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Stokes Beard Primary School
311 Martin Luther King Dr
Columbus MS, 39701, Lowndes County
Phone: 662-241-7270
Ranking: 
(346 out of 672, bottom 49%)*
(346 out of 672, bottom 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Columbus Municipal 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: | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 532 | 535 | 501 | 499 | 432 | 424 | 372 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 7.5% | 40 | 7.5% | 60 | 12.0% | 60 | 12.0% | 60 | 13.9% | 61 | 14.4% | 59 | 15.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 105 | 19.7% | 107 | 20.0% | 83 | 16.6% | 83 | 16.6% | 81 | 18.8% | 79 | 18.6% | 78 | 21.0% |
| Grade 1: | 95 | 17.9% | 98 | 18.3% | 80 | 16.0% | 83 | 16.6% | 74 | 17.1% | 79 | 18.6% | 69 | 18.5% |
| Grade 2: | 77 | 14.5% | 74 | 13.8% | 81 | 16.2% | 77 | 15.4% | 80 | 18.5% | 78 | 18.4% | 65 | 17.5% |
| Grade 3: | 68 | 12.8% | 76 | 14.2% | 70 | 14.0% | 68 | 13.6% | 76 | 17.6% | 67 | 15.8% | 53 | 14.2% |
| Grade 4: | 71 | 13.3% | 76 | 14.2% | 62 | 12.4% | 64 | 12.8% | 61 | 14.1% | 60 | 14.2% | 48 | 12.9% |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 14.1% | 64 | 12.0% | 65 | 13.0% | 64 | 12.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 307 | 57.7% | 292 | 54.6% | 261 | 52.1% | 263 | 52.7% | 224 | 51.9% | 224 | 52.8% | 180 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 225 | 42.3% | 243 | 45.4% | 240 | 47.9% | 236 | 47.3% | 208 | 48.1% | 200 | 47.2% | 188 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.4% | 8 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 517 | 97.2% | 506 | 94.6% | 470 | 93.8% | 469 | 94.0% | 404 | 93.5% | 396 | 93.4% | 355 | 95.4% |
| White: | 10 | 1.9% | 17 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.6% | 14 | 2.8% | 13 | 3.0% | 16 | 3.8% | 11 | 3.0% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 458 | 86.1% | 450 | 84.1% | 408 | 81.4% | 427 | 85.6% | 375 | 86.8% | 373 | 88.0% | 307 | 82.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 6.0% | 34 | 6.4% | 35 | 7.0% | 33 | 6.6% | 24 | 5.6% | 23 | 5.4% | 32 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.77 | 17.88 | 16.25 | 15.90 | 17.17 | 16.60 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.9 | 149.2 | 149.3 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.7 | 147.4 | 148.7 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.1 | 147.1 | 149 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.7 | 147.2 | 149.8 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 148.8 | 150.2 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.1 | 149 | 151 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.1 | 151.7 | 150.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.7 | 148.4 | 151 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.5 | 150.4 | 152.1 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.8 | 151.8 | 153.3 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.6 | 152.9 | 154.1 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.3 | 151.8 | 154.2 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.9 | 149.7 | 148.8 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.9 | 148.1 | 149.2 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.6 | 149.9 | 149.5 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 149.3 | 149.6 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.3 | 150.6 | 151 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.5 | 151.5 | 151.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.3 | 150.7 | 150.5 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.3 | 151.4 | 151.1 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.3 | 151.6 | 151.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155 | 151.5 | 151.7 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.1 | 151.9 | 152.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.7 | 152.7 | 154.1 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146 | 147.2 | 148.9 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.3 | 148.5 | 149.9 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.5 | 149.7 | 150.8 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.5 | 148.7 | 151.4 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.8 | 150.2 | 152.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.8 | 152 | 153.2 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 26.8% | 53.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 38.4% | 63.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 35.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,199.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,237.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,332.0 |
* Stokes Beard 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.