Petal Elementary Primary School
1179 Hwy 42 East Petal MS, 39465, Forrest County Phone: 601-582-7454 Ranking:  (50 out of 672, top 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 4 School District: Petal 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 38 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 583 | 599 | 628 | 635 | 631 | 641 | ||||||
| Grade 3: | 272 | 46.7% | 313 | 52.3% | 281 | 44.7% | 322 | 50.7% | 310 | 49.1% | 327 | 51.0% |
| Grade 4: | 305 | 52.3% | 281 | 46.9% | 341 | 54.3% | 310 | 48.8% | 321 | 50.9% | 314 | 49.0% |
| Ungraded: | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 277 | 47.5% | 285 | 47.6% | 326 | 51.9% | 345 | 54.3% | 335 | 53.1% | 330 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 306 | 52.5% | 314 | 52.4% | 302 | 48.1% | 290 | 45.7% | 296 | 46.9% | 311 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 3.8% | 28 | 4.7% | 21 | 3.3% | 25 | 3.9% | 15 | 2.4% | 12 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 70 | 12.0% | 69 | 11.5% | 96 | 15.3% | 94 | 14.8% | 92 | 14.6% | 94 | 14.7% |
| White: | 455 | 78.0% | 476 | 79.5% | 491 | 78.2% | 503 | 79.2% | 510 | 80.8% | 530 | 82.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 5.0% | 18 | 3.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 279 | 47.9% | 280 | 46.7% | 305 | 48.6% | 323 | 50.9% | 293 | 46.4% | 258 | 40.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 12.7% | 74 | 12.4% | 66 | 10.5% | 79 | 12.4% | 75 | 11.9% | 79 | 12.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.48 | 16.39 | 17.33 | 17.17 | 15.67 | 17.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2010 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.3 | 152.2 | 149 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.9 | 152.8 | 149.8 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155 | 155 | 150.2 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.1 | 154 | 151 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 157.2 | 157 | 152.1 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 159.2 | 159.1 | 153.3 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 159.9 | 159.9 | 154.1 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 158.1 | 158 | 154.2 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.4 | 153.3 | 149.5 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.2 | 155 | 149.6 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.4 | 155.3 | 151 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.6 | 155.6 | 151.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 158 | 157.9 | 151.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 156.8 | 156.6 | 151.7 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 158 | 157.9 | 152.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 156.3 | 156.3 | 154.1 |
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* Petal Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.