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A. W. Watson Elementary

Regular School · Port Gibson, MS

A. W. Watson Elementary is a regular school school in Port Gibson, Mississippi, serving grades PK–05 with 531 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
531
Teachers (FTE)
32.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 445 84%
Two or more races 78 15%
Hispanic/Latino 8 2%
Total enrollment 531 271M / 260F

English Language Learners: 5 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 3.0% -32.7pp 35.7% 291
Reading Proficiency 11.0% -24.3pp 35.3% 292
Science Proficiency 10-14% 108

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.50 grade levels
Math
-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
18 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
187
35.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 531 100%

Contact & Location

880 Anthony Street

Port Gibson, MS 39150

Phone: (601)437-5070

http://www.claiborne.k12.ms.us

District

CLAIBORNE CO SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,549

District enrollment: 1,188

NCES ID

280102001213

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD