Pelahatchie Elementary Primary School
213b Brooks St
Pelahatchie MS, 39145, Rankin County
Phone: 601-854-8060
Ranking:
(441 out of 672, bottom 34%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Rankin 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: | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 479 | 457 | 443 | 438 | 425 | 417 | 383 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 20 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 70 | 14.6% | 68 | 14.9% | 62 | 14.0% | 69 | 15.8% | 57 | 13.4% | 69 | 16.5% | 57 | 14.9% |
Grade 1: | 70 | 14.6% | 72 | 15.8% | 62 | 14.0% | 65 | 14.8% | 67 | 15.8% | 62 | 14.9% | 65 | 17.0% |
Grade 2: | 73 | 15.2% | 54 | 11.8% | 63 | 14.2% | 64 | 14.6% | 64 | 15.1% | 68 | 16.3% | 57 | 14.9% |
Grade 3: | 53 | 11.1% | 61 | 13.3% | 51 | 11.5% | 61 | 13.9% | 63 | 14.8% | 60 | 14.4% | 53 | 13.8% |
Grade 4: | 61 | 12.7% | 60 | 13.1% | 66 | 14.9% | 57 | 13.0% | 62 | 14.6% | 58 | 13.9% | 42 | 11.0% |
Grade 5: | 63 | 13.2% | 71 | 15.5% | 64 | 14.4% | 62 | 14.2% | 55 | 12.9% | 44 | 10.6% | 52 | 13.6% |
Grade 6: | 63 | 13.2% | 61 | 13.3% | 61 | 13.8% | 55 | 12.6% | 51 | 12.0% | 50 | 12.0% | 50 | 13.1% |
Ungraded: | 6 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.2% | 14 | 3.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 242 | 50.5% | 238 | 52.1% | 228 | 51.5% | 226 | 51.6% | 212 | 49.9% | 204 | 48.9% | 197 | 51.4% |
Female: | 237 | 49.5% | 219 | 47.9% | 215 | 48.5% | 212 | 48.4% | 213 | 50.1% | 213 | 51.1% | 182 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 9 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.8% | 8 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.0% |
Black: | 125 | 26.1% | 119 | 26.0% | 119 | 26.9% | 132 | 30.1% | 131 | 30.8% | 123 | 29.5% | 122 | 31.9% |
White: | 343 | 71.6% | 325 | 71.1% | 314 | 70.9% | 295 | 67.4% | 281 | 66.1% | 285 | 68.3% | 257 | 67.1% |
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: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 333 | 69.5% | 323 | 70.7% | 281 | 63.4% | 292 | 66.7% | 259 | 60.9% | 244 | 58.5% | 226 | 59.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 8.4% | 34 | 7.4% | 54 | 12.2% | 30 | 6.8% | 50 | 11.8% | 51 | 12.2% | 54 | 14.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.90 | 18.40 | 16.90 | 17.78 | 16.69 | 15.70 | 15.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCT2 | ||||||
2008 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.1 | 151.2 | 149.3 |
2009 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146 | 149.9 | 148.7 |
2010 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.4 | 151.3 | 149 |
2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.7 | 151.8 | 149.8 |
2012 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.5 | 152.1 | 150.2 |
2013 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148 | 154.9 | 151 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.3 | 152.7 | 150.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.9 | 152.7 | 151 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.5 | 154.4 | 152.1 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.2 | 154.3 | 153.3 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.8 | 157.2 | 154.1 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152 | 158.4 | 154.2 |
2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.6 | 151.6 | 148.8 |
2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.2 | 151.6 | 149.2 |
2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.9 | 150.7 | 149.5 |
2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.6 | 151.7 | 149.6 |
2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.3 | 153.1 | 151 |
2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.3 | 155 | 151.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.9 | 152.8 | 150.5 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.7 | 153.5 | 151.1 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.3 | 154 | 151.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.4 | 154.1 | 151.7 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150 | 155 | 152.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.9 | 157.7 | 154.1 |
2008 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145 | 150.5 | 148.5 |
2009 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.7 | 151.4 | 148.7 |
2010 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.7 | 150.8 | 148.8 |
2011 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.5 | 149.9 | 148.9 |
2012 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.2 | 151.9 | 149.9 |
2013 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.3 | 154.5 | 150.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.9 | 151.9 | 149.8 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.2 | 153 | 150.2 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.4 | 153.1 | 151.3 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.9 | 153.1 | 151.4 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.3 | 156.1 | 152.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.1 | 157.5 | 153.2 |
2008 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.1 | 150.9 | 147.6 |
2009 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.1 | 151 | 148.8 |
2010 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.8 | 152.1 | 149.4 |
2011 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.2 | 151.7 | 149.8 |
2012 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.8 | 152 | 150.3 |
2013 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.4 | 154.1 | 150.7 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.6 | 153.7 | 149.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.7 | 153.1 | 149.9 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.3 | 153.3 | 150.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.3 | 153.6 | 150.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.8 | 154.8 | 151.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152 | 157.9 | 152.4 |
MST | ||||||
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 57.1% | 40.8% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 62.3% | 42.8% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 61% | 44.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 70.5% | 53.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 81.4% | 63.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 29.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,215.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,438.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,281.0 |
* Pelahatchie Elementary 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.