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West Lowndes Elementary

Regular School · Columbus, MS

West Lowndes Elementary is a regular school school in Columbus, Mississippi, serving grades PK–06 with 276 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
276
Teachers (FTE)
24.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
No

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 268 97%
Hispanic/Latino 4 1%
White 3 1%
Two or more races 1 0%
Total enrollment 276 147M / 129F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 25-29% 35.7% 110
Reading Proficiency 25-29% 35.3% 110
Science Proficiency 30-39% 31

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)
-0.29 grade levels
Math
+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
15 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
6
2.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
12
4.3% 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.) 276 100%

Contact & Location

1000 Gilmer-Wilburn Rd

Columbus, MS 39701

Phone: (662)244-5050

http://wles.lowndes.k12.ms.us/

District

LOWNDES CO SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,806

District enrollment: 5,261

NCES ID

280273001177

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