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Oak Grove Elementary

Q: Is Oak Grove Elementary a good school?

Oak Grove Elementary ranks 95 th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Oak Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 758 students attended Oak Grove Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Oak Grove Elementary?

Students at Oak Grove Elementary are 47% African American, 38% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Oak Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oak Grove Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Oak Grove Middle School High : Oak Grove High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Oak Grove Elementary is a public elementary school in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, serving 747 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Lamar County School District, which is ranked 24th out of 130 districts in the state.

Oak Grove Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) test scores, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics of 60% or higher in 2024-2025, significantly above the state averages of 49.4% and 53.3%, respectively. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11 to 12.9 over the past few years, which is lower than the state average and may contribute to its academic success. While Oak Grove Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, it still performs better than the state average in this metric.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Lamar County School District, such as Longleaf Elementary and Bellevue Elementary School, Oak Grove Elementary performs similarly or better in most academic metrics. The school's dramatic improvement in its statewide ranking, from the bottom of the state in 2010-2011 to the top 25% in recent years, is a remarkable achievement, suggesting that the school has implemented effective strategies and interventions to improve student outcomes.

758

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,829

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Leaf Lane
Hattiesburg, MS 39402

(601) 264-9764

District: Lamar County School District

Students who attend Oak Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Grove Middle School
High:	Oak Grove High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.0%

White:

38.4%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2011 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (64% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Mississippi elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 75 percentile points since 2011

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg63%

Mississippi avg54%

95^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 3 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Lamar County School District

24^th of 130Lamar 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)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	95 of 383	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	86 of 390	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	103 of 377	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	0.3	417 of 418	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science70%+3 vs state

Mathematics65%+13 vs state

English Language Arts61%+9 vs state

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Schools Near Oak Grove 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
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
Bellevue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1760 Old Highway 24	Hattiesburg	39402	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-6724	1,145	83	13.8	63.2%	468 (40.9%)	456 (39.8%)	155 (13.5%)	12 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	49 (4.3%)	73.7	90^th of 383 public elementary schools	76.5%		70.6	110^th of 390 public elementary schools	71.8%	20	58.1	63.2	71.2				61.4	63.1	57.5				71.2		$9,934
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
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
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
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
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 Oak Grove Elementary

What district is Oak Grove Elementary in?

Lamar County School District

How many students attend Oak Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 758 students attended Oak Grove Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Oak Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oak Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Grove Middle School
High : Oak Grove High School

What is the racial makeup of Oak Grove Elementary?

Students at Oak Grove Elementary are 47% African American, 38% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Oak Grove Elementary a good school?

Oak Grove Elementary ranks 95^th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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