Best Public Schools in Forrest County, Mississippi & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAAP English Language Arts (2024)						MAAP Mathematics (2024)						MAAP Algebra I (2024)	MAAP English II (2024)	MAAP Science (2024)		MAAP Biology (2024)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Grace Christian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2207 W 7th Street	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 583-0662	345	25	14.0	100.0%	8 (2.3%)	306 (88.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	67.6	123^rd of 390 public elementary schools	68.5%		65.7	118^th of 377 public elementary schools	68.7%	5	59.2	46.0	60.5				69.4	60.0	65.1						81.4				$11,615
Hattiesburg High School	Public	9-12	301 Hutchinson Ave	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 544-0811	988	79	12.5	100.0%	14 (1.4%)	887 (89.8%)	60 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.6%)	47.8	130^th of 228 public high schools	43.0%		51.8	115^th of 226 public high schools	49.1%	15													69.5	40.2			58.1	68.2	$15,175
Thames Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Jamestown Road	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Hattiesburg Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-6655	537	44	12.1	100.0%	23 (4.3%)	461 (85.8%)	14 (2.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	58.9	159^th of 390 public elementary schools	59.2%		48.2	190^th of 377 public elementary schools	49.6%	31	51.8	56.5	65.2				54.2	49.3	46.3						81.2				$12,795
Woodley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2006 O Ferrell St	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 583-8112	461	32	14.6	100.0%	52 (11.3%)	287 (62.3%)	98 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	75.9	81^st of 390 public elementary schools	79.2%		72.6	88^th of 377 public elementary schools	76.7%	7	66.6	59.5	59.7				71.8	63.8	59.7						85.1				$11,236
N R Burger Middle School	Public	7-8	174 Wsf Tatum Drive	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-0536	533	51	10.4	100.0%	8 (1.5%)	454 (85.2%)	50 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	46	143^rd of 264 public middle schools	45.8%		51	112^th of 243 public middle schools	53.9%	31					36.0	30.9					50.0	56.0				55.8			$14,390
Lillie Burney Learning Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	901 Ida Ave	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg Public School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 584-6311	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hattiesburg Steam Academy	Public	6	176 WSF Tatum Dr.	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-5291	205	20	10.2	100.0%	4 (2.0%)	175 (85.4%)	20 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)				43.0						60.3									$12,649
Hawkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Ida Ave.	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 583-4311	289	26	10.9	100.0%	8 (2.8%)	200 (69.2%)	67 (23.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	49.9	205^th of 390 public elementary schools	47.4%		51.6	174^th of 377 public elementary schools	53.8%	31	54.6	40.0	46.9				50.0	40.0	71.9						78.1				$12,343
Rowan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Martin Luther King Drive	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 583-0960	388	29	13.4	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	367 (94.6%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	78.7	67^th of 390 public elementary schools	82.8%		74.6	83^rd of 377 public elementary schools	78.0%	16	47.6	69.4	66.7				81.0	69.3	66.7						89.4				$12,738
Earl Travillion Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-8	316 Travillion Drive	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 584-9303	258	25	10.3	98.8%	10 (3.9%)	182 (70.5%)	53 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	16.3	342^nd of 390 public elementary schools	12.3%		24.2	304^th of 377 public elementary schools	19.4%	38	21.5	26.1	52.6	14.3	31.6	15.0	32.1	4.3	26.3	38.1	26.3	25.0			47.3	25.0			$14,682
Oak Grove High School	Public	9-12	5198 Old Highway11	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 264-7232	1,772	117	15.1	49.0%	794 (44.8%)	716 (40.4%)	116 (6.5%)	53 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	90 (5.1%)	78.7	38^th of 228 public high schools	83.3%		82.1	26^th of 226 public high schools	88.5%	12													82.0	58.9			70.9	83.4	$11,168
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Leaf Lane	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-9764	747	68	11.0	55.6%	308 (41.2%)	335 (44.8%)	24 (3.2%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.6%)	75.3	86^th of 390 public elementary schools	77.9%		70.5	103^rd of 377 public elementary schools	72.7%	17	71.8	69.1	56.0				64.6	61.8	72.0						73.8				$10,577
Oak Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2543 Old Hwy.24	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-4634	1,286	95	13.4	59.0%	483 (37.6%)	575 (44.7%)	96 (7.5%)	40 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	89 (6.9%)	75.5	56^th of 264 public middle schools	78.8%		80	43^rd of 243 public middle schools	82.3%	13				52.5	49.7	53.2				58.4	63.0	70.4	100.0			61.4			$9,983
Rawls Springs Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-6	10 Archie Smith Road	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 268-2217	215	25	8.6	83.7%	40 (18.6%)	138 (64.2%)	11 (5.1%)	14 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	56.9	168^th of 390 public elementary schools	56.9%		46.8	198^th of 377 public elementary schools	47.5%	30	56.3	45.5	44.0	48.0			67.7	40.9	52.0	56.0					76.0				$12,825
