Tunica Elementary Primary School
690 School St
Tunica MS, 38676, Tunica County
Phone: 662-363-1442
Ranking:
(601 out of 672, bottom 11%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Tunica County 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: | 35 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 493 | 481 | 507 | 507 | 534 | 517 | 502 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 40 | 8.1% | 40 | 8.3% | 40 | 7.9% | 40 | 7.9% | 39 | 7.3% | 41 | 7.9% | 40 | 8.0% |
Kindergarten: | 88 | 17.8% | 68 | 14.1% | 81 | 16.0% | 64 | 12.6% | 74 | 13.9% | 82 | 15.9% | 77 | 15.3% |
Grade 1: | 67 | 13.6% | 91 | 18.9% | 69 | 13.6% | 80 | 15.8% | 93 | 17.4% | 95 | 18.4% | 92 | 18.3% |
Grade 2: | 90 | 18.3% | 56 | 11.6% | 68 | 13.4% | 79 | 15.6% | 83 | 15.5% | 76 | 14.7% | 71 | 14.1% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 10.1% | 64 | 13.3% | 76 | 15.0% | 89 | 17.6% | 87 | 16.3% | 71 | 13.7% | 86 | 17.1% |
Grade 4: | 68 | 13.8% | 70 | 14.6% | 90 | 17.8% | 85 | 16.8% | 80 | 15.0% | 82 | 15.9% | 71 | 14.1% |
Grade 5: | 72 | 14.6% | 84 | 17.5% | 76 | 15.0% | 64 | 12.6% | 72 | 13.5% | 70 | 13.5% | 63 | 12.5% |
Ungraded: | 18 | 3.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 245 | 49.7% | 241 | 50.1% | 263 | 51.9% | 253 | 49.9% | 256 | 47.9% | 256 | 49.5% | 244 | 48.6% |
Female: | 248 | 50.3% | 240 | 49.9% | 244 | 48.1% | 254 | 50.1% | 278 | 52.1% | 261 | 50.5% | 254 | 50.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% |
Black: | 485 | 98.4% | 467 | 97.1% | 493 | 97.2% | 492 | 97.0% | 520 | 97.4% | 508 | 98.3% | 497 | 99.0% |
White: | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 475 | 96.3% | 461 | 95.8% | 489 | 96.4% | 484 | 95.5% | 503 | 94.2% | 483 | 93.4% | 477 | 95.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 1.8% | 17 | 3.5% | 15 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.9% | 24 | 4.6% | 20 | 4.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.95 | 12.97 | 14.64 | 14.81 | 16.44 | 14.90 | 13.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCT2 | ||||||
2008 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 139.5 | 141.7 | 149.3 |
2009 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 140.2 | 143 | 148.7 |
2010 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.1 | 144.6 | 149 |
2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.1 | 149.3 | 149.8 |
2012 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.8 | 145.8 | 150.2 |
2013 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.7 | 147.2 | 151 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.9 | 147.7 | 150.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.6 | 148.2 | 151 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 151.7 | 152.1 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.8 | 153 | 153.3 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.6 | 151.7 | 154.1 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.3 | 150.8 | 154.2 |
2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 140.5 | 143.6 | 148.8 |
2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 140.7 | 141.6 | 149.2 |
2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.7 | 149.2 | 149.5 |
2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.8 | 148.6 | 149.6 |
2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.2 | 147.2 | 151 |
2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.4 | 146.2 | 151.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.3 | 146.9 | 150.5 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.6 | 149.1 | 151.1 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.2 | 152.4 | 151.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.2 | 152.7 | 151.7 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.7 | 147.5 | 152.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.3 | 150.1 | 154.1 |
2008 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 141.3 | 142.5 | 148.5 |
2009 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 140.3 | 143.5 | 148.7 |
2010 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.4 | 145.5 | 148.8 |
2011 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.7 | 148.2 | 148.9 |
2012 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.7 | 147.9 | 149.9 |
2013 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.9 | 146.1 | 150.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.5 | 147.6 | 149.8 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145 | 149.3 | 150.2 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.1 | 152.5 | 151.3 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.1 | 153.7 | 151.4 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.5 | 153.1 | 152.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 141.9 | 147.2 | 153.2 |
MST | ||||||
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 17.3% | 40.8% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.8% | 19.9% | 42.8% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 28.2% | 44.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 49.1% | 53.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 31.5% | 63.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 78.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 18.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 42.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 57.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,209.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,080.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,989.0 |
* Tunica Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.