Oak Grove Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,160 students
Purvis Middle School
213 School Street, Purvis, MS 39475
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
447
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lamar County School District
Lamar County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 171 Mississippi middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Mississippi middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Purvis Middle School
Purvis Middle School is a public middle school in Purvis, Mississippi, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Lamar County School District. The school is located in a rural area in Lamar County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 447 students were enrolled, with about 14.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Mississippi middle school (13.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 171 Mississippi middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 447 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Lamar County School District
- County
- Lamar County
- NCES school ID
- 280240001254
Schools near Purvis Middle School
All 7 schools in Purvis →
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Petal Upper Elementary
Public · Grades 5–6 · 632 students
Petal Middle School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 645 students
Sumrall Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 484 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.