Lamar County School District

District Summary

424 Martin Luther King Drive
Purvis, MS 39475

(601) 794-1030

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SchoolDigger Rank:
20^th of 132 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 9,996

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 1

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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Ranking:

E = Elementary, M = Middle, H = High, A = Alternative, P = Private

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2017)				Ranking (2016)				MAP English Language Arts (2017)						MAP Mathematics (2017)						MAP Algebra I (2017)	MAP English II (2017)	MST Science (2017)		SATP2 Biology I (2017)	SATP2 U.S. History (2017)
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 (2017)	Statewide Rank (2017)	State Percentile (2017)	SchoolDigger Rating (2017)	Average Standard Score (2016)	Statewide Rank (2016)	State Percentile (2016)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Mathematics End of Course	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP English II 5th Grade	MST Science 8th Grade	MST Science End of Course	SATP2 Biology I End of Course
Baxterville School	Public	PK, KG-8	5531 Highway 11	Lumberton	39455	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 796-4483	284	24	11.8	78.0 %	271 (95.4 %)	5 (1.8 %)	3 (1.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	4 (1.4 %)	41.9	230^th of 406 public elementary schools	43.3 %		52.7	188^th of 396 public elementary schools	52.5 %	42	20.0	10.0	7.4	23.1	0.0	16.7	66.7	46.7	14.8	51.3	63.7	41.6			59.2	70.9
Purvis Lower Elementary	Public	K-2	5976 U.S. Hwy. 11	Purvis	39475	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 794-3302	402	28	14.3	61.0 %	347 (86.3 %)	40 (10.0 %)	6 (1.5 %)	3 (0.7 %)	3 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.7 %)								(n/a)
Sumrall Elementary School	Public	K-5	Hwy. 42	Sumrall	39482	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 758-4289	921	54	17.0	45.0 %	810 (87.9 %)	73 (7.9 %)	16 (1.7 %)	4 (0.4 %)	1 (0.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	17 (1.8 %)	84.8	42^nd of 406 public elementary schools	89.7 %		75.6	81^st of 396 public elementary schools	79.5 %	39	49.4	40.7	59.4				61.0	37.3	60.0						84.0
Jefferson/Todd Alternative Program	Public, Alternative	5-12	424 Martin Luther King Drive	Purvis	39475	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(601) 794-1097	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oak Grove High School	Public	9-12	5198 Old Highway11	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-7232	1,732	101	17.1	47.0 %	961 (55.5 %)	629 (36.3 %)	77 (4.4 %)	38 (2.2 %)	1 (0.1 %)	1 (0.1 %)	25 (1.4 %)	88.8	8^th of 237 public high schools	96.6 %		82.5	23^rd of 232 public high schools	90.1 %	15													72.7	54.4			83.8	76.3
Purvis High School	Public	9-12	220 School Street	Purvis	39475	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 794-6221	601	37	16.2	51.0 %	524 (87.2 %)	62 (10.3 %)	4 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	10 (1.7 %)	67.1	64^th of 237 public high schools	73.0 %		64.1	76^th of 232 public high schools	67.2 %	12													27.3	51.7			73.0	64.9
Sumrall High School	Public	9-12	198 Center Avenue	Sumrall	39482	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 758-4730	513	38	13.5	41.0 %	464 (90.4 %)	41 (8.0 %)	3 (0.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	4 (0.8 %)	64.1	75^th of 237 public high schools	68.4 %		64.1	75^th of 232 public high schools	67.7 %														18.7	46.4			83.1	59.5
Lamar County Vocational Technical Center	Public	9-12	41 College Drive	Purvis	39475	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(601) 794-8298	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oak Grove Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	70 Leaf Lane	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-9764	765	44	17.3	60.0 %	388 (50.7 %)	276 (36.1 %)	53 (6.9 %)	22 (2.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (0.3 %)	24 (3.1 %)								(n/a)
Oak Grove Upper Elementary	Public	4-5	1760 Old Hwy. 24	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-6724	656	38	17.2	54.0 %	369 (56.3 %)	198 (30.2 %)	46 (7.0 %)	12 (1.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	31 (4.7 %)	74.1	92^nd of 406 public elementary schools	77.3 %		82.2	56^th of 396 public elementary schools	85.9 %	36		35.8	51.7					40.2	40.2						74.7
Oak Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2543 Old Hwy.24	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-4634	1,385	79	17.5	54.0 %	711 (51.3 %)	514 (37.1 %)	80 (5.8 %)	43 (3.1 %)	1 (0.1 %)	2 (0.1 %)	34 (2.5 %)	84.3	35^th of 272 public middle schools	87.1 %		85.5	27^th of 262 public middle schools	89.7 %	8				62.2	41.1	46.0				52.7	66.8	46.1	94.9			66.8
Purvis Middle School	Public	6-8	213 School Street	Purvis	39475	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 794-1068	403	29	13.8	60.0 %	346 (85.9 %)	38 (9.4 %)	9 (2.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	8 (2.0 %)	75.7	56^th of 272 public middle schools	79.4 %		75.3	56^th of 262 public middle schools	78.6 %					40.5	35.6	42.0				42.8	63.5	51.8	95.8			69.6
Oak Grove Lower Elementary	Public	2-3	1762 Old Highway 24	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 268-3862	744	44	16.9	58.0 %	380 (51.1 %)	263 (35.3 %)	50 (6.7 %)	16 (2.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	35 (4.7 %)								(n/a)	39.8						35.5
Sumrall Middle School	Public	6-8	Highway 42	Sumrall	39482	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 758-4416	441	27	16.3	45.0 %	398 (90.2 %)	36 (8.2 %)	3 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	4 (0.9 %)	88.5	21^st of 272 public middle schools	92.3 %		71	72^nd of 262 public middle schools	72.5 %	51				67.9	43.0	47.5				59.7	65.2	61.1	96.3			65.7
Purvis Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	310 Mitchell	Purvis	39475	Lamar	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 794-2959	401	27	14.8	59.0 %	343 (85.5 %)	41 (10.2 %)	4 (1.0 %)	2 (0.5 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	10 (2.5 %)	65.5	128^th of 406 public elementary schools	68.5 %		64.1	143^rd of 396 public elementary schools	63.9 %	15	44.0	33.5	40.7				28.8	40.0	40.7						77.3
Longleaf Elementary	Public	K-5	5279 W. 4th Street	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-3858	748	46	16.2	54.0 %	375 (50.1 %)	291 (38.9 %)	22 (2.9 %)	34 (4.5 %)	1 (0.1 %)	1 (0.1 %)	24 (3.2 %)	81.2	55^th of 406 public elementary schools	86.5 %		83.1	48^th of 396 public elementary schools	87.9 %	7	46.1	36.6	56.1				54.8	44.7	48.6						82.3

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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.

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