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Lamar County School District

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At a glance

30^thof 134 Mississippi districts▼ 6

Better than 77% of Mississippi districts

Elementary 8 Middle 3 High 5 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

424 Martin Luther King Drive
Purvis, MS 39475·(601) 794-1430·All Mississippi district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 77.6% of districts

Schools

10,318

Students

5-star school

Top rankedSumrall Middle School22^nd of 260 Mississippi middle schools

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Biggest riser

Purvis Upper Elementary up 47 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lumberton High School 8.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Lamar County School District serves 10,318 students across 15 schools in southeastern Mississippi, including 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 4 high schools, and the district is rated 4 stars, ranking 30th out of 134 Mississippi districts. The district outperforms state averages in most subjects, including 3rd-grade math (65.1% vs. 48.8% statewide), Algebra I (75.2% vs. 66.0%), and Biology (72.9% vs. 63.1%), while maintaining a 90.7% graduation rate and an 18.8% chronic absenteeism rate, both better than state averages. However, these district-level numbers mask a stark divide between its strongest and weakest schools.

Sumrall Middle School is the district's brightest star, ranked 22nd out of roughly 260 middle schools with 5 stars and an extraordinary 96.8% Algebra I proficiency. Oak Grove High School, the largest campus with 1,750 students, ranks 27th out of 224 high schools and posts the district's highest graduation rate at 92.7%. Bellevue Elementary has shown consistent momentum, climbing from 110th to 79th over three years, while Longleaf Elementary boasts the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 11.1%. Purvis Middle School and Purvis Upper Elementary are quiet improvers, jumping from 79th to 58th and 192nd to 145th, respectively. At the other end, Lumberton Elementary School and Lumberton High School face severe challenges, with Lumberton High collapsing from 93rd to 184th in one year and Lumberton Elementary's 5th-grade math proficiency sitting at just 9.3%.

