Petal School District

School district in Mississippi, U.S.

Petal School District
Location
Petal, MS
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
Established1976
SuperintendentDr. Matthew Dillon
Asst. superintendent(s)Dr. Kelli Brown Dr. Rob Knight
Accreditation Blue Ribbon     Red & White
Other information
ScheduleOffice hours 7:30 Am - 4:30 Pm

Elementary Schools 7:30 Am - 2:55 Pm

Secondary Schools 8:30 Am - 3:55 Pm
Websitewww.petalschools.com

The Petal School District is a public school district based in Petal, Mississippi (USA). In 1976, the Petal Schools District was formed after the community decided that it wanted the local school system to be separate from the county school system.[2]

It includes Petal and the Forrest County portion of Eastabuchie.[3]

Schools

  • Petal High School (Grades 9–12)
  • Petal Middle School (Grades 7–8)
  • Petal Upper Elementary School (formerly W.L. Smith) (Grades 5–6)
  • Petal Elementary School (Grades 3–4)
  • Petal Primary School (Grades K-2)

Demographics

Previous school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American 		Hispanic Native
American 		White
2006-07[4] 3,872 48% 52% * 12.89% 1.55% * 84.89%
2005-06[5] 3,806 49% 51% 0.50% 12.14% 1.21% 0.08% 86.07%
2004-05[5] 3,697 50% 50% 0.43% 11.14% 1.00% 0.16% 87.26%
2003-04[5] 3,701 50% 50% 0.32% 11.46% 0.92% 0.19% 87.11%
2002-03[6] 3,679 49% 51% 0.16% 11.42% 0.71% 0.19% 87.52%

Recent school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American 		Hispanic Native
American 		White
2022-23[4] 4,392 48% 52% 0.59% 17.67% 5.60% * 69.72%
2021-22[4] 4,264 49% 51% 0.54% 17.14% 5.21% * 71.34%
2020-21[4] 4,106 49% 51% * 16.98% 5.28% * 71.89%
2019-20[4] 4,169 49% 51% 0.86% 17.74% 5.09% * 72.85%

Promotion/Retention Rate

Recent school years

School Year Class Size % Promotion # Retention % Retention
2022-23[7] 2977 96.6% 102 3.4%
2021-22[7] 2970 95.9 121 4.1%
2020-21[7] 2893 96.4% 109 3.7%
2019-20[7] N/A 96.0% 116 4.0%

Accountability statistics

2006-07[8] 2005-06[9] 2004-05[10] 2003-04[11] 2002-03[12]
District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools 3 3 3 3 3
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Not Assigned 1 1 1 1 1

Notable alumni

  • Phat Watts (class of 2018), wide receiver for the Tulane Green Wave[13]
  • Duece Watts (class of 2018), wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ History / Overview. (2024). Petalschools.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024, from https://www.petalschools.com/our-district
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Forrest County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Mississippi Department of Education Enrollment". newreports.mdek12.org. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
  6. ^ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
  7. ^ a b c d "Accountability Dashboards - Petal School District". www.petalschools.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
  9. ^ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  10. ^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  11. ^ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  12. ^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  13. ^ a b Curet, Taylor (August 16, 2019). "The Watts brothers - a dynamic duo for Jones College". WDAM. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

External links

  • Petal School District
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