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McComb High School

310 SEVENTH STREET, MCCOMB, MS 39648 · (601) 684-5678 · Pike County
GRADES 09–13HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Mississippi public high schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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 high schools

Enrollment
632
High
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 651
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
632 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 912620%
Grade 1019431%
Grade 1115324%
Grade 1215625%
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
132%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 40% · US 43%
Hispanic
203%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
57591%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 45% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
203%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
30548%
Female
32752%

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Test scores

MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
25.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.

MAAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2525.3%35.8%
2023-2424.5%39.5%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 McComb High School

McComb High School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
McComb High School this school632100.0%42.6%
Greenwood High School/Votech
Greenwood
63399.8%36.0%
Natchez High School
NATCHEZ
606100.0%36.2%
Vicksburg High School
VICKSBURG
785100.0%33.8%
Columbus High School
Columbus
86599.8%35.3%
Provine High School
Jackson
791100.0%28.1%
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 McComb High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Mississippi
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.6%#151 of 192
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.8%#171 of 199
▼ 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
25.3%#181 of 199
▼ 16
Enrollment
ranked largest first
632#75 of 203
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#126 of 192
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
17.0%#160 of 192
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#28 of 194
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.9%#77 of 121
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 2024-25
Enrollment
632
+24 (+4%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2563246.613.6:1100% (632)
2023-2466542.315.7:1100% (665)
2022-2362742.814.6:1100% (627)
2020-216084114.8:1100% (608)
2017-1867937.418.2:1100% (679)
2015-167123918.3:1100% (712)
2010-118254817.2:181% (672)
2000-018254916.8:179% (652)
1990-916273319.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McComb High School.

About McComb High School

McComb High School is a mid-sized high school in MCCOMB, Mississippi, administered by McComb School District. In all, 632 students attend the school in grades 9 through 13.

McComb High School falls under McComb School District, which has 6 schools enrolling 2,121 students.

Of every 100 students at McComb High School, about 91 are Black. It is also 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Pike County is roughly 54% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at McComb High School, giving a ratio of 13.6:1. High schools in Mississippi have an average ratio of 12.6:1. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 91% average among public schools in Pike County.

Among Mississippi public high schools, McComb High School outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.

Test results at McComb High School are 1.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.6% actual, 44.1% predicted).

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Pike County show that median household income comes to about $43,814, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. The county's public schools total 20, with about 5,717 students.

Denman Junior High School is about 0.2 miles from McComb High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 44.5% proficiency; McComb High School posts 42.6%.

In the federal locale system, McComb High School is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.

The school's student count increased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.8 to 13.6 over 4 years.

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Pike County at a glance

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Population
39,602
Census ACS
Median income
$43,814
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,717 students

Quick facts

School name
McComb High School
District
McComb School District
Address
310 SEVENTH STREET, MCCOMB, MS 39648
Phone
(601) 684-5678
County
Pike County
Level
High
Grade range
09–13
Total enrollment
632
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
632 (100%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
280288000556
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About McComb High School
How large is McComb High School?
McComb High School enrolls approximately 632 students in grades 09-13.
What age range does McComb High School serve?
McComb High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McComb High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McComb High School is approximately 13.6:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McComb High School?
At McComb High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 3% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is McComb High School in?
McComb High School is part of McComb School District.
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