Enrollment
268
High
DISTRICT 812 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280240001484
Lumberton High School
7920 US Highway 11, Lumberton, MS 39455 · (601) 796-2451 · Lamar County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Mississippi public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
223 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 57 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 16% |
Student demographics
57%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
Feeds from
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
32.2%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
40.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.2% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 31.3% | 42.1% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 High School
Lumberton High School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton High School this school | 268 | 83.2% | 49.3% |
| Perry Central High School New Augusta | 262 | 81.3% | 48.3% |
| Nettleton High School Nettleton | 316 | 80.4% | 61.3% |
| Franklin High School Meadville | 377 | 78.0% | 56.8% |
| Magee High School Magee | 380 | 85.5% | 34.9% |
| Calhoun City High School CALHOUN CITY | 379 | 81.5% | 44.5% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #120 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #164 of 199 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #145 of 199 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #174 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #4 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #43 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #94 of 194 |
Ranked against other public high 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
268
+104 (+63%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 268 | 32.9 | 8.2:1 | 83% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 32 | 8.7:1 | 74% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 28.6 | 9.1:1 | 99% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 18 | 9.1:1 | 98% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lumberton High School.
About Lumberton High School
Lumberton High School is a low-enrollment high school. Its address is in Lumberton, Mississippi. The school enrolls 268 students, from grades 7 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Mississippi) has about 651 students.
Lamar County School District has a total of 15 schools and 10,318 students, Lumberton High School among them.
At 51%, White students outnumber all other groups at Lumberton High School combined. Other students are 41% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Lamar County residents are about 71% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Lumberton High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
The count of teachers at Lumberton High School is 32.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 8.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in Mississippi is 12.6:1, higher than at this school. Around 83% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Lamar County average 55%.
allk12 grades Lumberton High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Lumberton High School are 3.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (49.3% actual, 52.6% predicted).
Lamar County has these Census figures: median household income is about $70,909, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Lumberton High School is among the 17 public schools in Lamar County.
The shortest distance from Lumberton High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Lumberton Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: 2. On average proficiency, Lumberton High School is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school counted 164 students in 2020-21 and 268 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Baxterville SchoolElementary · 217 students
Other Lumberton High schools
One other US public school is named Lumberton High. Lumberton High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lumberton High SchoolLUMBERTON, TX · 1,232 students
Nearby schools
- Lumberton Elementary School0.1 mi · 287
- Purvis Lower Elementary9.7 mi · 448
- Baxterville School10.0 mi · 217
- Purvis High School10.1 mi · 614
- Purvis Middle School10.2 mi · 447
- Purvis Upper Elementary10.3 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Lumberton High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lumberton High School?
Lumberton High School enrolls approximately 268 students in grades 07-12.
Is Lumberton High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lumberton High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Lumberton High School have?
Lumberton High School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
How diverse is Lumberton High School?
Lumberton High School reports a student body of 51% White, 3% Hispanic, 41% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lumberton High School public or private?
Lumberton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lamar County School District.
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