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South Forrest Attendance Center

Q: Is South Forrest Attendance Center a good school?

South Forrest Attendance Center ranks 105 th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

South Forrest Attendance Center is a PK-8 school in Brooklyn, Mississippi, serving 604 students in the Forrest County School District, and it holds a solid 4-star rating, ranking 104th out of 377 Mississippi elementary schools (72nd percentile). The school has shown a generally strong but somewhat uneven trajectory, rebounding from a 3-star 2021-22 year to a 4-star rating ever since, with its peak in 2023-24 when it ranked 62nd statewide. About 68.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a moderate rate compared with surrounding schools.

The most striking academic strength is middle-school math. In 6th through 8th grade, math proficiency averages 77.9%, far above the district and state averages, with 7th grade math proficiency hitting an impressive 83.3%. Early elementary reading is also a bright spot, with 3rd grade ELA at 77.1% proficiency versus 48.5% statewide, and science scores in 5th and 8th grades are solid as well. However, the school has an unusual "split personality": elementary math in grades 3-5 averages just 48.0%, below the state average and well behind nearby schools like Dixie Attendance Center (70.9%).

The biggest red flag is chronic absenteeism. At 26.1%, South Forrest has the highest rate among all nearby comparison schools, above both the district rate (21.6%) and the state rate (23.9%). The student-teacher ratio of 16.6 is also higher than most peers, which could mean larger class sizes and less individualized attention. Despite these challenges, the school outperforms several nearby schools by a wide margin, sitting comfortably in the upper-middle tier of its comparison group. If South Forrest can improve elementary math and address attendance, it has strong potential to join the top tier of Mississippi elementary schools.

604

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,207

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8 Burborne Street
Brooklyn, MS 39425

(601) 545-7714

District: Forrest County School District

Students who attend South Forrest Attendance Center usually attend:

High:

North Forrest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.0%

Two or more races:

8.8%

Hispanic:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (63% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Above the Mississippi median (72nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg57%

Mississippi avg52%

Elementary school

105^th of 377

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

18^th of 263

Mississippi public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Forrest County School District

39^th of 133Forrest 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
2026	71.3	105 of 377	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.1	113 of 383	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	62 of 390	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	126 of 377	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	149 of 382	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	114 of 381	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	152 of 397	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	174 of 404	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.4	135 of 406	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.6	124 of 394	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.0	176 of 402	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	37.7	261 of 394	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.2	274 of 408	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	184 of 414	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.3	76 of 418	81.8%	★★★★☆
2010	57.3	168 of 403	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.9	171 of 392	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.4	102 of 394	74.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	18 of 263	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	78.5	50 of 266	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	94.9	5 of 264	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	38 of 243	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	28 of 257	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	67 of 257	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	37 of 264	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	65 of 252	74.2%	★★★★☆
2017	73.3	62 of 272	77.2%	★★★★☆
2016	65.9	83 of 260	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.8	119 of 266	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.7	76 of 264	71.2%	★★★★☆
2013	63.4	101 of 269	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.4	70 of 270	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	62.0	106 of 264	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.7	145 of 255	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.2	110 of 247	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.6	110 of 244	54.9%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Science73%+8 vs state

Mathematics63%+11 vs state

English Language Arts62%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Science (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 Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
South Forrest Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Burborne Street	Brooklyn	39425	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 545-7714	604	36	16.6	68.5%	483 (80.0%)	32 (5.3%)	36 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.8%)	71.3	105^th of 377 public elementary schools	72.1%		69.1	113^th of 383 public elementary schools	70.5%	8	77.1	69.1	53.1	70.0	47.0	48.9	45.0	50.0	48.9	71.7	83.3	78.7	73.5	72.4	$11,207
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%)	79.3	64^th of 377 public elementary schools	83.0%		81.8	58^th of 383 public elementary schools	84.9%	6	63.8	66.7	83.4	42.9	42.0	55.8	60.9	70.6	81.2	53.0	68.0	58.2	87.5	58.1	$12,091
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
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	146^th of 377 public elementary schools	61.3%		49.6	192^nd of 383 public elementary schools	49.9%	46	51.1	56.1	49.5				65.3	47.6	54.2				75.2		$11,033
Stone Elementary School	Public	K-5	1652 East Central Ave	Wiggins	39577	Stone County	Stone County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 928-5473	714	38	18.7	68.3%	466 (65.3%)	180 (25.2%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.0%)	72.5	97^th of 377 public elementary schools	74.3%		81.5	60^th of 383 public elementary schools	84.3%	37	60.0	58.7	59.7				80.7	46.3	71.7				73.5		$9,541
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%)	23.4	312^th of 377 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.3	322^nd of 383 public elementary schools	15.9%	10	41.7	19.2	23.8	40.9	21.1	16.6	50.0	23.0	42.9	27.3	26.4	33.3	42.8	58.3	$13,805
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	275^th of 377 public elementary schools	27.1%		35.5	257^th of 383 public elementary schools	32.9%	18	32.6	45.9	25.6	44.5			46.5	59.4	9.3	47.2			25.6		$11,968
South Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Beaumont	Beaumont	39423	Perry County	Perry County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 784-3393	234	19	12.0	88.0%	113 (48.3%)	75 (32.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (18.4%)	28.4	287^th of 377 public elementary schools	23.9%		24.3	304^th of 383 public elementary schools	20.6%	17	37.5	48.1	44.8				22.5	44.4	24.1				62.0		$13,890
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%)	36.3	245^th of 377 public elementary schools	35.0%		37.6	248^th of 383 public elementary schools	35.2%	3	22.9	40.6	58.1				25.0	37.6	27.9				90.7		$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%)	77.8	73^rd of 377 public elementary schools	80.6%		72.7	97^th of 383 public elementary schools	74.7%	24	50.0	72.9	61.9				59.3	71.1	66.7				80.5		$12,825

Frequently Asked Questions about South Forrest Attendance Center

Is South Forrest Attendance Center a good school?

South Forrest Attendance Center ranks 105^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of South Forrest Attendance Center attend?

Students who attend South Forrest Attendance Center usually go on to attend:

High : North Forrest High School

How many students attend South Forrest Attendance Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended South Forrest Attendance Center.

What is the racial makeup of South Forrest Attendance Center?

Students at South Forrest Attendance Center are 80% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American.

What district is South Forrest Attendance Center in?

Forrest County School District

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