📍 2543 Old Hwy.24, Hattiesburg, Lamar County, 39402
Oak Grove Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hattiesburg, Lamar County. The school has 1,294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar County School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 92.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oak Grove Middle School enrolls 1,294 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 92.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 41% White and 7.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 566 | 44% |
| White | 528 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 34 | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,291 of the school's 1,294 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 754 qualify for free lunch and 537 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oak Grove Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 44, state house district 101.
Oak Grove Middle School is one of 17 schools in Lamar County School District, based in Purvis, Mississippi. The district serves 10,318 students district-wide and employs 806 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,294 students, Oak Grove Middle School is larger than the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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