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Pisgah Elementary School

Public | K-6 & ungraded | 419 students
 

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Posted August 15, 2012
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My granddaughter started kindergarten at Pisgah Elementary this year. She loves it. She asked Saturday, "Why is there no school today?" The school has a very calming feeling when you first enter the front door. This is very assuring to a frightened 5 year old.

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Posted October 13, 2010
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Pisgah Elementary is a small rural school within the Rankin County School district in Sandhill, MS. This school has an amazing student/teacher ratio and the communication between staff and parents is outstanding. The school feel more like family than anything. We moved just to be in the district for my children to attend Pisgah. For some reason the funding is lower for Pisgah Elementary than the other Rankin County schools and our children are so deserving!
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Posted October 13, 2010
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Best school! My little girl loves it and the teachers are great!
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Posted October 22, 2008
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This is a great school as far as the teachers, they're really good. Extracurricular activities are extremely limited though. The elementary has to share their cafeteria with the High School which I believe complicates lunch hours for both. I wish we had more in the way of music, like an intro to band, but the High School doesn't even have a band. Overall for a rural school it does a good job with what it has to work with.
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Posted July 15, 2008
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When my family moved several years ago, we purposely selected a home-site that allowed our two boys to attend Pisgah schools. Everything we heard about how great it is has proven to be true. I wouldn't want them to go anywhere else.
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Posted March 8, 2007
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Pisgah Elementary is a wonderful school. The staff is great. It is a small school and the kids get so much individual attention. My youngest daughter started kindergarten this year and she had a hard time at first. I feel that having such a great teacher has made her love school. Her teacher even came to her birthday party. You don't get this at a large school. Thanks to all at Pisgah!!
—Submitted by Trish, a parent

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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Language Arts

The state average for Language Arts was 49% in 2010.

60 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
47%

2009

 
 
47%

2008

 
 
40%
Math

The state average for Math was 59% in 2010.

60 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
63%

2009

 
 
53%

2008

 
 
42%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests

In 2009-2010 Mississippi used the Mississippi Curriculum Test (MCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in language arts and math. The MCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Mississippi. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Mississippi's state standards

Source: Mississippi Department of Education

Language Arts

The state average for Language Arts was 53% in 2010.

59 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
48%

2009

 
 
41%

2008

 
 
55%
Math

The state average for Math was 59% in 2010.

59 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
48%

2009

 
 
47%

2008

 
 
56%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests

In 2009-2010 Mississippi used the Mississippi Curriculum Test (MCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in language arts and math. The MCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Mississippi. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Mississippi's state standards

Source: Mississippi Department of Education

Language Arts

The state average for Language Arts was 51% in 2010.

70 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
37%

2009

 
 
48%

2008

 
 
49%
Math

The state average for Math was 59% in 2010.

70 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
50%

2009

 
 
58%

2008

 
 
64%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests

In 2009-2010 Mississippi used the Mississippi Curriculum Test (MCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in language arts and math. The MCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Mississippi. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Mississippi's state standards

Source: Mississippi Department of Education

Language Arts

The state average for Language Arts was 53% in 2010.

58 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
52%

2009

 
 
59%

2008

 
 
47%
Math

The state average for Math was 56% in 2010.

59 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
48%

2009

 
 
77%

2008

 
 
59%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests

In 2009-2010 Mississippi used the Mississippi Curriculum Test (MCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in language arts and math. The MCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Mississippi. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Mississippi's state standards

Source: Mississippi Department of Education

Science

The state average for Science was 45% in 2010.

70 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
39%

2009

 
 
42%

2008

 
 
53%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests

In 2009-2010 Mississippi used the Mississippi Science Test (MST) to test students in grades 5 and 8 in science. The MST is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Mississippi. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Mississippi's state standards

Source: Mississippi Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 76% 46%
Black 24% 50%
American Indian/Alaska Native N/A 0%
Asian N/A 1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander N/A 0%
Hispanic N/A 2%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 61%N/A68%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 18N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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125 Pisgah High Rd
Brandon, MS 39047
Phone: (601) 829-2937

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