West Lowndes High School
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Columbus, Mississippi
West Lowndes High School in Columbus, Mississippi enrolled 206 students in 2024-25 with 26.9 full-time teachers, 7.7 students per teacher against the Mississippi high-school median of 12.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Mississippi: 89.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
246 students in 2022-23, 216 students in 2023-24, 206 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.1 to 26.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 246 | 28.1 | 8.8 |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 27.4 | 7.9 |
| 2024-25 | 206 | 26.9 | 7.7 |
7.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 Mississippi high schools
Among the 197 Mississippi high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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).
1 AP courses and one counselor per 243 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Lowndes High School enrolled 243 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 243 of the 243 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent36.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
95.1% of students were Black, 2.9% White, 1.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black95.1%
- White2.9%
- Hispanic1.0%
- Two or more races1.0%
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 High School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 | 15‑19% | 50% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑44% | 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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90% or more of the 55 students in West Lowndes High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% or more | 95% | 89.4% |
| Students in the class | 55 | 395 | 31,998 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Columbus
4 public high schools in Columbus report 2024-25 enrollment; West Lowndes High School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus High School | 865 | 11.7 | 99.8% |
| New Hope High School | 787 | 12.9 | 49.4% |
| Ms School for Math and Science | 240 | 9.2 | 27.7% |
| West Lowndes High School | 206 | 7.7 | 98.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Lowndes High School
- Ms School for Math and ScienceThe nearest public high school, 4.8 miles away: 240 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
- Columbus High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 6.9 miles away: 865 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
- Compare West Lowndes High School with Ms School for Math and ScienceStudents, 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 High School is the number 190 by size of 200 Mississippi high schools open in 2024-25.#190 of 200
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher7.7 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 12.6 for high schools.7.7:1
- 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 High School
How many students attend West Lowndes High School?
206 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 246 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Columbus, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Lowndes High School?
7.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for high schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Lowndes High School a Title I school?
West Lowndes High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West Lowndes High School do on state tests?
The students tested at West Lowndes High School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 is the graduation rate at West Lowndes High School?
90% or more of the 55 students in West Lowndes High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is West Lowndes High School in?
Lowndes Co School Dist, NCES district ID 2802730. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280273000531 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.