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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 39402

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Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Mississippi Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

3,523

Students

Districts

Top rankedLongleaf Elementary75^th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Bellevue Elementary up 20 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Rawls Springs Attendance Center 11.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The 39402 zip code area of Hattiesburg, Mississippi is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. These schools, which include Bellevue Elementary School, Longleaf Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, Thames Elementary School, and Rawls Springs Attendance Center, demonstrate a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools in the area.

Lamar County School District schools, including Longleaf Elementary and Bellevue Elementary, consistently rank among the top 20-25% of elementary schools in Mississippi, with strong test scores and favorable student-teacher ratios. In contrast, the Hattiesburg Public School District and Forrest County School District schools, such as Thames Elementary, perform less strongly, with lower rankings and test scores.

Across all 5 schools, the chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% is a concern, and the wide range in free/reduced lunch rates, from 55% to 100%, highlights the socioeconomic diversity within this small geographic area. Addressing these challenges and supporting economically disadvantaged students will be key priorities for the districts moving forward.

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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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 39402

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hattiesburg	0.3 mi	21	68^th
Petal	5.29 mi	6	33^rd
Purvis	11.95 mi	6	59^th
Moselle	12.98 mi	1	51^st
Sumrall	13.29 mi	3	5^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.