Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCCOMB SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280288000555
Otken Elementary School
401 MONTANA AVENUE, MCCOMB, MS 39648 · (601) 684-3749 · Pike County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- DTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
458 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 117 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 31% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (117) is 27% larger than its 4th grade class (92).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
39.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
33.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 33.0% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Otken Elementary School
Otken Elementary School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otken Elementary School this school | 458 | 100.0% | 36.1% |
| Walton Elementary School Jackson | 457 | 100.0% | 37.7% |
| Dana Road Elementary Vicksburg | 403 | 100.0% | 52.2% |
| Johnson Elementary School Jackson | 444 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| Oak Forest Elementary School Jackson | 436 | 100.0% | 35.4% |
| William Dean Jr Elementary School Lexington | 426 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
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 Otken Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Pike County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #370 of 428 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #345 of 439 ▲ 5 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #296 of 439 ▲ 39 | #3 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #175 of 453 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #253 of 408 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #341 of 409 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #82 of 444 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #162 of 296 | N/A |
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
458
+65 (+17%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 861
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 458 | 29.3 | 15.7:1 | 100% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 23.8 | 14.7:1 | 100% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 100% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 100% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 27.3 | 19.4:1 | 100% (529) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 100% (585) |
| 2010-11 | 731 | 41 | 17.8:1 | 89% (648) |
| 2000-01 | 797 | 45 | 17.7:1 | 79% (631) |
| 1990-91 | 861 | 43 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otken Elementary School.
About Otken Elementary School
In MCCOMB, Mississippi, Otken Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from 1 through 4, with 458 students enrolled.
McComb School District has 2,121 students spread across 6 schools.
Otken Elementary School's enrollment is 90% Black. Next come 5% White and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 54% Black. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.7 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. Among public schools in Pike County, the average eligibility rate is 91%.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Otken Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Mississippi schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Otken Elementary School's results are 8.0 points below predicted: 36.1% against 44.1%.
In Pike County (population about 39,602), the median household income is $43,814, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. There are 20 public schools in Pike County, enrolling about 5,717 students in all.
The shortest distance from Otken Elementary School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Denman Junior High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 45.4% proficiency; Otken Elementary School posts 36.1%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Enrollment climbed 17% from its 2020-21 level of 393.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Otken Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in McComb School District
- McComb High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Denman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 312 students
- Higgins Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 200 students
- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in MCCOMB
- McComb High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Denman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 312 students
- Higgins Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY COMPLEXHigh
- TAC ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
Nearby schools
- Denman Junior High School0.4 mi · 312
- McComb High School0.7 mi · 632
- Higgins Middle School1.8 mi · 287
- Kennedy Elementary School1.8 mi · 232
- Summit Elementary School2.6 mi · 200
- North Pike Upper Elementary School4.0 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Otken Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Otken Elementary School?
Otken Elementary School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades 01-04.
What grades does Otken Elementary School serve?
Otken Elementary School serves grades 01-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Otken Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Otken Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Otken Elementary School?
Otken Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 1% Hispanic, 90% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Otken Elementary School in?
Otken Elementary School is part of McComb School District.
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