Nicholson Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1887 Hwy 11 South

Picayune MS, 39466, Pearl River County

Phone: 601-798-6309

Ranking:

(415 out of 672, bottom 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Picayune 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		29		24		29		30		32		31
Total Students:	477		472		409		482		507		494		509
Prekindergarten:	32	6.7%	33	7.0%	32	7.8%	33	6.8%	31	6.1%	35	7.1%	29	5.7%
Kindergarten:	66	13.8%	79	16.7%	54	13.2%	73	15.1%	70	13.8%	58	11.7%	76	14.9%
Grade 1:	64	13.4%	67	14.2%	55	13.4%	62	12.9%	58	11.4%	69	14.0%	78	15.3%
Grade 2:	67	14.0%	66	14.0%	54	13.2%	67	13.9%	80	15.8%	75	15.2%	75	14.7%
Grade 3:	60	12.6%	67	14.2%	51	12.5%	71	14.7%	65	12.8%	74	15.0%	75	14.7%
Grade 4:	70	14.7%	49	10.4%	50	12.2%	56	11.6%	73	14.4%	65	13.2%	54	10.6%
Grade 5:	54	11.3%	56	11.9%	55	13.4%	59	12.2%	74	14.6%	57	11.5%	64	12.6%
Grade 6:	58	12.2%	53	11.2%	54	13.2%	58	12.0%	53	10.5%	60	12.1%	58	11.4%
Ungraded:	6	1.3%	2	0.4%	4	1.0%	3	0.6%	3	0.6%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	243	50.9%	248	52.5%	212	51.8%	246	51.0%	256	50.5%	266	53.8%	270	53.0%
Female:	234	49.1%	224	47.5%	197	48.2%	236	49.0%	251	49.5%	228	46.2%	235	46.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	4	0.8%	3	0.6%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	3	0.6%	3	0.6%	5	1.0%
Hispanic:	39	8.2%	35	7.4%	35	8.6%	41	8.5%	35	6.9%	22	4.5%	27	5.3%
Black:	163	34.2%	163	34.5%	135	33.0%	154	32.0%	159	31.4%	166	33.6%	172	33.8%
White:	256	53.7%	254	53.8%	225	55.0%	269	55.8%	294	58.0%	303	61.3%	305	59.9%
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:	13	2.7%	15	3.2%	13	3.2%	16	3.3%	15	3.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	416	87.2%	402	85.2%	349	85.3%	402	83.4%	423	83.4%	406	82.2%	415	81.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	25	5.2%	24	5.1%	16	3.9%	27	5.6%	35	6.9%	40	8.1%	40	7.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.48		16.32		16.78		16.91		17.12		15.50		16.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MCT2
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	149.1	N/A
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	148.3	N/A
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	150	N/A
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.3	147.9	N/A
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.5	148.6	N/A
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.8	147.4	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.5	149.6	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.7	148.7	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	151.8	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.8	148.6	N/A
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	150.6	N/A
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.1	151.5	N/A
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.1	147.3	N/A
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	148	N/A
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	149.7	N/A
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	149.2	N/A
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	148.4	N/A
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	149.3	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	149.5	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	148.1	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	148.5	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	149.2	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	149	N/A
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152	152	N/A
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.7	148.8	N/A
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	148.8	N/A
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.9	149.5	N/A
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.8	147.7	N/A
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	149	N/A
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.5	148.9	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	149.6	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	148.6	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	152.2	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.5	149.9	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	151.4	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	150	N/A
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.4	146.3	N/A
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	148.9	N/A
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147	149.7	N/A
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	151.5	N/A
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	150.4	N/A
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	149.7	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	148.5	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	150.7	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	150.7	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	150.5	N/A
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	151.3	N/A
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.2	151.3	N/A
MST
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	32.3%	44.3%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	29.1%	48.9%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38.7%	49.8%	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52.8%	52.5%	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.6%	67.2%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	31.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	68.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,087.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,311.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$41,782.0

* Nicholson Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.