Verona Primary School
212 College Ave
Verona MS, 38879, Lee County
Phone: 662-566-7266
Ranking: 
(565 out of 672, bottom 16%)*
(565 out of 672, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Lee 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: | 32 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 467 | 477 | 537 | 487 | 465 | 495 | 455 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 100 | 21.4% | 98 | 20.5% | 125 | 23.3% | 110 | 22.6% | 85 | 18.3% | 103 | 20.8% | 114 | 25.1% |
| Grade 1: | 92 | 19.7% | 104 | 21.8% | 109 | 20.3% | 91 | 18.7% | 91 | 19.6% | 115 | 23.2% | 86 | 18.9% |
| Grade 2: | 95 | 20.3% | 96 | 20.1% | 91 | 16.9% | 86 | 17.7% | 108 | 23.2% | 89 | 18.0% | 85 | 18.7% |
| Grade 3: | 85 | 18.2% | 81 | 17.0% | 92 | 17.1% | 93 | 19.1% | 80 | 17.2% | 84 | 17.0% | 80 | 17.6% |
| Grade 4: | 73 | 15.6% | 81 | 17.0% | 100 | 18.6% | 79 | 16.2% | 71 | 15.3% | 82 | 16.6% | 63 | 13.8% |
| Ungraded: | 22 | 4.7% | 17 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.7% | 28 | 5.7% | 30 | 6.5% | 22 | 4.4% | 27 | 5.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 260 | 55.7% | 257 | 53.9% | 289 | 53.8% | 263 | 54.0% | 239 | 51.4% | 262 | 52.9% | 234 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 207 | 44.3% | 220 | 46.1% | 248 | 46.2% | 224 | 46.0% | 226 | 48.6% | 233 | 47.1% | 217 | 47.7% |
| 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% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 3.6% | 22 | 4.6% | 22 | 4.1% | 16 | 3.3% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 379 | 81.2% | 384 | 80.5% | 426 | 79.3% | 403 | 82.8% | 390 | 83.9% | 413 | 83.4% | 385 | 84.6% |
| White: | 65 | 13.9% | 63 | 13.2% | 76 | 14.2% | 62 | 12.7% | 65 | 14.0% | 71 | 14.3% | 60 | 13.2% |
| 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: | 6 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 13 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 445 | 95.3% | 441 | 92.5% | 508 | 94.6% | 443 | 91.0% | 419 | 90.1% | 461 | 93.1% | 395 | 86.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.0% | 22 | 4.6% | 17 | 3.2% | 24 | 4.9% | 21 | 4.5% | 22 | 4.4% | 25 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.74 | 13.96 | 14.87 | 14.83 | 13.20 | 14.30 | 13.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.3 | 149.5 | 149.3 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144 | 148.2 | 148.7 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.4 | 149.6 | 149 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.7 | 150.5 | 149.8 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.2 | 150.7 | 150.2 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.9 | 151.3 | 151 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.6 | 149.2 | 150.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.1 | 149.3 | 151 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.2 | 152 | 152.1 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.1 | 153.7 | 153.3 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.2 | 154.5 | 154.1 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.8 | 156.3 | 154.2 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.4 | 148.1 | 148.8 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148 | 149.4 | 149.2 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 141.5 | 148.7 | 149.5 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.1 | 150.3 | 149.6 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.5 | 150.1 | 151 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147 | 151.6 | 151.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.3 | 149.4 | 150.5 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 151.4 | 151.1 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.7 | 150.5 | 151.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.5 | 150.3 | 151.7 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.9 | 151.2 | 152.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.4 | 153.6 | 154.1 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 46.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 53.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,238.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,825.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,797.0 |
* Verona 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.