Petal School District

The Petal School District is a public school district based in Petal, Mississippi (USA). In 1976, the Petal Schools District was formed after the community decided that it wanted the local school system to be separate from the county school system.[2]

Petal School District
Location
Petal, MS
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
Established1976
SuperintendentDr. Matthew Dillon
Accreditation Blue Ribbon
  • (Petal High School)
  • 2007[1]
  • 2022[1]
Students and staff
Colors    Red & White
Other information
Websitewww.petalschools.com

It includes Petal and the Forrest County portion of Eastabuchie.[3]

Schools
  • Petal High School (Grades 9-12)
  • Petal Middle School (Grades 7-8)
  • Petal Upper Elementary School (formerly W.L. Smith) (Grades 5-6)
  • Petal Elementary School (Grades 3-4)
  • Petal Primary School (Grades K-2)

Sports

The Petal School District participates in many different sports: football, soccer, archery, baseball, basketball, golf, and softball. Here is a complete list of all the teams that are at the Petal School district:

  • High School Archery
  • Middle School Archery
  • 8th Grade (M.S.) Baseball
  • Freshman Baseball
  • JV Baseball
  • Varsity Baseball
  • Boys 7th Grade (M.S.) Basketball
  • Boys 8th Grade (M.S.) Basketball
  • Boys Varsity Basketball
  • Girls Middle School Basketball
  • Girls Varsity Basketball
  • Varsity Bowling
  • Middle School Cheerleading
  • Varsity Cheerleading
  • Varsity Cross Country
  • Boys 7th Grade (M.S.) Football
  • Boys 8th Grade (M.S.) Football
  • Boys Freshman Football
  • Boys Varsity Football
  • Co-Ed Varsity Golf
  • Co-Ed Showchoir
  • Girls Showchoir
  • Boys Soccer
  • Girls Soccer
  • Girls Varsity Softball
  • Girls Varsity Softball - Slow Pitch
  • Sports Medicine
  • Varsity Swimming
  • Co-Ed Varsity Tennis
  • Boys Middle School Track
  • Boys Varsity Track
  • Girls Middle School Track
  • Girls Varsity Track
  • Girls Middle School Volleyball
  • Girls Varsity Volleyball
  • Boys Varsity Weightlifting[4]

Demographics

2006-07 school year

ite, 1.55% Hispanic, 0.59% Asian, and 0.08% Native American.[5] 35.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[6]

Previous school years
School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American		 Hispanic Native
American		 White
2005-06[5] 3,806 49% 51% 0.50% 12.14% 1.21% 0.08% 86.07%
2004-05[5] 3,697 50% 50% 0.43% 11.14% 1.00% 0.16% 87.26%
2003-04[5] 3,701 50% 50% 0.32% 11.46% 0.92% 0.19% 87.11%
2002-03[7] 3,679 49% 51% 0.16% 11.42% 0.71% 0.19% 87.52%

Accountability statistics
2006-07[8] 2005-06[9] 2004-05[10] 2003-04[11] 2002-03[12]
District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools 3 3 3 3 3
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Not Assigned 1 1 1 1 1

See also

References
  1. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf
  2. History / Overview. (2016). Petalschools.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016, from http://petalschools.com/Domain/45
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Forrest County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  4. Petal High School. (2016). Petalathletics.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016, from http://petalathletics.com/
  5. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
  6. "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  7. "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
  8. "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
  9. "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  10. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  11. "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  12. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.

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