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Dixie Attendance Center

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Dixie Attendance Center ranks 58 th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Dixie Attendance Center is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of the Forrest County School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 15% of Mississippi elementary schools, with a current 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dixie Attendance Center stands out for its strong academic performance, outpacing the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 70.6% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 64.4% for the district and 49.4% for the state. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the state average, indicating that students are engaged and attending regularly. Despite serving a population with a relatively low socioeconomic status, with 66.27% to 99.4% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Dixie Attendance Center has maintained its academic excellence, likely due to its low student-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 11.8.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Earl Travillion Attendance Center, Longleaf Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, and Hawkins Elementary School, Dixie Attendance Center consistently outperforms these schools in academic achievement. Additionally, the school has shown steady improvement over the past 10 years, moving from a 2-star rating to a 4-star rating, demonstrating its commitment to providing a quality education to its students.

487

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,091

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

790 Elks Lake Road
Hattiesburg, MS 39401

(601) 582-4890

District: Forrest County School District

Students who attend Dixie Attendance Center usually attend:

High:

North Forrest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.4%

African American:

29.8%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (69% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Mississippi elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg57%

Mississippi avg51%

Elementary school

58^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

23^rd of 266

Mississippi public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Forrest County School District

46^th of 130Forrest County School District among Mississippi districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	58 of 383	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	55 of 390	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	85 of 377	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	51 of 382	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	53 of 381	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	94 of 397	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	158 of 404	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.2	172 of 406	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.7	178 of 394	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.4	206 of 402	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.2	165 of 394	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.3	125 of 408	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.2	93 of 414	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	65.0	138 of 418	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.3	218 of 403	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.9	219 of 392	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.4	254 of 394	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	23 of 266	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	69.6	71 of 264	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	33 of 243	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	22 of 257	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	36 of 257	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	79 of 264	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	68 of 252	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	68.2	81 of 272	70.2%	★★★★☆
2016	76.2	53 of 260	79.6%	★★★★☆
2015	65.4	74 of 266	72.2%	★★★★☆
2014	69.2	69 of 264	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	67.0	87 of 269	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.5	121 of 270	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.4	164 of 264	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.1	152 of 255	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.2	178 of 247	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	57.6	114 of 244	53.3%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science70%+10 vs state

Mathematics69%+17 vs state

English Language Arts69%+22 vs state

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Schools Near Dixie Attendance Center

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAAP Mathematics (2025)						MAAP Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Dixie Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-8	790 Elks Lake Road	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-4890	487	41	11.9	66.5%	265 (54.4%)	145 (29.8%)	37 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	81.8	58^th of 383 public elementary schools	84.9%		82	55^th of 390 public elementary schools	85.9%	3	70.6	78.8	75.5	66.7	53.7	67.2	76.4	75.0	66.0	53.0	73.2	72.8	64.1	76.4	$12,091
Earl Travillion Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-8	316 Travillion Drive	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 584-9303	261	27	9.7	96.9%	10 (3.8%)	183 (70.1%)	32 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.8%)	21.3	322^nd of 383 public elementary schools	15.9%		16.3	342^nd of 390 public elementary schools	12.3%	20	29.4	30.7	30.7	35.0	18.8	36.9	52.9	34.6	19.2	25.0	50.1	20.0	42.3	30.0	$13,805
Hawkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Ida Ave.	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 583-4311	283	23	12.3	99.6%	9 (3.2%)	175 (61.8%)	78 (27.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	37.6	248^th of 383 public elementary schools	35.2%		49.9	205^th of 390 public elementary schools	47.4%	43	31.5	44.2	42.9				48.6	48.8	22.9				71.4		$14,576
Rowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Martin Luther King Drive	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 583-0960	425	26	16.6	99.5%	1 (0.2%)	384 (90.4%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	72.7	97^th of 383 public elementary schools	74.7%		78.7	67^th of 390 public elementary schools	82.8%	30	52.6	64.4	71.7				50.9	80.0	49.1				83.1		$12,825
Thames Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Jamestown Road	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Hattiesburg	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-6655	619	41	15.2	100.0%	27 (4.4%)	450 (72.7%)	22 (3.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	112 (18.1%)	43.6	220^th of 383 public elementary schools	42.6%		58.9	159^th of 390 public elementary schools	59.2%	61	43.5	44.4	57.1				60.8	40.7	28.6				58.5		$13,647
Woodley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2006 O Ferrell St	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 583-8112	422	27	15.8	100.0%	43 (10.2%)	248 (58.8%)	112 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	74.5	85^th of 383 public elementary schools	77.8%		75.9	81^st of 390 public elementary schools	79.2%	4	63.4	67.1	58.7				82.8	65.7	45.6				65.2		$11,339
Purvis Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	310 Mitchell	Purvis	39475	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 794-1038	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%)	49.6	192^nd of 383 public elementary schools	49.9%		54.3	182^nd of 390 public elementary schools	53.3%	10	49.3	44.1	57.3				52.3	48.6	37.9				66.1		$11,033
Grace Christian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2207 W 7th Street	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 583-0662	367	22	16.3	100.0%	7 (1.9%)	320 (87.2%)	7 (1.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	66	129^th of 383 public elementary schools	66.3%		67.6	123^rd of 390 public elementary schools	68.5%	6	61.4	54.3	43.5				72.1	69.6	41.3				82.6		$12,446
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
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Leaf Lane	Hattiesburg	39402	Lamar 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%)	73	95^th of 383 public elementary schools	75.2%		75.3	86^th of 390 public elementary schools	77.9%	9	62.0	60.3	61.6				62.0	58.5	75.0				69.7		$10,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Dixie Attendance Center

What district is Dixie Attendance Center in?

Forrest County School District

Is Dixie Attendance Center a good school?

Dixie Attendance Center ranks 58^th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dixie Attendance Center?

Students at Dixie Attendance Center are 54% White, 30% African American, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

How many students attend Dixie Attendance Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Dixie Attendance Center.

What schools do graduates of Dixie Attendance Center attend?

Students who attend Dixie Attendance Center usually go on to attend:

High : North Forrest High School

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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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