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Otken Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–4

401 Montana Avenue, McComb, MS 39648 · (601) 684-3749 · Part of McComb School District

McComb’s School Grade D better than 10% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
458
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
1–4
The gist

What stands out about Otken Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 16.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for McComb kids: Denman Junior High School

On the path

Where McComb kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–KKennedy Elementary School232 students
1–4Otken Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Denman Junior High School312 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 34.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

401 Montana Avenue, McComb

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 1117
Grade 2141
Grade 3108
Grade 492
Enrollment over time
393’20
402’21
370’22
349’23
458’24

Up 16.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 90%White 5%Two or more races 4%Hispanic <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Otken Elementary School from McComb families.

Other schools in McComb School District

The district →
Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · McComb
232 students14:1
Summit Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Summit
C−
200 students16:1
Higgins Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · McComb
C−
287 students11:1
Denman Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · McComb
C
312 students14:1
McComb High School
High · Grades 9–13 · McComb
C−
632 students14:1

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; McComb’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.