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 66%Projected 39%

Picayune Memorial High School 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 75%MS 53%

English proficiency

School 65%MS 46%

Science proficiency

School 57%MS 59%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

80%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

11%

Students in at least one AP course. 2 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

4%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes4%
AP courses offered2
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-

16.59 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A+

1.17 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

A-

7.11 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

$51,510

MS average $69,055

Median home value

$148,677

MS average $226,718

Median rent

$889 /mo

MS average $1,096

Unemployment rate

8.4%

MS average 6.5%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 85.4%MS 86.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

19:1

MS average 13:1

Teachers

65

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$51,471

All teachers in Picayune School District.

Student to counselor ratio MS average 381:1235:1
Support staff6
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 79%MS 96%

Experienced teachers

School 70%MS 76%

Environment and safety

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

In-school suspension days281
Out-of-school suspension days268
Total days missed to suspension913
Expulsions with services38
Expulsions without services3
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

$5946 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$5.08

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

61%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

31%

Latino

3%

Multiracial

4%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged100%
Students with disabilities8%
English as a second language3%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care1%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Picayune Memorial High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Pearl River High School

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 11.9 mi
Slidell High School

  • Actual: 32%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 17.6 mi
Hancock High School

  • Actual: 73%
  • Projected: 53%
  • Distance: 18.0 mi
Northshore High School

  • Actual: 50%
  • Projected: 51%
  • Distance: 18.3 mi
Lakeshore High School

  • Actual: 55%
  • Projected: 46%
  • Distance: 18.7 mi
Bogalusa High School

  • Actual: 8%
  • Projected: 12%
  • Distance: 20.2 mi
Salmen High School

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 25%
  • Distance: 20.6 mi
Fontainebleau High School

  • Actual: 53%
  • Projected: 53%
  • Distance: 22.6 mi
Covington High School

  • Actual: 40%
  • Projected: 44%
  • Distance: 26.6 mi
Mandeville High School

  • Actual: 59%
  • Projected: 55%
  • Distance: 26.8 mi