Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280240001322
Purvis Upper Elementary
310 Mitchell, Purvis, MS 39475 · (601) 794-1038 · Lamar County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
206 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 138 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 33% |
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
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
50.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
46.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 53.1% |
% 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
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Upper Elementary
Purvis Upper Elementary's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purvis Upper Elementary this school | 377 | 54.6% | 56.4% |
| Purvis Lower Elementary Purvis | 448 | 54.2% | 57.1% |
| DeLisle Elementary School PASS CHRISTIAN | 400 | 58.0% | 70.1% |
| East Webster Elementary School Mathiston | 434 | 50.2% | 73.5% |
| Enterprise Elementary ENTERPRISE | 390 | 50.0% | 73.8% |
| Poplarville Lower Elementary POPLARVILLE | 521 | 58.7% | 65.8% |
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 Purvis Upper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lamar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #204 of 428 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #249 of 439 ▼ 39 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #209 of 439 ▼ 10 | #6 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #252 of 453 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #75 of 408 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #272 of 409 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #391 of 444 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #238 of 296 | N/A |
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
377
+52 (+16%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 377 | 28.8 | 13.1:1 | 55% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 28.7 | 13.4:1 | 53% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 29.4 | 12.7:1 | 99% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 99% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 27.2 | 14.7:1 | 57% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 59% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 56% (191) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Purvis Upper Elementary.
About Purvis Upper Elementary
Purvis Upper Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Mississippi, located in Purvis. The school enrolls 377 students in grades 3 through 5.
Purvis Upper Elementary is a school in Lamar County School District. The district has 15 schools and 10,318 students.
White students are 82% of those enrolled at Purvis Upper Elementary. Next come 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That compares with about 71% White among all Lamar County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
There are 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Purvis Upper Elementary, giving a ratio of 13.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1. A total of 206 students, or 55%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Lamar County is close, at 55%.
Purvis Upper Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Test results at Purvis Upper Elementary are 10.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.4% actual, 66.9% predicted).
Looking at the county, Lamar County, median household income comes to about $70,909, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 17 public schools and about 10,318 students.
Purvis Upper Elementary is about 0.1 miles from Purvis Middle School, its nearest public school. Purvis Upper Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles. Purvis Upper Elementary's average proficiency of 56.4% compares with 59.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 16% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 12.0:1 to 13.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Purvis Upper Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 614 students
- Purvis Lower ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Purvis Middle SchoolMiddle · 447 students
- JEFFERSON/TODD ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMCombined
- LAMAR CO VOC TECH CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Purvis Middle School0.1 mi · 447
- Purvis High School0.2 mi · 614
- Purvis Lower Elementary0.7 mi · 448
- Dixie Attendance Center8.1 mi · 487
- Oak Grove Middle School10.0 mi · 1,160
- Lumberton Elementary School10.2 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Purvis Upper ElementaryHow many students attend Purvis Upper Elementary?
Purvis Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 377 students in grades 03-05.
Is Purvis Upper Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Purvis Upper Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Purvis Upper Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Purvis Upper Elementary is approximately 13.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Purvis Upper Elementary?
At Purvis Upper Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Purvis Upper Elementary?
Purvis Upper Elementary is overseen by Lamar County School District in Lamar County.
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