SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the MS proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 42%Projected 10%

M. S. Palmer High School Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the MS proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the MS average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 33%MS 53%

English proficiency

School 57%MS 46%

Science proficiency

School 37%MS 59%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

75%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

7%

Students in at least one AP course. 3 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

17%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes17%
AP courses offered3
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

5%
2%

AP computer science

2%
1%

AP math

0%
1%

Gold marks the MS average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C-

37.31 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B-

2.79 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C-

21.07 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$35,389

MS average $62,254

Median home value

$67,683

MS average $170,211

Median rent

$633 /mo

MS average $980

Unemployment rate

11.8%

MS average 6.1%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 76.4%MS 86.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

12:1

MS average 13:1

Teachers

26

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$53,874

All teachers in Quitman Co School Dist.

Student to counselor ratio MS average 381:1215:1
Support staff4
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%MS 96%

Experienced teachers

School 69%MS 76%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days117
Out-of-school suspension days134
Total days missed to suspension144
Expulsions with services2
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$8255 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$4.50

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

1%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

0%

Black

99%

Latino

0%

Multiracial

0%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged100%
Students with disabilities18%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care2%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to M. S. Palmer High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Clarksdale High School

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 9%
  • Distance: 17.8 mi
Coahoma County Jr/sr High School

  • Actual: 27%
  • Projected: 12%
  • Distance: 19.0 mi
Kipp Delta Collegiate High School

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 9%
  • Distance: 26.2 mi
Strayhorn High School

  • Actual: 39%
  • Projected: 44%
  • Distance: 26.5 mi
Senatobia High School

  • Actual: 56%
  • Projected: 35%
  • Distance: 31.8 mi
Rosa Fort High School

  • Actual: 56%
  • Projected: 15%
  • Distance: 32.3 mi
Northside High School

  • Actual: 31%
  • Projected: 10%
  • Distance: 34.4 mi
Barton High School

  • Actual: 23%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 35.2 mi
Water Valley High School

  • Actual: 47%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 36.9 mi