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Thames Elementary

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Thames Elementary ranks 220 th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Thames Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Hattiesburg Public School District in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. With 537 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.1, Thames Elementary has faced significant challenges in recent years, as evidenced by its fluctuating statewide ranking and 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of the key issues facing Thames Elementary is its high chronic absenteeism rates, which have ranged from 11.9% to 23.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the Hattiesburg Public School District and Mississippi state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the projected 2024-2025 school year, Thames Elementary's 3rd grade ELA proficiency is 43.5%, compared to the district's 51.2% and the state's 49.4%. The school also has a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a high-poverty student population.

When comparing Thames Elementary to other nearby schools in the Hattiesburg Public School District, such as Rowan Elementary and Woodley Elementary, it performs significantly worse on most metrics. Interestingly, some schools outside the district, such as Dixie Attendance Center and North Forrest Attendance Center (in the Forrest County School District), outperform Thames Elementary on test scores and other measures, despite serving similar high-poverty student populations. The data also suggests that Thames Elementary's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 180 out of 402 schools in 2014-2015 to 220 out of 383 schools in the projected 2024-2025 school year.

619

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,647

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 Jamestown Road
Hattiesburg, MS 39402

(601) 582-6655

District: Hattiesburg

Students who attend Thames Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hattiesburg Steam Academy
	N R Burger Middle
High:	Hattiesburg High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.7%

Two or more races:

18.1%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (48% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Hattiesburg's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg56%

Mississippi avg54%

220^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Hattiesburg

48^th of 130Hattiesburg 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)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	220 of 383	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.9	159 of 390	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	190 of 377	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	205 of 382	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	211 of 381	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	230 of 397	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	307 of 404	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	334 of 406	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.2	274 of 394	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	180 of 402	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.0	203 of 394	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.8	185 of 408	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.7	232 of 414	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.9	170 of 418	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.0	180 of 403	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.1	195 of 392	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.3	194 of 394	50.8%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science58%-8 vs state

English Language Arts48%-5 vs state

Mathematics45%-8 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, November 9, 2017

I loved THAMES and without it I wouldn't be where I am today so THANK YOU SOO MUCH THAMES!!!! Close Quote

Schools Near Thames Elementary

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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
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
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
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
Longleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5279 W. 4th Street	Hattiesburg	39402	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 261-6892	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%)	76.2	75^th of 383 public elementary schools	80.4%		75.7	83^rd of 390 public elementary schools	78.7%	8	75.0	66.1	69.0				67.7	64.3	46.5				74.4		$10,594
Rawls Springs Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-6	10 Archie Smith Road	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 268-2217	214	18	11.9	86.0%	47 (22.0%)	125 (58.4%)	15 (7.0%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.3%)	52	185^th of 383 public elementary schools	51.7%		56.9	168^th of 390 public elementary schools	56.9%	17	52.0	51.6	44.4	22.2			72.0	83.9	22.3	44.4			66.7		$12,727
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thames Elementary

How many students attend Thames Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Thames Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Thames Elementary?

Students at Thames Elementary are 73% African American, 18% Two or more races, 4% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Thames Elementary a good school?

Thames Elementary ranks 220^th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Thames Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thames Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hattiesburg Steam Academy
Middle : N R Burger Middle
High : Hattiesburg High School

What district is Thames Elementary in?

Hattiesburg

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