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Witherspoon Elementary School
1516 12th Ave
Meridian MS, 39301, Lauderdale County
Phone: 601-484-4475
Ranking: 
(667 out of 695, bottom 4%)*
(667 out of 695, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Temporarily Closed, May Reopen within 3 Years
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Meridian Public School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 23 | 21 | ||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 303 | 306 | ||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 23 | 7.6% | 33 | 10.8% |
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 43 | 14.2% | 50 | 16.3% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 49 | 16.2% | 57 | 18.6% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 54 | 17.8% | 53 | 17.3% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 55 | 18.2% | 28 | 9.2% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 35 | 11.6% | 46 | 15.0% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 44 | 14.5% | 37 | 12.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 154 | 50.8% | 161 | 52.6% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 149 | 49.2% | 141 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 297 | 98.0% | 300 | 98.0% |
| White: | NA | NA | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 283 | 93.4% | 293 | 95.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 14 | 4.6% | 10 | 3.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 13.30 | 14.40 | ||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.5 | 147.2 | 149.3 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 140.7 | 144.3 | 148.7 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.5 | 149.2 | 150.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 141.2 | 146 | 151 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.7 | 146.7 | 148.8 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.3 | 146.5 | 149.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.2 | 148.3 | 150.5 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.5 | 149 | 151.1 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.8 | 145.7 | 148.5 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 140.4 | 145.3 | 148.7 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147 | 147.8 | 149.8 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143 | 146.9 | 150.2 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 29.4% | 40.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.9% | 30% | 42.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,188.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,460.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,033.0 |
* Witherspoon Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.