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Longleaf Elementary

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Longleaf Elementary ranks 75 th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Longleaf Elementary is a public elementary school in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, serving 751 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lamar County School District, which is ranked 24th out of 130 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Longleaf Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Mississippi, with a statewide ranking between 27th and 83rd over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates in MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) tests are significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Longleaf's 3rd-grade students scored 75% proficient or better in ELA, compared to 62.5% for the district and 49.4% for the state. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.1% in 2020-2021 to 23.9% in 2022-2023.

Longleaf Elementary outperforms the nearby Bellevue Elementary and Oak Grove Elementary schools in the Lamar County School District on most academic measures, including higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. When compared to schools in the Forrest County School District, such as Earl Travillion Attendance Center and North Forrest Attendance Center, Longleaf Elementary significantly outperforms these schools on academic measures. Longleaf Elementary has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the past 10 years, demonstrating a consistent level of high performance.

787

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,594

Per pupil spending ?

56.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5279 W. 4th Street
Hattiesburg, MS 39402

(601) 261-6892

District: Lamar County School District

Students who attend Longleaf Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.2%

White:

37.1%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (66% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Mississippi elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg63%

Mississippi avg54%

75^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	75 of 383	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	83 of 390	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	49 of 377	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	59 of 382	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	27 of 381	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	68 of 397	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	47 of 404	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	55 of 406	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.1	48 of 394	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	89.3	29 of 402	92.8%	★★★★★

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+8 vs state

English Language Arts70%+17 vs state

Mathematics59%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Longleaf 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
North Forrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	702 Eatonville Road	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 584-6466	209	19	10.8	92.3%	47 (22.5%)	133 (63.6%)	14 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.2%)	61.7	152^nd of 383 public elementary schools	60.3%		67.8	121^st of 390 public elementary schools	69.0%	31	70.8	56.0	55.2	53.6	83.3	48.0	51.7	50.0	51.7	$15,890
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Longleaf Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Longleaf Elementary?

Students at Longleaf Elementary are 45% African American, 37% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

Is Longleaf Elementary a good school?

Longleaf Elementary ranks 75^th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Longleaf Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longleaf Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Longleaf Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 787 students attended Longleaf Elementary.

What district is Longleaf Elementary in?

Lamar County School District

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