Across 14 schools in Lamar County School District, 48.7% of Black students meet proficient. That is 8 points above the Mississippi average for Black students.
Search Mississippi schools ›Average across the 14 schools in Lamar County School District with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 11 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Oak Grove High School reports 65.9% of Black students meeting the standard. Lumberton High School, in the same district, reports 31.2%. That is a 34.7-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove High School | 76.5% | 65.9% | 62.1% | 88.4% | 87.5% |
| Sumrall Elementary School | 71.2% | 64.9% | — | 72.2% | — |
| Purvis High School | 66.9% | 62.1% | — | 67.6% | — |
| Sumrall High School | 77.3% | 56.5% | — | 79.8% | — |
| Oak Grove Elementary | 62.9% | 54.8% | 53.4% | 70.7% | — |
| Bellevue Elementary School | 62.2% | 53% | 44.6% | 73.7% | — |
| Longleaf Elementary | 63.6% | 49.7% | 57.1% | 79.6% | 54.5% |
| Lamar County School District | 60.3% | 47.6% | 49% | 67.6% | 73.1% |
| Sumrall Middle School | 63.2% | 44.2% | 35.8% | 66.5% | — |
| Oak Grove Middle School | 54.6% | 40.5% | 45.5% | 74% | 77% |
| Lumberton Elementary School | 42% | 38.6% | — | 45.2% | — |
| Purvis Upper Elementary | 48.1% | 38.2% | 41% | 50.4% | — |
| Purvis Middle School | 54.2% | 35.1% | 50% | 57.5% | — |
| Lumberton High School | 36.5% | 31.2% | — | 42.1% | — |
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