📍 310 Mitchell, Purvis, Lamar County, 39475
Purvis Upper Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Purvis, Lamar County. The school has 373 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar County School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Purvis Upper Elementary enrolls 373 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 11% Black or African American and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 302 | 81% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 373 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 165 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Purvis Upper Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 100.
Purvis Upper Elementary 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 373 students, Purvis Upper Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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