West Lowndes Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Columbus, Mississippi
West Lowndes Elementary in Columbus, Mississippi enrolled 276 students in 2024-25 with 24.8 full-time teachers, 11.1 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
234 students in 2022-23, 253 students in 2023-24, 276 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.1 to 24.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 234 | 27.1 | 8.6 |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 24.8 | 10.2 |
| 2024-25 | 276 | 24.8 | 11.1 |
11.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 217 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Lowndes Elementary enrolled 217 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 217 of the 217 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent13.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
97.1% of students were Black, 1.4% Hispanic, 1.1% White in 2024-25.
- Black97.1%
- Hispanic1.4%
- White1.1%
- Two or more races0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at West Lowndes Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 50% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 45‑49% | 60% (2021-22) | 52.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Columbus
7 public elementary schools in Columbus report 2024-25 enrollment; West Lowndes Elementary is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Elementary School | 1,191 | 14.0 | 52.1% |
| Cook Elementary School | 415 | 14.2 | 99.8% |
| Stokes Beard Elementary School | 369 | 14.5 | 100.0% |
| Sale Elementary School | 290 | 16.5 | 100.0% |
| West Lowndes Elementary | 276 | 11.1 | 98.6% |
| Fairview Elementary School | 244 | 15.4 | 99.6% |
| Franklin Academy | 231 | 14.0 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Lowndes Elementary
- Franklin AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 8.5 miles away: 231 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.5 mi
- Stokes Beard Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.6 miles away: 369 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).9.6 mi
- Compare West Lowndes Elementary with Franklin AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lowndes Co School Dist spends per student$11,059 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,059
- The largest public schools in MississippiWest Lowndes Elementary is the number 329 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#329 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher11.1 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.11.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about West Lowndes Elementary
How many students attend West Lowndes Elementary?
276 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 234 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Columbus, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Lowndes Elementary?
11.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Lowndes Elementary a Title I school?
West Lowndes Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West Lowndes Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at West Lowndes Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is West Lowndes Elementary in?
Lowndes Co School Dist, NCES district ID 2802730. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280273001177 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.