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West Lauderdale Elementary School

Regular School · Meridian, MS

West Lauderdale Elementary School is a regular school school in Meridian, Mississippi, serving grades PK–04 with 761 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 04
Enrollment
761
Teachers (FTE)
44.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
No

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 580 76%
Black or African American 119 16%
Hispanic/Latino 32 4%
Two or more races 26 3%
Asian 3 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 761 375M / 386F

English Language Learners: 11 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 41.0% +5.3pp 35.7% 245
Reading Proficiency 49.0% +13.7pp 35.3% 245

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
72 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
10
1.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
64
8.4% 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.) 761 100%

Contact & Location

10350 Highway 495

Meridian, MS 39305

Phone: (601)737-2279

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

District

LAUDERDALE CO SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,461

District enrollment: 5,910

NCES ID

280243001241

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