Oakland Heights Primary School
601 59th Ave
Meridian MS, 39307, Lauderdale County
Phone: 601-482-3541
Ranking: (587 out of 672, bottom 13%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Meridian Public School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 30 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 547 | 507 | 493 | 528 | 535 | 600 | 613 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 50 | 9.1% | 39 | 7.7% | 40 | 8.1% | 42 | 8.0% | 37 | 6.9% | 50 | 8.3% | 50 | 8.2% |
Kindergarten: | 82 | 15.0% | 93 | 18.3% | 93 | 18.9% | 75 | 14.2% | 89 | 16.6% | 81 | 13.5% | 148 | 24.1% |
Grade 1: | 113 | 20.7% | 95 | 18.7% | 75 | 15.2% | 95 | 18.0% | 81 | 15.1% | 93 | 15.5% | 153 | 25.0% |
Grade 2: | 93 | 17.0% | 74 | 14.6% | 77 | 15.6% | 81 | 15.3% | 85 | 15.9% | 101 | 16.8% | 82 | 13.4% |
Grade 3: | 76 | 13.9% | 69 | 13.6% | 71 | 14.4% | 84 | 15.9% | 81 | 15.1% | 109 | 18.2% | 71 | 11.6% |
Grade 4: | 76 | 13.9% | 62 | 12.2% | 78 | 15.8% | 71 | 13.4% | 97 | 18.1% | 86 | 14.3% | 57 | 9.3% |
Grade 5: | 57 | 10.4% | 74 | 14.6% | 58 | 11.8% | 80 | 15.2% | 65 | 12.1% | 80 | 13.3% | 52 | 8.5% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 286 | 52.3% | 248 | 48.9% | 236 | 47.9% | 259 | 49.1% | 259 | 48.4% | 289 | 48.2% | 306 | 49.9% |
Female: | 261 | 47.7% | 259 | 51.1% | 257 | 52.1% | 269 | 50.9% | 276 | 51.6% | 311 | 51.8% | 303 | 49.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 28 | 5.1% | 27 | 5.3% | 20 | 4.1% | 19 | 3.6% | 25 | 4.7% | 21 | 3.5% | 23 | 3.8% |
Black: | 464 | 84.8% | 424 | 83.6% | 416 | 84.4% | 443 | 83.9% | 455 | 85.0% | 509 | 84.8% | 509 | 83.0% |
White: | 51 | 9.3% | 55 | 10.8% | 54 | 11.0% | 64 | 12.1% | 54 | 10.1% | 70 | 11.7% | 81 | 13.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 501 | 91.6% | 468 | 92.3% | 449 | 91.1% | 481 | 91.1% | 470 | 87.9% | 526 | 87.7% | 543 | 88.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 5.9% | 25 | 4.9% | 25 | 5.1% | 33 | 6.3% | 40 | 7.5% | 39 | 6.5% | 37 | 6.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.25 | 19.14 | 15.62 | 14.97 | 15.51 | 15.40 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCT2 | ||||||
2008 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.4 | 147.2 | 149.3 |
2009 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 141.5 | 144.3 | 148.7 |
2010 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.2 | 144.4 | 149 |
2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.5 | 145.9 | 149.8 |
2012 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.1 | 146.8 | 150.2 |
2013 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.1 | 145.6 | 151 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.5 | 149.2 | 150.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.6 | 146 | 151 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.9 | 149.5 | 152.1 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.5 | 152.5 | 153.3 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.4 | 153.4 | 154.1 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.6 | 151.5 | 154.2 |
2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.8 | 146.7 | 148.8 |
2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.2 | 146.5 | 149.2 |
2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 141.1 | 144 | 149.5 |
2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.3 | 145.6 | 149.6 |
2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.3 | 147.9 | 151 |
2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.2 | 147.1 | 151.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.4 | 148.3 | 150.5 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.3 | 149 | 151.1 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.5 | 148.1 | 151.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.5 | 149.5 | 151.7 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.2 | 150.8 | 152.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 152.2 | 154.1 |
2008 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.1 | 145.7 | 148.5 |
2009 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.3 | 145.3 | 148.7 |
2010 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.2 | 146.1 | 148.8 |
2011 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.2 | 145.1 | 148.9 |
2012 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.6 | 147.6 | 149.9 |
2013 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 141.8 | 145.8 | 150.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.7 | 147.8 | 149.8 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145 | 146.9 | 150.2 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.2 | 148.5 | 151.3 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.9 | 148.6 | 151.4 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.7 | 151.5 | 152.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.5 | 149.2 | 153.2 |
MST | ||||||
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 29.4% | 40.8% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 30% | 42.8% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 28.7% | 44.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 33% | 53.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 42.6% | 63.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 62.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 47.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 52.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,600.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,227.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,556.0 |
* Oakland Heights Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.