Petal Middle School	Public	7-8	203 East Central Avenue	Petal	39465	Forrest County	Petal School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 584-6301	680	52	13.1	57.8%	473 (69.6%)	120 (17.6%)	40 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.2%)	93	9^th of 264 public middle schools	96.6%		89.5	19^th of 243 public middle schools	92.2%	10					62.3	60.2					81.3	81.2				78.3			$9,366
Petal Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	400 Hillcrest Loop	Petal	39465	Forrest County	Petal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 584-7660	665	48	13.9	57.9%	476 (71.6%)	121 (18.2%)	31 (4.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.5%)								(n/a)			69.8	58.3					71.0	71.9					77.6				$9,690
Petal Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	60 Herrington Road	Petal	39465	Forrest County	Petal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 554-7244	1,089	90	12.0	65.2%	738 (67.8%)	188 (17.3%)	64 (5.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (8.5%)								(n/a)																			$10,462
Petal High School	Public	9-12	1145 Highway 42 E	Petal	39465	Forrest County	Petal School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 583-3538	1,335	95	14.0	53.7%	901 (67.5%)	259 (19.4%)	91 (6.8%)	11 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.2%)	84.7	18^th of 228 public high schools	92.1%		85.6	13^th of 226 public high schools	94.2%	5													85.9	69.8			76.1	82.2	$11,044
Petal Elementary	Public	3-4	1179 Hwy 42 E	Petal	39465	Forrest County	Petal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-7454	631	48	13.0	59.1%	431 (68.3%)	109 (17.3%)	33 (5.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.6%)	83	49^th of 390 public elementary schools	87.4%		83.9	44^th of 377 public elementary schools	88.3%	5	70.7	74.2					66.8	74.6											$9,782
Runnelstown Elementary School	Public	K-5	9214 Highway 42	Petal	39465	Forrest County	Perry County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 544-2811	200	22	9.0	76.0%	156 (78.0%)	27 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.5%)	41.6	235^th of 390 public elementary schools	39.7%		52.6	170^th of 377 public elementary schools	54.9%	65	37.5	79.2	41.1				37.5	47.8	43.6						64.1				$15,670
Dixie Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-8	790 Elks Lake Road	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-4890	507	43	11.8	66.3%	282 (55.6%)	157 (31.0%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.3%)	82	55^th of 390 public elementary schools	85.9%		73.8	85^th of 377 public elementary schools	77.5%	30	75.4	64.7	74.5	42.1	57.1	44.8	82.1	70.5	70.2	57.9	74.6	50.0			85.1	60.4			$12,740
North Forrest Attendance Center	Public	K-6	702 Eatonville Road	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 584-6466	214	21	10.0	92.1%	45 (21.0%)	145 (67.8%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	67.8	121^st of 390 public elementary schools	69.0%		70.3	105^th of 377 public elementary schools	72.1%	16	52.1	48.2	67.7	56.0			54.5	58.6	54.9	64.0					83.8				$16,196
North Forrest High School	Public	7-12	693 Eatonville Road	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 545-9304	347	37	9.4	85.3%	53 (15.3%)	245 (70.6%)	17 (4.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.1%)	52.6	113^th of 228 public high schools	50.4%		70.8	56^th of 226 public high schools	75.2%	57					55.7	57.2					69.6	55.1	69.4	46.1		67.4	57.1	71.4	$17,619
Bellevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1760 Old Highway 24	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-6724	1,179	95	12.3	61.0%	469 (39.8%)	485 (41.1%)	122 (10.3%)	14 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (7.2%)	70.6	110^th of 390 public elementary schools	71.8%					(n/a)	69.9	70.8	63.6				58.1	57.1	51.6						74.8				$10,202
Longleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5279 W. 4th Street	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-3858	751	65	11.5	55.9%	276 (36.8%)	361 (48.1%)	19 (2.5%)	30 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.4%)	75.7	83^rd of 390 public elementary schools	78.7%		83	49^th of 377 public elementary schools	87.0%	34	79.2	70.1	55.6				70.2	58.1	53.6						82.8				$10,769
South Forrest Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Burborne Street	Brooklyn	39425	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 545-7714	565	42	13.5	61.8%	457 (80.9%)	32 (5.7%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.4%)	79.7	62^nd of 390 public elementary schools	84.1%		64.2	126^th of 377 public elementary schools	66.6%	64	78.0	81.1	55.5	64.5	62.2	65.6	75.6	65.5	49.2	77.8	86.7	84.5			81.0	81.4			$11,951
Forrest County Agricultural High School	Public	9-12	215 Old Hwy 49 East	Brooklyn	39425	Forrest County	Forrest County Ag High School	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-4741	586	34	17.1	77.6%	360 (61.4%)	169 (28.8%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	56.4	105^th of 228 public high schools	53.9%		50.2	120^th of 226 public high schools	46.9%	15													81.2	56.7			62.0	58.0	$12,362

Best Public Schools in Forrest County, MS

Petal Middle School

Petal High School

Petal Elementary

Dixie Attendance Center

South Forrest Attendance Center

Oak Grove High School

Rowan Elementary School

Woodley Elementary School

Longleaf Elementary

Oak Grove Middle School

Oak Grove Elementary

Bellevue Elementary School

North Forrest Attendance Center

Grace Christian Elementary School

Thames Elementary School

Rawls Springs Attendance Center

Forrest County Agricultural High School

North Forrest High School

Hawkins Elementary School

Hattiesburg High School

N R Burger Middle School

Runnelstown Elementary School

Earl Travillion Attendance Center

Hattiesburg Steam Academy

Lillie Burney Learning Center

Petal Primary School

Petal Upper Elementary School

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