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Purvis High School

PublicHighGrades 9–13

220 School Street, Purvis, MS 39475 · (601) 794-6221 · Part of Lamar County School District

Purvis’ School Grade A− better than 78% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
614
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–13
The gist

What stands out about Purvis High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state

On the path

Where Purvis kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Purvis Middle School447 students
9–13Purvis High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

220 School Street, Purvis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9151
Grade 10170
Grade 11168
Grade 12124
Grade 131
Enrollment over time
605’20
572’21
620’22
623’23
614’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Black 10%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Purvis High School from Purvis families.

Other schools in Lamar County School District

The district →
Bellevue Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hattiesburg
B+
1,145 students14:1
Sumrall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumrall
A+
960 students15:1
Longleaf Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hattiesburg
A
787 students14:1
Oak Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hattiesburg
758 students13:1
Purvis Lower Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Purvis
448 students15:1
Lumberton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lumberton
B
287 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Purvis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.