Summary:
West Point Consolidated School District is home to just one middle school, Fifth Street School, which serves grades 5 through 7 and enrolls 440 students in West Point, Mississippi. The West Point Consolidated School District itself ranks 74th out of 134 Mississippi districts, and the school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 85.23% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
Fifth Street School is a school on the rise, improving its state ranking from the 42nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 61st percentile in 2025–2026, now earning a 3-star rating. Its greatest strength is upper-grade math: in 2025–2026, 6th grade math proficiency reached 65.8% and 7th grade reached 65.4%, both well above state averages by 13.1 and 7.7 points, respectively. However, 5th grade math tells a very different story, with just 21.0% of students proficient — a dramatic 28.6 points below the state average and a decline from 24.0% the year before.
English Language Arts is a consistent area of concern, with proficiency below state averages at every grade level in both years. In 2025–2026, gaps ranged from 3.4 points in 7th grade to 14.4 points in 6th grade. Encouragingly, 7th grade ELA improved by 7.2 points, and 5th grade science rose 11.3 points to 60.9% proficiency, though it still trails the state average. Chronic absenteeism stands at 23.6%, essentially matching the state average and notably better than the district's 28.1%. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.4 to 1, the school is well-positioned to target its two biggest priorities: 5th grade math and ELA proficiency across all grades.
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