Runnelstown Elementary Primary School
9214 Hwy 42
Petal MS, 39465, Forrest County
Phone: 601-544-2811
Ranking:
(353 out of 672, bottom 47%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Perry County Schools
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: | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 330 | 369 | 341 | 350 | 369 | 383 | 374 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 54 | 16.4% | 52 | 14.1% | 39 | 11.4% | 40 | 11.4% | 32 | 8.7% | 43 | 11.2% | 42 | 11.2% |
Grade 1: | 44 | 13.3% | 41 | 11.1% | 32 | 9.4% | 30 | 8.6% | 42 | 11.4% | 42 | 11.0% | 37 | 9.9% |
Grade 2: | 30 | 9.1% | 31 | 8.4% | 26 | 7.6% | 40 | 11.4% | 41 | 11.1% | 34 | 8.9% | 52 | 13.9% |
Grade 3: | 30 | 9.1% | 30 | 8.1% | 37 | 10.9% | 39 | 11.1% | 36 | 9.8% | 50 | 13.1% | 49 | 13.1% |
Grade 4: | 29 | 8.8% | 36 | 9.8% | 40 | 11.7% | 36 | 10.3% | 46 | 12.5% | 53 | 13.8% | 43 | 11.5% |
Grade 5: | 28 | 8.5% | 42 | 11.4% | 35 | 10.3% | 42 | 12.0% | 56 | 15.2% | 40 | 10.4% | 39 | 10.4% |
Grade 6: | 38 | 11.5% | 34 | 9.2% | 45 | 13.2% | 52 | 14.9% | 37 | 10.0% | 42 | 11.0% | 45 | 12.0% |
Grade 7: | 33 | 10.0% | 44 | 11.9% | 50 | 14.7% | 30 | 8.6% | 40 | 10.8% | 38 | 9.9% | 36 | 9.6% |
Grade 8: | 34 | 10.3% | 53 | 14.4% | 31 | 9.1% | 36 | 10.3% | 38 | 10.3% | 41 | 10.7% | 31 | 8.3% |
Ungraded: | 10 | 3.0% | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 188 | 57.0% | 192 | 52.0% | 174 | 51.0% | 172 | 49.1% | 187 | 50.7% | 192 | 50.1% | 191 | 51.1% |
Female: | 142 | 43.0% | 177 | 48.0% | 167 | 49.0% | 178 | 50.9% | 182 | 49.3% | 191 | 49.9% | 179 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 9 | 2.7% | 6 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% |
Black: | 31 | 9.4% | 26 | 7.0% | 24 | 7.0% | 30 | 8.6% | 30 | 8.1% | 40 | 10.4% | 41 | 11.0% |
White: | 283 | 85.8% | 329 | 89.2% | 312 | 91.5% | 314 | 89.7% | 333 | 90.2% | 339 | 88.5% | 327 | 87.4% |
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: | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 210 | 63.6% | 247 | 66.9% | 215 | 63.0% | 229 | 65.4% | 247 | 66.9% | 222 | 58.0% | 221 | 59.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 13.9% | 42 | 11.4% | 52 | 15.2% | 34 | 9.7% | 43 | 11.7% | 68 | 17.8% | 56 | 15.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.35 | 14.53 | 14.77 | 14.37 | 14.72 | 15.10 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCT2 | ||||||
2008 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.7 | 149 | 149.3 |
2009 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.8 | 150.2 | 148.7 |
2010 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.8 | 150.5 | 149 |
2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.4 | 147.7 | 149.8 |
2012 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.7 | 146.7 | 150.2 |
2013 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.9 | 146.3 | 151 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152 | 149.3 | 150.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.4 | 150 | 151 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.2 | 150.9 | 152.1 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.5 | 148.6 | 153.3 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.8 | 146.5 | 154.1 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.5 | 150.2 | 154.2 |
2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.2 | 146.7 | 148.8 |
2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150 | 148.9 | 149.2 |
2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.8 | 148.9 | 149.5 |
2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.4 | 147.3 | 149.6 |
2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148 | 145.8 | 151 |
2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.8 | 148.4 | 151.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.6 | 148 | 150.5 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.8 | 151.6 | 151.1 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.4 | 151.3 | 151.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.9 | 148.9 | 151.7 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.6 | 148.9 | 152.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.1 | 148.7 | 154.1 |
2008 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.8 | 148 | 148.5 |
2009 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.4 | 146.3 | 148.7 |
2010 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.6 | 147.1 | 148.8 |
2011 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.1 | 148 | 148.9 |
2012 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.9 | 148.8 | 149.9 |
2013 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150 | 148.2 | 150.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.4 | 147.4 | 149.8 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.1 | 149.3 | 150.2 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.7 | 151.6 | 151.3 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.5 | 151.9 | 151.4 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.4 | 151 | 152.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.4 | 151.9 | 153.2 |
2008 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.8 | 144.2 | 147.6 |
2009 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.3 | 147.7 | 148.8 |
2010 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 148.1 | 149.4 |
2011 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151 | 147.9 | 149.8 |
2012 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.5 | 147.2 | 150.3 |
2013 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.8 | 146.6 | 150.7 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.4 | 145.5 | 149.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.2 | 149.2 | 149.9 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.5 | 149.5 | 150.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.6 | 148.8 | 150.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.8 | 148.7 | 151.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149 | 148.2 | 152.4 |
2008 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.4 | 145.4 | 147 |
2009 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.3 | 146.8 | 147.8 |
2010 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.9 | 149.1 | 149.7 |
2011 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.9 | 147.8 | 149.9 |
2012 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.5 | 149.1 | 150.7 |
2013 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.6 | 148.3 | 151.4 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.1 | 144.8 | 148.7 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.6 | 147.6 | 150.1 |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.9 | 151.9 | 151.1 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.2 | 151.1 | 152.1 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.1 | 148.6 | 152.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.5 | 150.4 | 153.1 |
2008 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.7 | 147.8 | 146.6 |
2009 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.9 | 147.4 | 147.8 |
2010 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.5 | 147.1 | 147.8 |
2011 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.5 | 147.4 | 149.1 |
2012 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.5 | 147.5 | 149.9 |
2013 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.1 | 147.9 | 150 |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.9 | 147.5 | 148.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.9 | 148.8 | 149.6 |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.6 | 150 | 151.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.7 | 151.2 | 153.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.1 | 149.5 | 153.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.6 | 149.2 | 154.6 |
MST | ||||||
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 42% | 40.8% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 44.6% | 42.8% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 44.5% | 44.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 60.2% | 53.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 71.8% | 63.1% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 57.3% | 39.3% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 45.2% | 40% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 47.9% | 42.9% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 58.4% | 56.4% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 54.4% | 64.0% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,440.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,302.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,296.0 |
* Runnelstown Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.