Enrollment
160
Elementary
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280159000233
Mclain Attendance Center
114 Shows Street/198 Bypass, McLain, MS 39456 · (601) 753-2257 · Greene County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
157 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
39.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 46.8% |
% 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Mclain Attendance Center
Mclain Attendance Center's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mclain Attendance Center this school | 160 | 98.1% | 55.9% |
| French Camp Elementary FRENCH CAMP | 118 | 97.5% | 76.3% |
| Mary Reid School POTTS CAMP | 270 | 98.9% | 49.2% |
| Sand Hill School Richton | 267 | 98.9% | 53.0% |
| South Perry Elementary School BEAUMONT | 234 | 88.0% | 50.9% |
| Nettleton Primary School Nettleton | 220 | 83.6% | 68.5% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary 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 Mclain Attendance Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #209 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #307 of 439 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #193 of 439 ▲ 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #428 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #189 of 444 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
160
-6 (-4%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 274
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 160 | 14.2 | 11.3:1 | 98% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 166 | 16.6 | 10.0:1 | 100% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 181 | 15.7 | 11.5:1 | 100% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 98% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 199 | 13.9 | 14.3:1 | 97% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | 17 | 10.9:1 | 99% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 15 | 12.5:1 | 97% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 70% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 274 | 15 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mclain Attendance Center.
About Mclain Attendance Center
Mclain Attendance Center is a very small elementary school in McLain, Mississippi. Its enrollment is 160 students, spread over kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 446 students for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Greene County Schools is made up of 5 schools with 1,621 students in all.
The share of White students at Mclain Attendance Center is 68%, a majority. After that, the student body is 17% Black and 14% multiracial. Census estimates put Greene County at about 71% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Mclain Attendance Center are from different groups.
The school's 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Mclain Attendance Center, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Greene County.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Mclain Attendance Center outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mclain Attendance Center falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 55.9% actual against 45.1% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Greene County, median household income comes to about $54,276, about 11% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 6 public schools and about 1,621 students.
Measured in a straight line, South Perry Elementary School is about 6.7 miles from Mclain Attendance Center. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Mclain Attendance Center ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Mclain Attendance Center as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%. The school's ratio dropped from 12.8:1 to 11.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,615
Census ACS
Median income
$54,276
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greene County Schools
- Greene County High SchoolHigh · 446 students
- Leakesville Elem. SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Leakesville Jr. HighMiddle · 325 students
- Sand Hill SchoolElementary · 267 students
- GREENE COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICALHigh
Nearby schools
- South Perry Elementary School6.7 mi · 234
- Perry Central High School11.5 mi · 262
- Perry Central Middle School13.3 mi · 178
- Greene County High School13.6 mi · 446
- Leakesville Jr. High16.4 mi · 325
- Benndale Elementary School16.5 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About Mclain Attendance CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Mclain Attendance Center?
Mclain Attendance Center enrolls approximately 160 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Mclain Attendance Center serve?
Mclain Attendance Center serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mclain Attendance Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mclain Attendance Center is approximately 11.3:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mclain Attendance Center?
At Mclain Attendance Center, the student body is approximately 68% White, 1% Hispanic, 17% Black, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Mclain Attendance Center?
Mclain Attendance Center is overseen by Greene County Schools in Greene County.
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