Summary:
ZIP code 39560 is served by a single high school — Long Beach High School, a public school in the Long Beach School District serving grades 9–12 with 895 students. Because this is the only high school in the area, Long Beach High School drives all high-school outcomes for the district. The school maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 13.4 to 1, which allows for more individualized instruction, while 51% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Long Beach High School has earned a 5-star rating for three consecutive years and is consistently ranked among the top 10 high schools in Mississippi — #7 out of 224 for 2025–2026, placing it in the 97th percentile statewide. Students far outperform state averages on every MAAP end-of-course exam, with 90% proficient in Algebra I (vs. 66% statewide), 82.6% proficient in Biology (vs. 63.1%), and 94.1% proficient in U.S. History in the most recent testing year. English II is the relative weak spot at 69.7% proficiency, though it still exceeds the state by 20 points. The school's graduation rate is 95.7%, well above the state average of 89.2%.
Two findings stand out. First, the school achieves top-tier results despite more than half of its students being economically disadvantaged. Second, chronic absenteeism is a concern: 28.3% of students are chronically absent, higher than the 23.9% state average, which is surprising given the school's excellent outcomes. There was also a slight dip in Algebra I and Biology scores from the previous year, but overall performance remains exceptional. Long Beach High School is clearly a model of academic excellence in Mississippi.
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