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Joseph Elementary Primary School
1445 George F West Blvd Natchez MS, 39120, Adams County Phone: 601-445-2885 Ranking:  (618 out of 672, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Natchez-Adams 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: | 29 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 38 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 563 | 607 | 616 | 586 | 642 | 651 | 645 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 98 | 17.4% | 91 | 15.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 95 | 16.9% | 121 | 19.9% | 320 | 51.9% | 301 | 51.4% | 321 | 50.0% | 342 | 52.5% | 345 | 53.5% |
| Grade 2: | 98 | 17.4% | 105 | 17.3% | 281 | 45.6% | 273 | 46.6% | 307 | 47.8% | 309 | 47.5% | 300 | 46.5% |
| Grade 3: | 104 | 18.5% | 100 | 16.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 88 | 15.6% | 76 | 12.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 71 | 12.6% | 94 | 15.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 8 | 1.4% | 20 | 3.3% | 15 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 286 | 50.8% | 312 | 51.4% | 310 | 50.3% | 309 | 52.7% | 337 | 52.5% | 319 | 49.0% | 340 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 277 | 49.2% | 295 | 48.6% | 306 | 49.7% | 277 | 47.3% | 305 | 47.5% | 332 | 51.0% | 301 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 533 | 94.7% | 578 | 95.2% | 523 | 84.9% | 513 | 87.5% | 579 | 90.2% | 592 | 90.9% | 570 | 88.4% |
| White: | 14 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.6% | 70 | 11.4% | 56 | 9.6% | 55 | 8.6% | 55 | 8.4% | 68 | 10.5% |
| 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: | 13 | 2.3% | 11 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.3% | 11 | 1.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 528 | 93.8% | 553 | 91.1% | 554 | 89.9% | 540 | 92.2% | 581 | 90.5% | 578 | 88.8% | 581 | 90.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 3.6% | 10 | 1.6% | 29 | 4.7% | 21 | 3.6% | 31 | 4.8% | 41 | 6.3% | 31 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.15 | 18.00 | 18.52 | 17.89 | 19.20 | 17.00 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2013 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.9 | 146 | 151 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.8 | 149.6 | 154.2 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.9 | 146 | 151.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 150.4 | 154.1 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.5 | 146.7 | 150.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.9 | 150 | 153.2 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 47.0% | 63.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 63.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 36.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,494.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,707.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,489.0 |
* Joseph Elementary 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.