Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280240001487
Lumberton Elementary School
7922 US Highway 11 S, Lumberton, MS 39455 · (601) 796-3721 · Lamar County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
259 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lumberton Elementary School→Lumberton High School
Based on grade levels within Lamar County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
39.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 43.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lumberton Elementary School
Lumberton Elementary School's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Elementary School this school | 287 | 90.2% | 42.9% |
| Shannon Primary School SHANNON | 249 | 86.3% | 33.9% |
| Calhoun City Elementary CALHOUN CITY | 235 | 91.5% | 47.5% |
| South Perry Elementary School BEAUMONT | 234 | 88.0% | 50.9% |
| Lake Elementary School Lake | 333 | 99.1% | 67.1% |
| Mary Reid School POTTS CAMP | 270 | 98.9% | 49.2% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lumberton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lamar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #326 of 428 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #308 of 439 ▼ 31 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #252 of 439 ▲ 91 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #335 of 453 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #13 of 408 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #70 of 409 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #215 of 444 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
287
+32 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 287 | 25.4 | 11.3:1 | 90% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 28.7 | 9.9:1 | 84% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 27.7 | 10.5:1 | 99% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 99% (252) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lumberton Elementary School.
About Lumberton Elementary School
Lumberton Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of Lumberton, Mississippi. The school counted 287 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 36% below the 446-student average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Lumberton Elementary School sits within Lamar County School District, which has 15 schools and 10,318 students.
The largest group at Lumberton Elementary School is White students, at 45%. Other students are 42% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That is lower than the 71% White share among all Lamar County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
There are about 11.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Lumberton Elementary School, which has 25.4. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Lumberton Elementary School is about 90%. That rate is above the 55% average among public schools in Lamar County.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Lumberton Elementary School outscored 23%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Lumberton Elementary School scores 42.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.0%.
In Lamar County, the median household earns about $70,909 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Lamar County, 17 public schools serve about 10,318 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Lumberton High School, is the closest to Lumberton Elementary School. In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of Lumberton Elementary School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Lumberton Elementary School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 13%, from 255 to 287.
Lumberton Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lamar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,713
Census ACS
Median income
$70,909
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
10,318 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lamar County School District
- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 1,145 students
- Sumrall Elementary SchoolElementary · 960 students
- Longleaf ElementaryElementary · 787 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · 758 students
Other schools in Lumberton
- Lumberton High SchoolHigh · 268 students
- Baxterville SchoolElementary · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Lumberton High School0.1 mi · 268
- Purvis Lower Elementary9.6 mi · 448
- Baxterville School10.1 mi · 217
- Purvis High School10.1 mi · 614
- Purvis Middle School10.2 mi · 447
- Purvis Upper Elementary10.2 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Lumberton Elementary SchoolHow large is Lumberton Elementary School?
Lumberton Elementary School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Lumberton Elementary School serve?
Lumberton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Lumberton Elementary School have?
Lumberton Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lumberton Elementary School?
At Lumberton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 4% Hispanic, 42% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Lumberton Elementary School public or private?
Lumberton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lamar County School District.
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