Lamar County School District Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Sumrall High School (High school, meets expectations)
2. A Oak Grove High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A Sumrall Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
4. A Sumrall Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
5. A- Purvis High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
6. A- Longleaf Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
7. B+ Bellevue Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
8. B+ Oak Grove Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
9. B Baxterville School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
10. B Oak Grove Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)

High schools (4)

• D+ Lumberton High School, Lumberton
• A Oak Grove High School, Hattiesburg
• A- Purvis High School, Purvis
• A+ Sumrall High School, Sumrall

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• B Oak Grove Middle School, Hattiesburg
• B Purvis Middle School, Purvis
• A Sumrall Middle School, Sumrall

Elementary and primary schools (7)

• B+ Bellevue Elementary School, Hattiesburg
• A- Longleaf Elementary, Hattiesburg
• D+ Lumberton Elementary, Lumberton
• B+ Oak Grove Elementary, Hattiesburg
• Purvis Lower Elementary, Purvis
• C+ Purvis Upper Elementary, Purvis
• A Sumrall Elementary School, Sumrall

Other schools and academies (1)

• B Baxterville School, Lumberton

Cities and towns served (4)

• Hattiesburg (5)
• Purvis (4)
• Lumberton (3)
• Sumrall (3)

• State: Best schools in Mississippi
• County: Lamar County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 10,498 students with 828 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,525 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 2802400
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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