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If you had an hour of school board time for THOMAS L REEVES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280267000518
Reeves Elementary
214 St Augustine Drive, Long Beach, MS 39560 · (228) 864-9764 · Harrison County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
262 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 25% |
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
62.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -20.6pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.0pp 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 71 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Reeves Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #72 of 428 | #12 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #74 of 439 | #10 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #97 of 439 | #14 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #178 of 453 | #19 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #130 of 408 | #10 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #146 of 409 | #17 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #385 of 444 | #28 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #271 of 296 | #22 of 24 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
453
+85 (+23%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 453 | 32.2 | 14.1:1 | 58% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 60% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 34.3 | 12.6:1 | 99% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 99% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 58% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 57% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 53% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 38% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 561 | 26 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reeves Elementary.
About Reeves Elementary
Reeves Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Long Beach, Mississippi. Federal data show 453 students enrolled in pre-K through 3 in 2024-25.
Federal data list 5 schools in Long Beach School District, with 2,874 students enrolled.
More than half of enrollment at Reeves Elementary is White: 65%. Next come 15% Black, 15% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. In Harrison County overall, the White share is about 62%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Reeves Elementary scores 53%.
Reeves Elementary reports a ratio of 14.1 students per teacher, from 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 1.8 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Reeves Elementary, 58% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Harrison County, the school's rate is lower.
Reeves Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.1% is 5.8 points above the 65.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Harrison County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $59,479, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harrison County's 55 public schools enroll about 30,521 students and include Reeves Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Harper McCaughan Elementary is about 1.4 miles from Reeves Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 71.1% is above the 66.7% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Reeves Elementary enrolled 368 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 453. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.7:1 to 14.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Reeves Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Harper McCaughan ElementaryMiddle · 622 students
- Long Beach Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
- Quarles ElementaryElementary · 429 students
Other schools in Long Beach
- Long Beach High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Harper McCaughan ElementaryMiddle · 622 students
- Long Beach Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
- Quarles ElementaryElementary · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Harper McCaughan Elementary1.4 mi · 622
- Quarles Elementary1.8 mi · 429
- Long Beach Middle School1.9 mi · 475
- Long Beach High School1.9 mi · 895
- Pineville Elementary2.6 mi · 157
- Gulfport Central Middle4.2 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Reeves ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Reeves Elementary?
Reeves Elementary enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Reeves Elementary serve?
Reeves Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many teachers does Reeves Elementary have?
Reeves Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Reeves Elementary?
Student demographics at Reeves Elementary are roughly 65% White, 3% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Reeves Elementary in?
Reeves Elementary is part of Long Beach School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.