Beat Four Elementary School
5090 Hwy 84
Waynesboro MS, 39367, Wayne County
Phone: 601-735-2124
Ranking:
(317 out of 672, top 47%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Wayne 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: | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 32 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 392 | 438 | 443 | 415 | 444 | 426 | 444 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 37 | 9.4% | 49 | 11.2% | 47 | 10.6% | 43 | 10.4% | 48 | 10.8% | 44 | 10.3% | 41 | 9.2% |
Grade 1: | 47 | 12.0% | 55 | 12.6% | 53 | 12.0% | 50 | 12.0% | 44 | 9.9% | 42 | 9.9% | 51 | 11.5% |
Grade 2: | 46 | 11.7% | 47 | 10.7% | 46 | 10.4% | 43 | 10.4% | 44 | 9.9% | 43 | 10.1% | 42 | 9.5% |
Grade 3: | 41 | 10.5% | 40 | 9.1% | 42 | 9.5% | 41 | 9.9% | 47 | 10.6% | 41 | 9.6% | 47 | 10.6% |
Grade 4: | 40 | 10.2% | 32 | 7.3% | 46 | 10.4% | 44 | 10.6% | 46 | 10.4% | 55 | 12.9% | 46 | 10.4% |
Grade 5: | 31 | 7.9% | 45 | 10.3% | 47 | 10.6% | 46 | 11.1% | 57 | 12.8% | 47 | 11.0% | 63 | 14.2% |
Grade 6: | 38 | 9.7% | 44 | 10.0% | 48 | 10.8% | 47 | 11.3% | 45 | 10.1% | 58 | 13.6% | 43 | 9.7% |
Grade 7: | 37 | 9.4% | 50 | 11.4% | 55 | 12.4% | 45 | 10.8% | 59 | 13.3% | 42 | 9.9% | 54 | 12.2% |
Grade 8: | 50 | 12.8% | 53 | 12.1% | 46 | 10.4% | 49 | 11.8% | 42 | 9.5% | 47 | 11.0% | 49 | 11.0% |
Ungraded: | 25 | 6.4% | 23 | 5.3% | 13 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 213 | 54.3% | 235 | 53.7% | 230 | 51.9% | 213 | 51.3% | 216 | 48.6% | 210 | 49.3% | 213 | 48.0% |
Female: | 179 | 45.7% | 203 | 46.3% | 213 | 48.1% | 202 | 48.7% | 228 | 51.4% | 216 | 50.7% | 227 | 51.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 125 | 31.9% | 140 | 32.0% | 149 | 33.6% | 133 | 32.0% | 147 | 33.1% | 136 | 31.9% | 141 | 31.8% |
White: | 262 | 66.8% | 292 | 66.7% | 288 | 65.0% | 275 | 66.3% | 292 | 65.8% | 285 | 66.9% | 299 | 67.3% |
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: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 275 | 70.2% | 310 | 70.8% | 303 | 68.4% | 279 | 67.2% | 289 | 65.1% | 252 | 59.2% | 261 | 58.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 9.7% | 38 | 8.7% | 54 | 12.2% | 52 | 12.5% | 58 | 13.1% | 69 | 16.2% | 59 | 13.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.29 | 16.31 | 16.81 | 15.33 | 18.59 | 13.40 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCT2 | ||||||
2008 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.1 | 150.9 | 149.3 |
2009 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.6 | 150.2 | 148.7 |
2010 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.5 | 150.4 | 149 |
2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.7 | 149.8 | 149.8 |
2012 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.7 | 148.9 | 150.2 |
2013 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.3 | 148.7 | 151 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.6 | 153 | 150.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.5 | 152.5 | 151 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 156.5 | 151.8 | 152.1 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.7 | 153.1 | 153.3 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.5 | 151.8 | 154.1 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.8 | 152.5 | 154.2 |
2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.3 | 147.8 | 148.8 |
2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 150 | 149.2 |
2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.4 | 149.9 | 149.5 |
2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.7 | 151 | 149.6 |
2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.7 | 148.1 | 151 |
2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.8 | 150.1 | 151.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.9 | 150.5 | 150.5 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.1 | 152.1 | 151.1 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152 | 152.6 | 151.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 156.6 | 153.3 | 151.7 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.8 | 150.1 | 152.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.9 | 151.8 | 154.1 |
2008 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.3 | 147 | 148.5 |
2009 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.7 | 146.7 | 148.7 |
2010 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.7 | 147.5 | 148.8 |
2011 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.4 | 146.9 | 148.9 |
2012 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.4 | 148.2 | 149.9 |
2013 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.2 | 148.3 | 150.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.6 | 148 | 149.8 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.8 | 148.6 | 150.2 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.1 | 149.3 | 151.3 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.9 | 149.5 | 151.4 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.6 | 148.8 | 152.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.4 | 150.7 | 153.2 |
2008 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153 | 148.9 | 147.6 |
2009 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.2 | 149.4 | 148.8 |
2010 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.3 | 147.6 | 149.4 |
2011 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 149.4 | 149.8 |
2012 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.3 | 149.3 | 150.3 |
2013 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.8 | 150.8 | 150.7 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155 | 150.9 | 149.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.7 | 149.8 | 149.9 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.6 | 148.8 | 150.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.8 | 150 | 150.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.7 | 148.6 | 151.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.3 | 152.1 | 152.4 |
2008 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.6 | 148.5 | 147 |
2009 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150 | 150 | 147.8 |
2010 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.3 | 151.3 | 149.7 |
2011 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 149.2 | 149.9 |
2012 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.6 | 148.3 | 150.7 |
2013 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.8 | 149.2 | 151.4 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.4 | 149.4 | 148.7 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.8 | 152.2 | 150.1 |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.9 | 150.8 | 151.1 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.8 | 150.4 | 152.1 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.7 | 146.9 | 152.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.1 | 147.7 | 153.1 |
2008 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.7 | 147.5 | 146.6 |
2009 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.7 | 150.1 | 147.8 |
2010 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.9 | 149.9 | 147.8 |
2011 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.5 | 151.4 | 149.1 |
2012 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.8 | 147.5 | 149.9 |
2013 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.5 | 146.9 | 150 |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.4 | 150.3 | 148.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.2 | 153.1 | 149.6 |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.1 | 152.8 | 151.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.2 | 154 | 153.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147 | 150.6 | 153.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.3 | 151.9 | 154.6 |
MST | ||||||
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 31.8% | 40.8% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 31.8% | 42.8% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 35.5% | 44.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 51.2% | 53.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 61.6% | 63.1% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 31.5% | 39.3% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 44.3% | 40% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 49.4% | 42.9% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 46.5% | 56.4% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 53.7% | 64.0% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 45.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 54.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,726.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,500.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,572.0 |
* Beat Four Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.