Lamar County School District

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District Summary

424 Martin Luther King Drive
Purvis, MS 39475

(601) 794-1030

District Website

SchoolDigger Rank:
25^th of 129 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 10,624

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 0

This graph shows how well Lamar County School District is performing compared to other districts in Mississippi. 100% is the best performing district in the state, 0% is the worst.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				MAAP English Language Arts (2019)						MAAP Mathematics (2019)						MAAP Algebra I (2019)	MAAP English II (2019)	MAAP Science (2019)		MAAP Biology (2019)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2019)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	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	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course
Oak Grove High School	Public	9-12	5198 Old Highway11	Hattiesburg	39402	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 264-7232	1,698	101	16.7	46.3%	847 (49.9%)	642 (37.8%)	93 (5.5%)	56 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	54 (3.2%)	84.1	20^th of 233 public high schools	91.4%		88.5	6^th of 233 public high schools	97.4%	14													73.9	63.1			72.2	78.8
Oak Grove Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	70 Leaf Lane	Hattiesburg	39402	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-9764	728	53	13.8	59.8%	324 (44.5%)	302 (41.5%)	49 (6.7%)	22 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.0%)								(n/a)
Oak Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2543 Old Hwy.24	Hattiesburg	39402	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 264-4634	1,398	86	16.2	55.1%	675 (48.3%)	514 (36.8%)	95 (6.8%)	47 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	64 (4.6%)	87.1	27^th of 264 public middle schools	89.8%		84.6	35^th of 252 public middle schools	86.1%	8				50.5	53.5	49.7				71.3	70.4	64.1	98.5			62.7
Oak Grove Upper Elementary	Public	4-5	1760 Old Hwy. 24	Hattiesburg	39402	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-6724	669	49	13.7	54.9%	324 (48.4%)	252 (37.7%)	47 (7.0%)	19 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	80.9	62^nd of 397 public elementary schools	84.4%		79.3	66^th of 404 public elementary schools	83.7%	4		62.6	53.6					63.1	53.6						70.4
Longleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5279 W. 4th Street	Hattiesburg	39402	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-3858	752	50	15.0	54.1%	327 (43.5%)	335 (44.5%)	33 (4.4%)	30 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	79	68^th of 397 public elementary schools	82.9%		83.7	47^th of 404 public elementary schools	88.4%	21	59.2	65.8	59.7				70.8	65.8	61.4						47.5
Oak Grove Lower Elementary	Public	2-3	1762 Old Highway 24	Hattiesburg	39402	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 268-3862	684	45	15.2	59.8%	301 (44.0%)	274 (40.1%)	54 (7.9%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.7%)								(n/a)	61.9						70.6
Sumrall Middle School	Public	6-8	1217 Highway 42	Sumrall	39482	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 758-4416	464	28	16.6	36.6%	407 (87.7%)	37 (8.0%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	84.7	35^th of 264 public middle schools	86.7%		89.7	15^th of 252 public middle schools	94.0%	20				43.3	50.9	53.9				65.2	66.3	73.0	100.0			62.4
Purvis Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	310 Mitchell	Purvis	39475	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 794-2959	384	30	12.9	53.6%	327 (85.2%)	40 (10.4%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	64.5	135^th of 397 public elementary schools	66.0%		60.3	154^th of 404 public elementary schools	61.9%	19	47.4	56.8	52.9				53.9	53.2	40.7						56.5
Lumberton High School	Public	9-12	7920 US Highway 11	Lumberton	39455	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 796-2451	157	15	10.2	79.6%	77 (49.0%)	74 (47.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)			3 (1.9%)	38.2	144^th of 233 public high schools	38.2%					(n/a)													14.0	44.5			53.3	62.5
Lumberton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7922 US Highway 11 S	Lumberton	39455	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 796-3721	286	17	16.9	88.8%	163 (57.0%)	101 (35.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)		18 (6.3%)	35.6	261^st of 397 public elementary schools	34.3%					(n/a)	54.5	36.3	32.0				36.4	9.0	22.7						54.7
Lumberton Middle School	Public	6-8	7918 US Highway 11	Lumberton	39455	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 796-2451	130	11	11.7	82.3%	77 (59.2%)	49 (37.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	31.8	177^th of 264 public middle schools	33.0%					(n/a)				25.0	22.5	31.0				42.3	36.7	34.4				24.1
Purvis Middle School	Public	6-8	213 School Street	Purvis	39475	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 794-1068	423	28	15.2	56.5%	354 (83.7%)	44 (10.4%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	67.2	82^nd of 264 public middle schools	68.9%		75	56^th of 252 public middle schools	77.8%	26				33.3	35.9	53.2				51.1	63.3	47.6	100.0			59.0
Purvis High School	Public	9-12	220 School Street	Purvis	39475	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 794-6221	581	39	14.9	51.1%	513 (88.3%)	45 (7.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	71.5	53^rd of 233 public high schools	77.3%		63.2	81^st of 233 public high schools	65.2%	28													51.3	56.7			68.8	68.8
Sumrall High School	Public	9-12	198 Center Avenue	Sumrall	39482	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 758-4730	597	38	15.7	34.3%	525 (87.9%)	56 (9.4%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)								(n/a)
Lamar County Vocational Technical Center	Public	9-12	41 College Drive	Purvis	39475	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 794-8298	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Baxterville School	Public	PK, KG-8	5531 Highway 11	Lumberton	39455	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 796-4483	268	21	12.5	73.1%	257 (95.9%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	72.5	97^th of 397 public elementary schools	75.6%		64.9	137^th of 404 public elementary schools	66.1%	40	81.5	38.9	55.1	54.5	38.1	62.6	59.2	55.5	41.4	72.8	52.4	53.2			51.7	78.2
Purvis Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	5976 U.S. Hwy. 11	Purvis	39475	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 794-3302	430	30	14.5	52.8%	369 (85.8%)	42 (9.8%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)								(n/a)
Sumrall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	198 Todd Rd.	Sumrall	39482	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 758-4289	975	58	16.7	40.5%	841 (86.3%)	82 (8.4%)	20 (2.1%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.4%)	86.4	41^st of 397 public elementary schools	89.7%		80.8	58^th of 404 public elementary schools	85.6%	17	78.2	61.5	55.7				86.4	61.5	62.7						71.6
Jefferson/Todd Alternative Program	Public	5-12	424 Martin Luther King Drive	Purvis	39475	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 794-1097	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marion County School District	16.39 mi	7	58^th
Poplarville Separate School District	16.73 mi	5	30^th
Columbia School District	17.9 mi	4	49^th
Forrest County School District	19.46 mi	7	52^nd
Hattiesburg Public School District	21.93 mi	10	76^th

Lamar County School District

District Summary

Oak Grove Middle School

Sumrall Elementary School

Sumrall Middle School

Oak Grove High School

Oak Grove Upper Elementary

Longleaf Elementary

Baxterville School

Purvis High School

Purvis Middle School

Purvis Upper Elementary

Lumberton High School

Lumberton Elementary

Lumberton Middle School

Jefferson/Todd Alternative Program

Lamar County Vocational Technical Center

Oak Grove Lower Elementary

Oak Grove Primary

Purvis Lower Elementary

Sumrall High School

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