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If you could change one rule at LONG BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
895
High
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280267000520
Long Beach High School
300 East Old PassRoad, Long Beach, MS 39560 · (228) 863-6945 · Harrison County
GRADES 09–13HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL895 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Mississippi public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
457 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 207 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 221 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 241 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 223 | 25% |
Student demographics
47%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
Feeds from
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
68.7%
MS avg 45.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
94.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.7% | 94.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 83.1% |
% 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
81.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
Schools most like Long Beach High School
Long Beach High School's state test result (81.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach High School this school | 895 | 51.1% | 81.4% |
| Saltillo High School SALTILLO | 939 | 44.5% | 66.4% |
| Pass Christian High School PASS CHRISTIAN | 606 | 55.0% | 81.5% |
| Newton County High School Decatur | 768 | 48.0% | 70.4% |
| Lafayette High School Oxford | 855 | 46.1% | 69.7% |
| Hancock High School Kiln | 1,184 | 59.5% | 76.5% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Long Beach High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #7 of 192 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #1 of 199 ▲ 20 | #1 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #13 of 199 ▲ 18 | #3 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 895 | #52 of 203 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #122 of 192 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #97 of 192 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #163 of 194 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #68 of 121 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
895
0 (0%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 961
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 895 | 66.6 | 13.4:1 | 51% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 934 | 60.7 | 15.4:1 | 51% (478) |
| 2022-23 | 932 | 62.2 | 15.0:1 | 100% (929) |
| 2020-21 | 895 | 60 | 14.9:1 | 100% (892) |
| 2017-18 | 976 | 55.7 | 17.5:1 | 45% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 953 | 49 | 19.4:1 | 46% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 922 | 57 | 16.2:1 | 42% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 1,155 | 66 | 17.5:1 | 38% (439) |
| 1990-91 | 961 | 47 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Long Beach High School.
About Long Beach High School
Long Beach High School is a medium-sized high school in Long Beach, Mississippi. School enrollment was 895 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 13. For comparison, high schools in Mississippi average about 651 students.
Long Beach School District is made up of 5 schools with 2,874 students in all.
White students account for 70% of enrollment at Long Beach High School. Other groups make up 13% Black, 11% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Harrison County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Long Beach High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
Its teaching staff equals 66.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.4:1. For comparison, high schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 51%. That is 23 points below the 74% average for public schools in Harrison County.
allk12 grades Long Beach High School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.7% for Long Beach High School. The school posts 81.4%, 12.7 points above the prediction.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harrison County, median household income is about $59,479, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Long Beach High School is one of 55 public schools in Harrison County, which together enroll about 30,521 students.
The shortest distance from Long Beach High School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Long Beach Middle School. The five-mile area around Long Beach High School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 81.4% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
Enrollment at Long Beach High School was 895 in 2020-21 and 895 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.9:1 to 13.4:1.
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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
- Harper McCaughan ElementaryMiddle · 622 students
- Long Beach Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
- Reeves ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Quarles ElementaryElementary · 429 students
Other schools in Long Beach
- Harper McCaughan ElementaryMiddle · 622 students
- Long Beach Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
- Reeves ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Quarles ElementaryElementary · 429 students
Other Long Beach High schools
One other US public school is named Long Beach High. Long Beach High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- LONG BEACH HIGH SCHOOLLONG BEACH, NY · 1,253 students
Nearby schools
- Long Beach Middle School0.3 mi · 475
- Harper McCaughan Elementary1.2 mi · 622
- Quarles Elementary1.6 mi · 429
- Reeves Elementary1.9 mi · 453
- Gulfport Central Middle2.3 mi · 568
- West Elementary2.4 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Long Beach High SchoolHow large is Long Beach High School?
Long Beach High School enrolls approximately 895 students in grades 09-13.
Is Long Beach High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Long Beach High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many students per teacher at Long Beach High School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Long Beach High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Long Beach High School?
At Long Beach High School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 3% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Long Beach High School public or private?
Long Beach High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Long Beach School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.