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Petal Primary Primary School
60 Herrington Rd Petal MS, 39465, Forrest County Phone: 601-554-7244 Ranking:  (670 out of 672, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 2 School District: Petal 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: | 50 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 985 | 923 | 967 | 944 | 958 | 958 | 995 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 351 | 35.6% | 318 | 34.5% | 323 | 33.4% | 320 | 33.9% | 300 | 31.3% | 290 | 30.3% | 312 | 31.4% |
| Grade 1: | 314 | 31.9% | 310 | 33.6% | 310 | 32.1% | 319 | 33.8% | 319 | 33.3% | 339 | 35.4% | 349 | 35.1% |
| Grade 2: | 303 | 30.8% | 283 | 30.7% | 329 | 34.0% | 299 | 31.7% | 325 | 33.9% | 319 | 33.3% | 328 | 33.0% |
| Ungraded: | 17 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 14 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 500 | 50.8% | 461 | 49.9% | 463 | 47.9% | 461 | 48.8% | 497 | 51.9% | 512 | 53.4% | 540 | 54.3% |
| Female: | 485 | 49.2% | 462 | 50.1% | 504 | 52.1% | 483 | 51.2% | 461 | 48.1% | 446 | 46.6% | 451 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.9% | 15 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.4% | 8 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 2.9% | 31 | 3.4% | 34 | 3.5% | 43 | 4.6% | 32 | 3.3% | 36 | 3.8% | 38 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 136 | 13.8% | 129 | 14.0% | 126 | 13.0% | 132 | 14.0% | 132 | 13.8% | 136 | 14.2% | 131 | 13.2% |
| White: | 772 | 78.4% | 709 | 76.8% | 748 | 77.4% | 733 | 77.6% | 765 | 79.9% | 775 | 80.9% | 815 | 81.9% |
| 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: | 43 | 4.4% | 46 | 5.0% | 44 | 4.6% | 23 | 2.4% | 20 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 516 | 52.4% | 497 | 53.8% | 469 | 48.5% | 474 | 50.2% | 432 | 45.1% | 455 | 47.5% | 436 | 43.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 8.9% | 97 | 10.5% | 113 | 11.7% | 79 | 8.4% | 123 | 12.8% | 132 | 13.8% | 131 | 13.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.67 | 17.89 | 19.02 | 18.32 | 18.53 | 18.70 | 18.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 136 | 152.8 | 149.8 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142 | 159.1 | 153.3 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 137 | 155 | 149.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 136 | 156.6 | 151.7 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 121 | 152.1 | 148.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 130 | 155.2 | 151.4 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,579.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,100.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,459.0 |
* Petal Primary 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.