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Forest Elementary Primary School
513 Cleveland St Forest MS, 39074, Scott County Phone: 601-469-3073 Ranking:  (499 out of 672, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Forest 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: | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 815 | 703 | 683 | 675 | 666 | 679 | 657 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 4.9% | 20 | 2.8% | 20 | 2.9% | 17 | 2.5% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 181 | 22.2% | 174 | 24.8% | 154 | 22.5% | 148 | 21.9% | 192 | 28.8% | 163 | 24.0% | 139 | 21.2% |
| Grade 1: | 171 | 21.0% | 138 | 19.6% | 127 | 18.6% | 161 | 23.9% | 112 | 16.8% | 123 | 18.1% | 137 | 20.9% |
| Grade 2: | 147 | 18.0% | 116 | 16.5% | 153 | 22.4% | 112 | 16.6% | 113 | 17.0% | 130 | 19.1% | 121 | 18.4% |
| Grade 3: | 118 | 14.5% | 148 | 21.1% | 111 | 16.3% | 113 | 16.7% | 125 | 18.8% | 115 | 16.9% | 132 | 20.1% |
| Grade 4: | 135 | 16.6% | 96 | 13.7% | 108 | 15.8% | 113 | 16.7% | 117 | 17.6% | 132 | 19.4% | 126 | 19.2% |
| Ungraded: | 23 | 2.8% | 11 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.1% | 16 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 437 | 53.6% | 380 | 54.1% | 356 | 52.1% | 340 | 50.4% | 350 | 52.6% | 348 | 51.3% | 337 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 378 | 46.4% | 323 | 45.9% | 327 | 47.9% | 335 | 49.6% | 316 | 47.4% | 331 | 48.7% | 316 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 254 | 31.2% | 191 | 27.2% | 175 | 25.6% | 179 | 26.5% | 138 | 20.7% | 134 | 19.7% | 107 | 16.3% |
| Black: | 402 | 49.3% | 372 | 52.9% | 374 | 54.8% | 380 | 56.3% | 388 | 58.3% | 423 | 62.3% | 431 | 65.6% |
| White: | 120 | 14.7% | 107 | 15.2% | 110 | 16.1% | 106 | 15.7% | 119 | 17.9% | 120 | 17.7% | 117 | 17.8% |
| 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: | 34 | 4.2% | 25 | 3.6% | 22 | 3.2% | 7 | 1.0% | 17 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 718 | 88.1% | 624 | 88.8% | 585 | 85.7% | 562 | 83.3% | 551 | 82.7% | 558 | 82.2% | 531 | 80.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 5.3% | 36 | 5.1% | 43 | 6.3% | 42 | 6.2% | 41 | 6.2% | 45 | 6.6% | 53 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.04 | 18.49 | 17.89 | 17.43 | 17.73 | 17.10 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.6 | 145.6 | 149.3 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.8 | 145.8 | 148.7 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.9 | 145.9 | 149 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.1 | 146.1 | 149.8 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.8 | 148.8 | 150.2 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.7 | 145.7 | 151 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.6 | 145.6 | 150.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.1 | 148.1 | 151 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.4 | 151.4 | 152.1 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.3 | 151.3 | 153.3 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.3 | 154.3 | 154.1 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.8 | 152.8 | 154.2 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.2 | 142.2 | 148.8 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.2 | 144.2 | 149.2 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.2 | 148.2 | 149.5 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.8 | 144.8 | 149.6 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.9 | 145.9 | 151 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.5 | 150.5 | 151.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.5 | 146.5 | 150.5 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.6 | 147.6 | 151.1 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.2 | 150.2 | 151.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.8 | 146.8 | 151.7 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.9 | 147.9 | 152.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.3 | 152.3 | 154.1 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $36,904.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,774.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,324.0 |
* Forest Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.