The district's greatest academic strength is middle-school Algebra acceleration, with Oak Grove Middle School at 100% proficiency and Sumrall Middle at 96.8%, signaling a strong advanced-math pathway. High school attendance is the clearest systemic weakness, as Purvis High School, Sumrall High School, and Lumberton High all exceed the state's 23.9% chronic absenteeism rate. Baxterville School is an intriguing small-school case with high poverty yet occasional standout results, though small class sizes create volatility. Families should watch whether Purvis's upward trend translates into future high school success, while the Lumberton cluster remains the district's most urgent priority.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		MAAP Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Baxterville School	Public	PK, KG-6	5531 Highway 11	Lumberton	39455	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 796-4483	217	23	9.4	77.9%	205 (94.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	63.5	130^th of 377 public elementary schools	65.5%		76.6	72^nd of 383 public elementary schools	81.2%	58	45.8	53.4	63.2				60.8	53.3	47.4						78.9			$14,989
Purvis Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	5976 U.S. Hwy. 11	Purvis	39475	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 794-3302	448	30	15.0	54.2%	358 (79.9%)	51 (11.4%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)								(n/a)																		$10,479
Sumrall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	198 Todd Rd.	Sumrall	39482	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 758-4289	960	64	15.0	44.0%	820 (85.4%)	73 (7.6%)	25 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.2%)	74.7	84^th of 377 public elementary schools	77.7%		84.7	45^th of 383 public elementary schools	88.3%	39	75.2	63.1	63.8				81.0	55.9	50.7						73.6			$9,949
Jefferson/Todd Alternative Program	Public, Alternative	1-12	424 Martin Luther King Drive	Purvis	39475	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 794-1097	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oak Grove High School	Public	9-12	5198 Old Highway11	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 264-7232	1,750	122	14.3	52.1%	735 (42.0%)	726 (41.5%)	165 (9.4%)	57 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	63 (3.6%)	81.2	27^th of 224 public high schools	87.9%		82.7	32^nd of 232 public high schools	86.2%	5													82.1	61.4			75.7	$11,373
Purvis High School	Public	9-12	220 School Street	Purvis	39475	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 794-6221	614	49	12.5	49.8%	502 (81.8%)	61 (9.9%)	26 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	64.7	76^th of 224 public high schools	66.1%		68.3	77^th of 232 public high schools	66.8%	1													64.5	57.8			70.1	$12,500
Sumrall High School	Public	9-12	198 Center Avenue	Sumrall	39482	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 758-4730	616	47	13.0	28.7%	518 (84.1%)	63 (10.2%)	22 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	72.1	50^th of 224 public high schools	77.7%		90.8	9^th of 232 public high schools	96.1%	41													60.2	59.5			80.0	$11,951
Lamar County Vocational Technical Center	Public	8-12	41 College Drive	Purvis	39475	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 794-8298	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Leaf Lane	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-9764	758	58	13.0	62.0%	291 (38.4%)	356 (47.0%)	44 (5.8%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.5%)	74.3	88^th of 377 public elementary schools	76.7%		73	95^th of 383 public elementary schools	75.2%	7	58.0	61.2	63.5				56.3	62.5	70.9						73.1			$10,829
Oak Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2543 Old Hwy.24	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-4634	1,160	89	12.9	61.0%	399 (34.4%)	547 (47.2%)	123 (10.6%)	36 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.6%)	68.6	77^th of 260 public middle schools	70.4%		72.9	69^th of 266 public middle schools	74.1%	8				56.8	40.4	50.4				52.8	56.9	57.5	100.0			60.0		$9,577
Purvis Middle School	Public	6-8	213 School Street	Purvis	39475	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 794-1068	447	31	14.4	51.9%	370 (82.8%)	48 (10.7%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	75.7	58^th of 260 public middle schools	77.7%		69.2	79^th of 266 public middle schools	70.3%	21				54.9	37.8	44.6				68.0	70.9	63.7				66.4		$9,831
Bellevue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1760 Old Highway 24	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-6724	1,145	83	13.8	63.2%	468 (40.9%)	456 (39.8%)	155 (13.5%)	12 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	49 (4.3%)	75.5	79^th of 377 public elementary schools	79.0%		73.7	90^th of 383 public elementary schools	76.5%	11	60.3	57.7	63.1				70.1	63.8	53.4						80.2			$9,934
Sumrall Middle School	Public	6-8	1217 Highway 42	Sumrall	39482	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 758-4416	484	35	13.9	40.1%	392 (81.0%)	45 (9.3%)	19 (3.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	88.3	22^nd of 260 public middle schools	91.5%		86.4	24^th of 266 public middle schools	91.0%	2				67.3	43.9	54.8				79.7	71.0	73.9	96.8			72.6		$9,670
Purvis Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	310 Mitchell	Purvis	39475	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 794-2959	377	29	13.1	54.6%	308 (81.7%)	35 (9.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	61.5	145^th of 377 public elementary schools	61.5%		49.6	192^nd of 383 public elementary schools	49.9%	47	51.1	56.1	49.5				65.3	47.6	54.2						75.2			$11,033
Longleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5279 W. 4th Street	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-3858	787	55	14.3	56.5%	292 (37.1%)	356 (45.2%)	49 (6.2%)	30 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)	69	110^th of 377 public elementary schools	70.8%		76.2	75^th of 383 public elementary schools	80.4%	35	59.6	68.7	63.9				56.6	63.5	49.5						66.0			$10,594
Lumberton High School	Public	7-12	7920 US Highway 11	Lumberton	39455	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 796-2451	268	33	8.1	83.2%	137 (51.1%)	109 (40.7%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	19.8	184^th of 224 public high schools	17.9%		62.1	93^rd of 232 public high schools	59.9%	91					28.2	28.9					46.9	29.0	54.4	33.3		36.9	39.6	$15,672
Lumberton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7922 US Highway 11 S	Lumberton	39455	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 796-3721	287	25	11.2	90.2%	128 (44.6%)	120 (41.8%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.4%)	30.1	274^th of 377 public elementary schools	27.3%		35.5	257^th of 383 public elementary schools	32.9%	17	32.6	45.9	25.6	44.5			46.5	59.4	9.3	47.2					25.6			$11,968

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marion County School District	16.39 mi	8	61^st
Poplarville School District	16.73 mi	5	8^th
Columbia School District	17.9 mi	4	31^st
Forrest County School District	19.46 mi	7	38^th
Hattiesburg	21.93 mi	10	48^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.