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Enrollment
1,750
High
DISTRICT 812 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280240001171
Oak Grove High School
5198 Old Highway11, Hattiesburg, MS 39402 · (601) 264-7232 · Lamar County
GRADES 09–13HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,750 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Mississippi public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.3:1
122 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
912 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 9 | 456 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 433 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 466 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 389 | 22% |
Student demographics
64%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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.5%
MS avg 45.9% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
84.6%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.5% | 84.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 82.5% |
% 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
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Oak Grove High School
Oak Grove High School's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove High School this school | 1,750 | 52.1% | 75.7% |
| Oxford High School Oxford | 1,335 | 45.2% | 73.5% |
| Tupelo High School Tupelo | 2,123 | 61.5% | 64.6% |
| Biloxi High School Biloxi | 1,669 | 53.9% | 75.9% |
| Gulfport High School Gulfport | 1,702 | 55.7% | 71.4% |
| Pearl High School PEARL | 1,278 | 58.0% | 66.9% |
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 Oak Grove High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #25 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #21 of 199 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #14 of 199 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,750 | #6 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #153 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #14 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #161 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #54 of 63 |
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
1,750
+49 (+3%) vs 2020
+170% since 1990-91, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,750 | 122.1 | 14.3:1 | 52% (912) |
| 2023-24 | 1,772 | 116.6 | 15.2:1 | 49% (868) |
| 2022-23 | 1,777 | 110 | 16.1:1 | 100% (1,774) |
| 2020-21 | 1,701 | 110 | 15.5:1 | 100% (1,698) |
| 2017-18 | 1,712 | 104.2 | 16.4:1 | 46% (787) |
| 2015-16 | 1,732 | 100 | 17.3:1 | 47% (817) |
| 2010-11 | 1,486 | 91 | 16.3:1 | 41% (609) |
| 2000-01 | 1,058 | 64 | 16.5:1 | 33% (354) |
| 1990-91 | 647 | 33 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove High School.
About Oak Grove High School
Oak Grove High School is a high-enrollment high school with an address in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school had 1,750 students in grades 9 through 13 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Mississippi) has about 651 students.
Lamar County School District, which runs Oak Grove High School, has 15 schools and 10,318 students.
At Oak Grove High School, the largest share of students is White, at 42%. Other reported shares: 41% Black, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 71% White among all Lamar County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 122.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Oak Grove High School was 14.3:1. On average, high schools in Mississippi have 12.6:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. Oak Grove High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 52%.
Oak Grove High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of Mississippi public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Oak Grove High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 75.7%, compared with a predicted 68.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Lamar County, the median household income is $70,909, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Lamar County is home to 17 public schools and about 10,318 public school students.
Oak Grove Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles away. Within five miles of Oak Grove High School, there are 5 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Oak Grove High School is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Oak Grove High School as Suburb: Small.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,750, a 3% rise from 1,701 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 15.5:1 to 14.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Oak Grove High School community page is open for posts about 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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 1,145 students
- Sumrall Elementary SchoolElementary · 960 students
- Longleaf ElementaryElementary · 787 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · 758 students
- Sumrall High SchoolHigh · 616 students
Other schools in Hattiesburg
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 1,145 students
- Hattiesburg High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Longleaf ElementaryElementary · 787 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · 758 students
- Thames ElementaryElementary · 619 students
Other Oak Grove High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Oak Grove High. Oak Grove High School is the largest of the 6.
- Oak Grove HighSan Jose, CA · 1,374 students
- Oak Grove HighWinston-Salem, NC · 992 students
- Oak Grove High SchoolBessemer, AL · 777 students
- OAK GROVE HIGHOAK GROVE, MO · 604 students
- Oak Grove High SchoolOak Grove, LA · 500 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Grove Elementary1.4 mi · 758
- Oak Grove Middle School1.7 mi · 1,160
- Longleaf Elementary2.6 mi · 787
- Thames Elementary4.0 mi · 619
- Bellevue Elementary4.4 mi · 1,145
- Woodley Elementary5.0 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Grove High SchoolHow many students attend Oak Grove High School?
Oak Grove High School enrolls approximately 1,750 students in grades 09-13.
Is Oak Grove High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Grove High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many students per teacher at Oak Grove High School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Oak Grove High School.
What is the student diversity at Oak Grove High School?
Student demographics at Oak Grove High School are roughly 42% White, 9% Hispanic, 41% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Oak Grove High School public or private?
Oak Grove High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lamar County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.