Bruce Hi High School
430 East Countiss St
Bruce MS, 38915, Calhoun County
Phone: 662-983-3350
Ranking: 
(137 out of 672, top 20%)*
(137 out of 672, top 20%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Calhoun 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: | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 415 | 431 | 458 | 458 | 463 | 441 | 451 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 77 | 18.6% | 58 | 13.5% | 84 | 18.3% | 88 | 19.2% | 85 | 18.4% | 79 | 17.9% | 87 | 19.3% |
| Grade 8: | 49 | 11.8% | 89 | 20.6% | 87 | 19.0% | 75 | 16.4% | 81 | 17.5% | 85 | 19.3% | 77 | 17.1% |
| Grade 9: | 90 | 21.7% | 76 | 17.6% | 66 | 14.4% | 68 | 14.8% | 74 | 16.0% | 72 | 16.3% | 74 | 16.4% |
| Grade 10: | 67 | 16.1% | 66 | 15.3% | 66 | 14.4% | 71 | 15.5% | 73 | 15.8% | 73 | 16.6% | 78 | 17.3% |
| Grade 11: | 61 | 14.7% | 56 | 13.0% | 68 | 14.8% | 66 | 14.4% | 58 | 12.5% | 70 | 15.9% | 65 | 14.4% |
| Grade 12: | 57 | 13.7% | 69 | 16.0% | 66 | 14.4% | 60 | 13.1% | 69 | 14.9% | 49 | 11.1% | 63 | 14.0% |
| Ungraded: | 14 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.9% | 21 | 4.6% | 30 | 6.6% | 23 | 5.0% | 13 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 214 | 51.6% | 224 | 52.0% | 245 | 53.5% | 233 | 50.9% | 225 | 48.6% | 206 | 46.7% | 215 | 47.7% |
| Female: | 201 | 48.4% | 207 | 48.0% | 213 | 46.5% | 225 | 49.1% | 238 | 51.4% | 235 | 53.3% | 232 | 51.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.7% | 16 | 3.5% | 13 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.9% |
| Black: | 143 | 34.5% | 155 | 36.0% | 173 | 37.8% | 175 | 38.2% | 191 | 41.3% | 186 | 42.2% | 194 | 43.0% |
| White: | 259 | 62.4% | 259 | 60.1% | 268 | 58.5% | 268 | 58.5% | 259 | 55.9% | 238 | 54.0% | 241 | 53.4% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 259 | 62.4% | 272 | 63.1% | 294 | 64.2% | 289 | 63.1% | 281 | 60.7% | 262 | 59.4% | 247 | 54.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 13.7% | 52 | 12.1% | 59 | 12.9% | 49 | 10.7% | 69 | 14.9% | 52 | 11.8% | 37 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.23 | 16.86 | 18.36 | 21.46 | 17.77 | 14.60 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.8 | 145.6 | 147 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.9 | 145.9 | 147.8 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.3 | 152.6 | 149.7 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.1 | 149.3 | 149.9 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.8 | 151.5 | 150.7 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154 | 152.5 | 151.4 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.7 | 151.8 | 148.7 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.9 | 149.8 | 150.1 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.1 | 153.1 | 151.1 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.4 | 153.5 | 152.1 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.4 | 153 | 152.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.2 | 155 | 153.1 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.9 | 145.8 | 146.6 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148 | 146.5 | 147.8 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.9 | 146.9 | 147.8 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.7 | 149.8 | 149.1 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.7 | 148.9 | 149.9 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.3 | 151.5 | 150 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.5 | 150.3 | 148.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.8 | 152.1 | 149.6 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.5 | 153 | 151.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155 | 155.7 | 153.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.6 | 154.7 | 153.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 157.1 | 156.4 | 154.6 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 33.7% | 39.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 41.9% | 40% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 37.1% | 42.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 40.5% | 56.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 57.8% | 64.0% |
| SATP2 | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90.7% | 87.8% | 90.7% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91.1% | 91.4% | 91.6% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92.9% | 93.6% | 91% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91.7% | 91% | 90.8% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74.6% | 65.4% | 71% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89.2% | 74.3% | 72% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.2% | 86.3% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95.8% | 86.6% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95.3% | 82.9% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 84% | 85.2% |
| 2004 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 80.5% | 84.3% | 89.2% |
| 2005 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 85.5% | 85.1% | 91.8% |
| 2006 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 90.2% | 93.7% | 93.3% |
| 2007 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 81.4% | 84.6% | 92.2% |
| 2008 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 77% | 78.7% | 87.9% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 93.1% | 86% | 87.6% |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 92% | 86% | 86.2% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 73.5% | 72.1% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 68.3% | 68% | 78.5% |
| 2004 | English II | End of course | % met std | 82.4% | 80.3% | 83.1% |
| 2005 | English II | End of course | % met std | 81.4% | 80.4% | 82.8% |
| 2006 | English II | End of course | % met std | 75.8% | 77.7% | 78.1% |
| 2007 | English II | End of course | % met std | 64.4% | 75.5% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English II | End of course | % met std | 67.9% | 69.4% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 80.3% | 72% | 69% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | 74.7% | 68% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 82.2% | 73.7% | 71.8% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 78.5% | 85.3% | 73.1% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 75.4% | 73.8% | 73% |
| 2004 | US History | End of course | % met std | 98.4% | 97.8% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | US History | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99.2% | 96.4% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96.1% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 98.3% | 94.9% | 93.9% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98.5% | 94.3% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99.3% | 96.9% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 98.4% | 95% | 93% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 98.6% | 97.4% | 93% |
| 2012 | US History | End of course | % met std | 84.3% | 73.6% | 72.9% |
| 2013 | US History | End of course | % met std | 82% | 73.3% | 81.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 62.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 37.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,904.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,668.0 |
* Bruce Hi High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.