📍 1179 Hwy 42 E, Petal, Forrest County, 39465
Petal Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Petal, Forrest County. The school has 634 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Petal School Dist school district. It serves grades 3–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Petal Elementary enrolls 634 students across grades 3–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 16% Black or African American and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 449 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
631 of the school's 634 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 375 qualify for free lunch and 256 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Petal Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-40, state senate district 42, state house district 104.
Petal Elementary is one of 5 schools in Petal School District, based in PETAL, Mississippi. The district serves 4,253 students district-wide and employs 318 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 634 students, Petal Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 851 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small