Purvis Lower Primary School
5976 U.S. Hwy 11
Purvis MS, 39475, Lamar County
Phone: 601-794-3302
Ranking: 
(671 out of 672, bottom 0%)*
(671 out of 672, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Lamar County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 430 | 416 | 388 | 343 | 359 | 349 | 320 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 148 | 34.4% | 139 | 33.4% | 145 | 37.4% | 108 | 31.5% | 108 | 30.1% | 123 | 35.2% | 110 | 34.4% |
| Grade 1: | 141 | 32.8% | 141 | 33.9% | 120 | 30.9% | 119 | 34.7% | 111 | 30.9% | 129 | 37.0% | 104 | 32.5% |
| Grade 2: | 132 | 30.7% | 124 | 29.8% | 112 | 28.9% | 104 | 30.3% | 123 | 34.3% | 90 | 25.8% | 99 | 30.9% |
| Ungraded: | 9 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.8% | 12 | 3.5% | 17 | 4.7% | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 234 | 54.4% | 219 | 52.6% | 200 | 51.5% | 181 | 52.8% | 193 | 53.8% | 200 | 57.3% | 168 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 196 | 45.6% | 197 | 47.4% | 188 | 48.5% | 162 | 47.2% | 166 | 46.2% | 149 | 42.7% | 148 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 8 | 2.3% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 50 | 11.6% | 37 | 8.9% | 30 | 7.7% | 28 | 8.2% | 29 | 8.1% | 30 | 8.6% | 38 | 11.9% |
| White: | 365 | 84.9% | 362 | 87.0% | 348 | 89.7% | 306 | 89.2% | 324 | 90.3% | 309 | 88.5% | 278 | 86.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.9% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 193 | 44.9% | 202 | 48.6% | 201 | 51.8% | 180 | 52.5% | 176 | 49.0% | 148 | 42.4% | 129 | 40.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 9.8% | 33 | 7.9% | 40 | 10.3% | 35 | 10.2% | 40 | 11.1% | 43 | 12.3% | 41 | 12.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.34 | 15.33 | 16.16 | 15.23 | 14.25 | 15.00 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 111 | 153.2 | 149.8 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 125 | 156.4 | 153.3 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 130 | 152.9 | 149.8 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 138 | 155.2 | 150.6 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 69.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,946.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,727.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,745.0 |
* Purvis Lower Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.