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Schools in Baxterville

Baxterville’s public schools

Lamar County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Baxterville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
59%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.8K
▼ 13% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
3,465 students on the public path
In brief

Baxterville’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Baxterville’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Sumrall High School places highest (better than 87%); Lumberton High School lowest (38%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Baxterville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Baxterville SchoolLamar County School DistrictA−
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lamar County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lamar County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 10,318 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$10,838MS $12,392 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 41.7% · 5314 students tested
Math59%
State average 47% · 5389 students tested

Baxterville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Baxterville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Baxterville—Lamar County

Every school in Baxterville

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Baxtervilleby address
Baxterville School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lumberton
A−
217 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Baxtervillein other towns
Lumberton High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lumberton
C+
268 students8:1Rate it →
Oak Grove High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hattiesburg
A−
1,750 students14:1Rate it →
Sumrall High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sumrall
A
616 students13:1Rate it →
Purvis High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Purvis
B
614 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Baxterville’s schools

Are Baxterville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Baxterville. Lamar County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Baxterville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Baxterville in?

Lamar County School District.

Where do Baxterville kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Oak Grove High School, Sumrall High School, Purvis High School and Lumberton High School.

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What Baxterville families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.