Petal Elementary
Public elementary school, grades 3 to 4 · Petal, Mississippi
Petal Elementary in Petal, Mississippi enrolled 636 students in 2024-25 with 47.7 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 63% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 72% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
634 students in 2022-23, 631 students in 2023-24, 636 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.2 to 47.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 634 | 46.2 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 48.5 | 13.0 |
| 2024-25 | 636 | 47.7 | 13.3 |
13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 611 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Petal Elementary enrolled 611 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 611 of the 611 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent12.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.6% of students were White, 16.0% Black, 7.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White68.6%
- Black16.0%
- Hispanic7.7%
- Two or more races7.2%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
- Asian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Petal Elementary scored proficient or above: 63% in reading in 2021-22 and 72% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 63% | 60% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 72% | 72% (2021-22) | 52.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Petal
2 public elementary schools in Petal report 2024-25 enrollment; Petal Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petal Primary School | 1,016 | 13.6 | 53.4% |
| Petal Elementary | 636 | 13.3 | 50.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Petal Elementary
- Petal Primary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 1,016 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Runnelstown Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.6 miles away: 173 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
- Compare Petal Elementary with Petal Primary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Petal School District spends per student$11,258 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,258
- The largest public schools in MississippiPetal Elementary is the number 79 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#79 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.13.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Petal Elementary
How many students attend Petal Elementary?
636 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 634 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Petal, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Petal Elementary?
13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Petal Elementary a Title I school?
Petal Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Petal Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Petal Elementary scored proficient or above: 63% in reading in 2021-22 and 72% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Petal Elementary in?
Petal School District, NCES district ID 2803530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280353001330 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.