
A−
429 students13:1
Long Beach Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Long Beach
A
475 students17:1
Long Beach High School
High · Grades 9–13 · Long Beach
B
895 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Long Beach’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.