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Newton Co Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

15881 Hwy 15

Decatur MS, 39327, Newton County

Phone: 601-635-2956

Ranking:

(138 out of 672, top 21%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Newton 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:	57		59		56		57		54		58		54
Total Students:	866		861		883		909		946		916		915
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Kindergarten:	167	19.3%	146	17.0%	145	16.4%	129	14.2%	154	16.3%	143	15.6%	157	17.2%
Grade 1:	150	17.3%	141	16.4%	139	15.7%	167	18.4%	150	15.9%	161	17.6%	152	16.6%
Grade 2:	134	15.5%	137	15.9%	151	17.1%	140	15.4%	162	17.1%	143	15.6%	152	16.6%
Grade 3:	138	15.9%	143	16.6%	133	15.1%	167	18.4%	148	15.6%	150	16.4%	167	18.3%
Grade 4:	136	15.7%	141	16.4%	157	17.8%	152	16.7%	153	16.2%	172	18.8%	146	16.0%
Grade 5:	134	15.5%	145	16.8%	150	17.0%	154	16.9%	173	18.3%	138	15.1%	132	14.4%
Ungraded:	6	0.7%	8	0.9%	8	0.9%	0	0.0%	6	0.6%	9	1.0%	9	1.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	437	50.5%	438	50.9%	450	51.0%	449	49.4%	488	51.6%	479	52.3%	465	50.8%
Female:	429	49.5%	423	49.1%	433	49.0%	460	50.6%	458	48.4%	437	47.7%	446	48.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	27	3.1%	27	3.1%	18	2.0%	21	2.3%	21	2.2%	14	1.5%	14	1.5%
Asian:	4	0.5%	6	0.7%	6	0.7%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%
Hispanic:	22	2.5%	20	2.3%	18	2.0%	17	1.9%	19	2.0%	19	2.1%	9	1.0%
Black:	198	22.9%	176	20.4%	178	20.2%	175	19.3%	201	21.2%	207	22.6%	192	21.0%
White:	611	70.6%	630	73.2%	662	75.0%	691	76.0%	700	74.0%	675	73.7%	699	76.4%
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:	4	0.5%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	456	52.7%	435	50.5%	453	51.3%	480	52.8%	419	44.3%	418	45.6%	405	44.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	72	8.3%	73	8.5%	81	9.2%	60	6.6%	85	9.0%	94	10.3%	100	10.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.31		14.68		15.64		16.05		17.56		15.80		16.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MCT2
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	149.2	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153	153	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.5	152.5	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	151.4	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.3	154.3	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.1	156.1	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	150.9	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.9	155.9	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	158.2	158.2	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.6	155.6	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.7	157.7	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.2	157.2	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	150.2	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	152.3	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	150.6	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.5	155.5	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.3	153.3	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.6	155.6	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.2	153.2	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.9	153.9	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.9	152.9	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.7	155.7	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.4	154.4	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	158.2	158.2	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.7	148.7	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	149.7	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.3	151.3	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.2	152.2	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.2	153.2	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.5	153.5	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	146.2	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.6	147.6	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.4	155.4	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.1	156.1	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	158.4	158.4	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	158.1	158.1	153.2
MST
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51.5%	51.5%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51.8%	51.8%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68.9%	68.9%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68.2%	68.2%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77.4%	77.4%	63.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	76.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	41.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	58.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$36,711.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,177.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$39,970.0

* Newton Co Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.