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Oak Grove Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
2543 Old Hwy.24
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Phone
(601) 264-4634
District
LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
LAMAR COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1375
Classroom Teachers
89

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.8% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Oak Grove Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
43%
53%
41%
54%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
63%
42%
57%
39%
69%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
41%
44%
36%
56%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 421 30.6%
Grade 7 458 33.3%
Grade 8 473 34.4%
Total 1375 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 45.2% 63.9% 44.9%
Black 44.5% 29.8% 48.3%
Hispanic 7.2% 4.3% 4.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.8% 1.8% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.8% 99.5% 99.6%
Free lunch eligible 99.8% 99.5% 99.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 62,460 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 145.0 61
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.1% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.0% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.9% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 13.9% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 24,315 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.3% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.8% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.0% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.8% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.4% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.8% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.3% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.6% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 12.1% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,463 $58,552,434 57.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $577 $6,184,286 6.0%
Staff $470 $5,037,460 4.9%
General Administration $194 $2,079,292 2.0%
School Administration $552 $5,916,336 5.8%
Operation $653 $6,998,854 6.8%
Transportation $342 $3,665,556 3.6%
Other $91 $975,338 1.0%
Total Support $2,880 $30,867,840 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,210 $12,968,780 12.7%
Total Expenditures $9,553 $102,389,054 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,791 $2,571,482,498 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $549 $243,578,641 4.8%
Staff $462 $205,231,515 4.0%
General Administration $345 $153,073,043 3.0%
School Administration $608 $270,083,878 5.3%
Operation $1,028 $456,579,060 8.9%
Transportation $455 $201,987,912 4.0%
Other $271 $120,561,198 2.4%
Total Support $3,718 $1,651,159,564 32.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,991 $884,119,624 17.3%
Total Expenditures $11,500 $5,106,741,850 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%