Ripley Elementary School
702 West Terry St
Ripley MS, 38663, Tippah County
Phone: 662-837-7203
Ranking: 
(178 out of 695, top 26%)*
(178 out of 695, top 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: South Tippah School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 51 | 52 | 52 | |||
| Total Students: | 832 | 831 | 794 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 149 | 17.9% | 163 | 19.6% | 163 | 20.5% |
| Grade 1: | 175 | 21.0% | 161 | 19.4% | 159 | 20.0% |
| Grade 2: | 161 | 19.4% | 146 | 17.6% | 160 | 20.2% |
| Grade 3: | 148 | 17.8% | 164 | 19.7% | 168 | 21.2% |
| Grade 4: | 157 | 18.9% | 165 | 19.9% | 132 | 16.6% |
| Ungraded: | 42 | 5.0% | 32 | 3.9% | 12 | 1.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 412 | 49.5% | 418 | 50.3% | 409 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 420 | 50.5% | 413 | 49.7% | 381 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 66 | 7.9% | 74 | 8.9% | 80 | 10.1% |
| Black: | 243 | 29.2% | 260 | 31.3% | 229 | 28.8% |
| White: | 462 | 55.5% | 495 | 59.6% | 483 | 60.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 57 | 6.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 527 | 63.3% | 482 | 58.0% | 428 | 53.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 8.8% | 76 | 9.1% | 83 | 10.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.44 | 16.10 | 15.20 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149 | 149 | 149.3 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.9 | 148.6 | 148.7 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151 | 149.7 | 149 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.9 | 151.6 | 149.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.5 | 152.9 | 150.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.3 | 151.8 | 151 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.9 | 151.8 | 152.1 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 158.2 | 155.8 | 153.3 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.4 | 151.1 | 148.8 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 149.8 | 149.2 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.3 | 149.2 | 149.5 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.7 | 151.3 | 149.6 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 157.4 | 156.6 | 150.5 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 156.4 | 155.4 | 151.1 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.1 | 154.2 | 151.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.4 | 154.3 | 151.7 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 48.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,304.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,331.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,754.0 |
* Ripley Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.