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What's the biggest difference between SUMRALL HIGH SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
616
High
DISTRICT 812 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280240001173
Sumrall High School
198 Center Avenue, Sumrall, MS 39482 · (601) 758-0512 · Lamar County
GRADES 09–13HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
177 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 | 164 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 151 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 162 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 137 | 22% |
Student demographics
28%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
74.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +13.5pp since 2023
Math
80.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 74 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 up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 80.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 73.6% |
% 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
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Sumrall High School
Sumrall High School's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumrall High School this school | 616 | 28.7% | 77.9% |
| West Lauderdale High School Collinsville | 535 | 36.8% | 74.9% |
| Florence High School Florence | 718 | 39.8% | 68.5% |
| Pisgah High School Brandon | 482 | 41.9% | 69.3% |
| Caledonia High School CALEDONIA | 640 | 42.3% | 79.5% |
| Clarkdale High School Meridian | 422 | 41.9% | 74.0% |
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 Sumrall High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #17 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #39 of 199 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #3 of 199 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #76 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #109 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #142 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #189 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #28 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
616
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 616 | 47.3 | 13.0:1 | 29% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 41.2 | 15.3:1 | 28% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 39.6 | 15.2:1 | 100% (600) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 99% (578) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 37.5 | 15.0:1 | 36% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 41% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 48% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 644 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 34% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 605 | 34 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sumrall High School.
About Sumrall High School
Sumrall High School is a medium-sized high school in Sumrall, Mississippi. Grades offered run from 9 through 13, with 616 students enrolled.
Lamar County School District enrolls 10,318 students, and its 15 schools include Sumrall High School.
At Sumrall High School, White students make up 84% of the student body. The remaining students are 10% Black and 4% Hispanic. Among people living in Lamar County, the White share is about 71%. Sumrall High School has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Sumrall High School was 13.0:1. Across high schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is about 12.6:1. Sumrall High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 29%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lamar County is 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Sumrall High School is B+. Compared with Mississippi public high schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 80.0% for Sumrall High School. The school posts 77.9%, 2.1 points below the prediction.
Lamar County census figures show that median household income is about $70,909, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 17 public schools operate in Lamar County, serving about 10,318 students.
Of nearby public schools, Sumrall Middle School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 77.9% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 581 in 2020-21 and 616 in 2024-25, a increase of 35 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.1:1 to 13.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Sumrall
- Sumrall Elementary SchoolElementary · 960 students
- Sumrall Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
Nearby schools
- Sumrall Middle School0.1 mi · 484
- Sumrall Elementary School1.1 mi · 960
- Bellevue Elementary10.1 mi · 1,145
- Seminary Elementary10.2 mi · 420
- Seminary Middle10.2 mi · 365
- Seminary High10.2 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Sumrall High SchoolHow large is Sumrall High School?
Sumrall High School enrolls approximately 616 students in grades 09-13.
Is Sumrall High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sumrall High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sumrall High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sumrall High School is approximately 13.0:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sumrall High School?
At Sumrall High School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Sumrall High School public or private?
Sumrall 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.