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South Elementary Primary School
1701 South Hope St
Jackson MO, 63755, Cape Girardeau County
Phone: 573-243-9575
Ranking: 
(231 out of 1,698, top 14%)*
(231 out of 1,698, top 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Jackson R-II School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 39 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 794 | 788 | 789 | 784 | 764 | 698 | 636 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 234 | 29.5% | 237 | 30.1% | 242 | 30.7% | 239 | 30.5% | 210 | 27.5% | 132 | 18.9% | 129 | 20.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 9.9% | 95 | 12.1% | 80 | 10.1% | 87 | 11.1% | 89 | 11.6% | 105 | 15.0% | 72 | 11.3% |
| Grade 1: | 94 | 11.8% | 88 | 11.2% | 99 | 12.5% | 94 | 12.0% | 110 | 14.4% | 79 | 11.3% | 87 | 13.7% |
| Grade 2: | 91 | 11.5% | 105 | 13.3% | 98 | 12.4% | 109 | 13.9% | 82 | 10.7% | 90 | 12.9% | 77 | 12.1% |
| Grade 3: | 104 | 13.1% | 87 | 11.0% | 101 | 12.8% | 85 | 10.8% | 94 | 12.3% | 93 | 13.3% | 94 | 14.8% |
| Grade 4: | 97 | 12.2% | 101 | 12.8% | 79 | 10.0% | 91 | 11.6% | 88 | 11.5% | 98 | 14.0% | 98 | 15.4% |
| Grade 5: | 95 | 12.0% | 75 | 9.5% | 90 | 11.4% | 79 | 10.1% | 91 | 11.9% | 101 | 14.5% | 79 | 12.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 415 | 52.3% | 413 | 52.4% | 396 | 50.2% | 415 | 52.9% | 408 | 53.4% | 358 | 51.3% | 348 | 54.7% |
| Female: | 379 | 47.7% | 375 | 47.6% | 393 | 49.8% | 369 | 47.1% | 348 | 45.5% | 332 | 47.6% | 284 | 44.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 3.3% | 18 | 2.3% | 13 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.7% | 13 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 23 | 2.9% | 25 | 3.2% | 23 | 2.9% | 21 | 2.7% | 30 | 3.9% | 24 | 3.4% | 23 | 3.6% |
| White: | 713 | 89.8% | 723 | 91.8% | 729 | 92.4% | 730 | 93.1% | 720 | 94.2% | 655 | 93.8% | 591 | 92.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 2.9% | 14 | 1.8% | 16 | 2.0% | 12 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 150 | 19.0% | 127 | 16.1% | 128 | 16.3% | 139 | 18.2% | 134 | 19.2% | 123 | 19.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 39 | 4.9% | 41 | 5.2% | 33 | 4.2% | 38 | 5.0% | 40 | 5.7% | 36 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.61 | 21.44 | 21.41 | 20.99 | 18.50 | 17.80 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 50.9% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 51% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 41.8% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 43.9% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 42.7% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 49.7% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 45.6% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 52.4% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 49.8% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 55.1% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 51.1% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 53.5% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 53.5% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 60.5% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 60.7% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.7% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 50% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 52.3% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 51.4% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 51.8% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 60.2% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 56% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 62% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 58.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 47.4% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 52.8% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 57.3% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 57.1% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 58.7% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 64.8% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 57.9% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 53.1% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.9% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.1% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 52.3% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 59.4% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 64.7% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 67% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 64% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 51.3% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 61.1% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.3% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 59.6% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 61.8% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 73.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 71.4% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 70.7% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 54.8% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 59.2% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 77.1% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 67.3% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 67.7% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 43.2% | 29.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 56.8% | 70.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 24.3% | 16.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.7% | 83.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,820.0 | $37,290.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,801.0 | $31,486.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,076.0 | $38,413.0 |
* South Elementary Primary 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.