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Enrollment
1,160
Middle
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280240001253
Oak Grove Middle School
2543 Old Hwy.24, Hattiesburg, MS 39402 · (601) 261-4132 · Lamar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,160 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Mississippi public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
708 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 345 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 422 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 393 | 34% |
Student demographics
65%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
50.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
58.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 58.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 64.0% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Middle School
Oak Grove Middle School's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Middle School this school | 1,160 | 61.0% | 58.3% |
| Tupelo Middle School Tupelo | 1,070 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| Olive Branch Middle School OLIVE BRANCH | 744 | 62.6% | 48.2% |
| Biloxi Junior High School Biloxi | 863 | 63.4% | 69.9% |
| Center Hill Middle School Olive Branch | 757 | 46.6% | 65.8% |
| Biloxi Upper Elementary School Biloxi | 844 | 64.8% | 66.3% |
Matched among Mississippi middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #57 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #56 of 181 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #50 of 181 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,160 | #7 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #67 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #21 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #151 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #69 of 119 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,160
-284 (-20%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 1,264
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 1,160 | 89.4 | 13.0:1 | 61% (708) |
| 2023-24 | 1,286 | 95.3 | 13.5:1 | 59% (759) |
| 2022-23 | 1,294 | 92.5 | 14.0:1 | 100% (1,291) |
| 2020-21 | 1,444 | 86 | 16.8:1 | 100% (1,441) |
| 2017-18 | 1,329 | 80.7 | 16.5:1 | 53% (708) |
| 2015-16 | 1,385 | 78 | 17.8:1 | 54% (749) |
| 2010-11 | 1,264 | 77 | 16.4:1 | 46% (579) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove Middle School.
About Oak Grove Middle School
Oak Grove Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school counted 1,160 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 157% larger than the average of about 452 students for middle schools in Mississippi.
Oak Grove Middle School is part of a district of 15 schools: Lamar County School District, with 10,318 students.
The largest group at Oak Grove Middle School is Black students, at 47%. Smaller groups are 34% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Lamar County is roughly 22% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oak Grove Middle School scores 65%.
Based on 89.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Oak Grove Middle School has a ratio of 13.0:1. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 61%.
Oak Grove Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Mississippi public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 63.7% at Oak Grove Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lamar County show that median household income comes to about $70,909, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 17, with about 10,318 students.
Oak Grove Elementary sits about 0.3 miles from Oak Grove Middle School. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Oak Grove Middle School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Oak Grove Middle School as Suburb: Small.
From 1,444 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 1,160 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.8 to 13.0 over 4 years.
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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
- 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 High SchoolHigh · 1,750 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 Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Oak Grove Middle. Oak Grove Middle School is the largest of the 8.
- Oak Grove MiddleWinston-Salem, NC · 727 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLCLEARWATER, FL · 724 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEBLOOMINGTON, MN · 711 students
- Oak Grove MiddleConcord, CA · 681 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLPARAGOULD, AR · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Grove Elementary0.3 mi · 758
- Oak Grove High School1.7 mi · 1,750
- Bellevue Elementary3.3 mi · 1,145
- Longleaf Elementary4.3 mi · 787
- Thames Elementary5.2 mi · 619
- Woodley Elementary6.3 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Grove Middle SchoolHow many students attend Oak Grove Middle School?
Oak Grove Middle School enrolls approximately 1,160 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Oak Grove Middle School serve?
Oak Grove Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Oak Grove Middle School have?
Oak Grove Middle School employs 89 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Oak Grove Middle School?
Student demographics at Oak Grove Middle School are roughly 34% White, 11% Hispanic, 47% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Grove Middle School?
Oak Grove Middle School is overseen by Lamar County School District in Lamar County.
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