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 48%Projected 51%

Pearl River Central Junior High Underperforms 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 57%MS 53%

English proficiency

School 37%MS 46%

Science proficiency

School 50%MS 59%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
2%

AP computer science

0%
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

A-

14.75 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A+

0.97 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

A

6.08 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

$62,551

MS average $62,254

Median home value

$179,374

MS average $170,211

Median rent

$953 /mo

MS average $980

Unemployment rate

6.7%

MS average 6.1%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 88.3%MS 86.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

15:1

MS average 13:1

Teachers

58

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$46,565

All teachers in Pearl River Co School Dist.

Student to counselor ratio MS average 381:1772:1
Support staff8
Psychologists0
Nurses2
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers4
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 90%MS 96%

Experienced teachers

School 75%MS 76%

Environment and safety

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

In-school suspension days129
Out-of-school suspension days216
Total days missed to suspension488
Expulsions with services20
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

$4881 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$5.38

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

89%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

0%

Black

3%

Latino

3%

Multiracial

5%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged100%
Students with disabilities11%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care1%
Military connected2%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

Middle schools nearest to Pearl River Central Junior High

Nearby middle schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Picayune Junior High School

  • Actual: 43%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 6.9 mi
Middle School Of Poplarville

  • Actual: 60%
  • Projected: 49%
  • Distance: 16.0 mi
Creekside Junior High

  • Actual: 31%
  • Projected: 37%
  • Distance: 18.1 mi
Hancock Middle School

  • Actual: 61%
  • Projected: 45%
  • Distance: 21.4 mi
Clearwood Junior High School

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 35%
  • Distance: 22.5 mi
Boyet Junior High School

  • Actual: 44%
  • Projected: 49%
  • Distance: 23.6 mi
Slidell Junior High School

  • Actual: 33%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 25.0 mi
St. Tammany Junior High School

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 25.9 mi
Fontainebleau Junior High School

  • Actual: 58%
  • Projected: 52%
  • Distance: 27.6 mi
Bay Waveland Middle School

  • Actual: 63%
  • Projected: 40%
  • Distance: 27.8 mi