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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the PURVIS HIGH SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
614
High
DISTRICT 812 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280240001172
Purvis High School
220 School Street, Purvis, MS 39475 · (601) 794-6221 · Lamar County
GRADES 09–13HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Mississippi public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
306 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 | 151 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 170 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 168 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 124 | 20% |
Student demographics
32%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
53.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
80.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 80.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 75.6% |
% 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Purvis High School
Purvis High School's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purvis High School this school | 614 | 49.8% | 72.4% |
| Poplarville High School POPLARVILLE | 540 | 49.6% | 84.5% |
| Vancleave High School Vancleave | 737 | 48.6% | 78.8% |
| East Central High School Moss Point | 777 | 48.5% | 79.2% |
| Caledonia High School CALEDONIA | 640 | 42.3% | 79.5% |
| Lafayette High School Oxford | 855 | 46.1% | 69.7% |
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 Purvis High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #37 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #38 of 199 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #66 of 199 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #77 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #88 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #137 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #164 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #55 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
614
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 614 | 48.9 | 12.6:1 | 50% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 47 | 13.3:1 | 49% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 44.6 | 13.9:1 | 100% (617) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 100% (602) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 40.1 | 15.0:1 | 51% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 51% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 50% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 973 | 59 | 16.5:1 | 33% (325) |
| 1990-91 | 653 | 34 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Purvis High School.
About Purvis High School
Purvis High School, a mid-sized high school, is located in Purvis, Mississippi. It reported 614 students in grades 9 through 13 in 2024-25.
Purvis High School is one school in Lamar County School District, a system of 15 schools with 10,318 students.
Purvis High School is 82% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 10% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Lamar County's population at about 71%. The diversity index for Purvis High School is 32%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.6:1. The 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi is close to this figure. By family income, 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Purvis High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of Mississippi public high schools.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 69.3%. Purvis High School scores 72.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Lamar County show that median household income comes to about $70,909, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 17, with about 10,318 students.
Among nearby public schools, Purvis Middle School is closest at about 0.1 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Purvis High School. Purvis High School places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Purvis High School is Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 605 to 614. By 2024-25, the school had 12.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.8 in 2020-21.
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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
- 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 Purvis
- Purvis Lower ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Purvis Middle SchoolMiddle · 447 students
- Purvis Upper ElementaryElementary · 377 students
- JEFFERSON/TODD ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMCombined
- LAMAR CO VOC TECH CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Purvis Middle School0.1 mi · 447
- Purvis Upper Elementary0.2 mi · 377
- Purvis Lower Elementary0.5 mi · 448
- Dixie Attendance Center8.2 mi · 487
- Lumberton Elementary School10.1 mi · 287
- Lumberton High School10.1 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Purvis High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Purvis High School?
Purvis High School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Purvis High School serve?
Purvis High School serves grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Purvis High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Purvis High School is approximately 12.6:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Purvis High School?
Purvis High School reports a student body of 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Purvis High School public or private?
Purvis 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.