📍 2900 Jamestown Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, 39402
Thames Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hattiesburg, Forrest County. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hattiesburg Public School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thames Elementary School enrolls 532 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 6.8% Two or more races and 3.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 461 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 6.8% |
| White | 21 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
532 of the school's 532 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 532 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thames Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-40, state senate district 45, state house district 102.
Thames Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Hattiesburg, based in HATTIESBURG, Mississippi. The district serves 3,918 students district-wide and employs 315 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 532 students, Thames Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 435 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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