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What advice would you give to incoming students at HARPER MC CAUGHAN ELEM SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
622
Middle
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280267000517
Harper McCaughan Elementary
19200 Pineville Road, Long Beach, MS 39560 · (228) 863-0478 · Harrison County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
373 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 199 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 213 | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 210 | 34% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Long Beach School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
74.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 74.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 72.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Harper McCaughan Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #10 of 176 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #10 of 181 | #3 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #13 of 181 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #38 of 186 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #99 of 163 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #65 of 164 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #155 of 184 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #44 of 119 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
622
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 622 | 44.8 | 13.9:1 | 60% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 658 | 44.9 | 14.7:1 | 62% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 45.1 | 15.2:1 | 100% (684) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 46 | 14.0:1 | 100% (640) |
| 2017-18 | 790 | 46.6 | 17.0:1 | 54% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 41 | 18.0:1 | 56% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 52% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 32 | 18.1:1 | 38% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 28 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harper McCaughan Elementary.
About Harper McCaughan Elementary
Harper McCaughan Elementary is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Long Beach, Mississippi, (ZIP code 39560). A federal count lists 622 students at the school, in grades 4 through 6. Average enrollment for middle schools in Mississippi is about 452, so this school runs 38% larger than that.
The Long Beach School District system has 5 schools and 2,874 students.
At 66%, White students outnumber all other groups at Harper McCaughan Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 14% Black, 13% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 62% White share among all Harrison County residents. By the diversity index, Harper McCaughan Elementary comes in at 53%.
A ratio of 13.9:1 comes from the school's 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Mississippi average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 60% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Harrison County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Harper McCaughan Elementary is 7.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (72.1% versus 64.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Federal survey data for Harrison County show that median household income is about $59,479, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harper McCaughan Elementary is among the 55 public schools in Harrison County.
Quarles Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Harper McCaughan Elementary is ahead of the 66.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
Harper McCaughan Elementary is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 643 in 2020-21 and 622 in 2024-25, a decrease of 21 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Harper McCaughan Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,891
Census ACS
Median income
$59,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
30,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Long Beach School District
- Long Beach High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Long Beach Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
- Reeves ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Quarles ElementaryElementary · 429 students
Other schools in Long Beach
- Long Beach High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Long Beach Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
- Reeves ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Quarles ElementaryElementary · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Quarles Elementary0.6 mi · 429
- Long Beach Middle School0.9 mi · 475
- Long Beach High School1.2 mi · 895
- Reeves Elementary1.4 mi · 453
- Pineville Elementary3.1 mi · 157
- Gulfport Central Middle3.3 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Harper McCaughan ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Harper McCaughan Elementary?
Harper McCaughan Elementary enrolls approximately 622 students in grades 04-06.
Is Harper McCaughan Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harper McCaughan Elementary is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Harper McCaughan Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Harper McCaughan Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Harper McCaughan Elementary?
Student demographics at Harper McCaughan Elementary are roughly 66% White, 2% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Harper McCaughan Elementary in?
Harper McCaughan Elementary is part of Long Beach School District.
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