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Petal Upper Elementary Middle School
400 Hillcrest Loop Petal MS, 39465, Forrest County Phone: 601-584-7660 Ranking:  (106 out of 672, top 16%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6 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: | 44 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 53 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 609 | 677 | 657 | 653 | 590 | 597 | 886 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 274 | 45.0% | 337 | 49.8% | 330 | 50.2% | 330 | 50.5% | 311 | 52.7% | 278 | 46.6% | 309 | 34.9% |
| Grade 6: | 326 | 53.5% | 331 | 48.9% | 323 | 49.2% | 316 | 48.4% | 272 | 46.1% | 315 | 52.8% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 304 | 49.9% | 361 | 53.3% | 347 | 52.8% | 335 | 51.3% | 286 | 48.5% | 299 | 50.1% | 435 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 305 | 50.1% | 316 | 46.7% | 310 | 47.2% | 318 | 48.7% | 304 | 51.5% | 298 | 49.9% | 447 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 3.3% | 22 | 3.2% | 20 | 3.0% | 11 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.7% | 18 | 3.0% | 15 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 94 | 15.4% | 118 | 17.4% | 109 | 16.6% | 101 | 15.5% | 86 | 14.6% | 76 | 12.7% | 119 | 13.4% |
| White: | 482 | 79.1% | 520 | 76.8% | 514 | 78.2% | 531 | 81.3% | 484 | 82.0% | 499 | 83.6% | 743 | 83.9% |
| 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: | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 308 | 50.6% | 336 | 49.6% | 315 | 47.9% | 299 | 45.8% | 249 | 42.2% | 243 | 40.7% | 326 | 36.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 11.5% | 79 | 11.7% | 70 | 10.7% | 60 | 9.2% | 78 | 13.2% | 83 | 13.9% | 118 | 13.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.98 | 15.02 | 15.79 | 15.96 | 14.06 | 14.20 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.6 | 151.6 | 149.3 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.1 | 149.1 | 150.6 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.5 | 150.5 | 148.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149 | 149 | 150.5 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.3 | 152.3 | 148.5 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.5 | 152.5 | 148.7 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154 | 154 | 148.8 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.2 | 152.1 | 148.9 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.3 | 152.2 | 149.9 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.6 | 152.6 | 150.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.8 | 152.8 | 149.8 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.5 | 154.5 | 150.2 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 156.8 | 156.8 | 151.3 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.3 | 155.2 | 151.4 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.3 | 153.1 | 152.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 156.4 | 156.4 | 153.2 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.6 | 153.5 | 148.8 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.9 | 154.8 | 149.4 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 156.3 | 156.3 | 149.8 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.2 | 154.2 | 150.3 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.1 | 150.1 | 150.7 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155 | 154.8 | 149.9 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.9 | 155.8 | 150.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.8 | 154.8 | 150.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.2 | 154.2 | 151.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.1 | 153.1 | 152.4 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 40.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 42.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 44.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76% | 53.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 63.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 32.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 61.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,621.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,812.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,994.0 |
* Petal Upper Elementary Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.