Elementary Schools in Lowndes County School District

Summary:

The Lowndes County School District in Mississippi is home to three elementary schools: New Hope Elementary School, Caledonia Elementary School, and West Lowndes Elementary. These schools serve students from prekindergarten through 5th grade in the Lowndes County area.

Among the three schools, Caledonia Elementary School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking among the top 25 elementary schools in Mississippi and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores, particularly in mathematics and science, are significantly higher than the district and state averages. In contrast, West Lowndes Elementary appears to be the lowest-performing school in the district, ranking in the bottom third of Mississippi elementary schools and earning only a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are significantly below the district and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels.

Across the district, all three schools have a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% for the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools vary in their free and reduced-price lunch rates, with West Lowndes Elementary having the highest percentage at 100%, compared to 72.73% at New Hope Elementary and 46.21% at Caledonia Elementary. These disparities in performance and socioeconomic factors highlight the need for the district to develop targeted strategies to support the lower-performing schools and address common challenges, such as chronic absenteeism.

District Detail

1053 Hwy 45 South
Columbus, MS 39701

(662) 244-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
43^rd of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,261

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAAP Mathematics (2025)				MAAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Caledonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9509 Wolfe Rd	Caledonia	39740	Lowndes County	Lowndes County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 356-2050	1,070	76	14.0	51.2%	777 (72.6%)	165 (15.4%)	58 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.2%)	86.3	39^th of 383 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.5	25^th of 390 public elementary schools	93.6%	14	65.9	72.2	70.5		75.3	74.1	72.2		79.5	$9,899
New Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	199 Enlow Road	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Lowndes County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 244-4760	1,191	85	14.0	66.8%	603 (50.6%)	527 (44.2%)	13 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.8%)	54.4	175^th of 383 public elementary schools	54.3%		52.7	187^th of 390 public elementary schools	52.1%	12	44.9	60.1	59.2		46.5	61.4	46.8		56.2	$10,482
West Lowndes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Gilmer Wilburn Road	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Lowndes County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 244-5050	276	25	11.1	98.6%	3 (1.1%)	268 (97.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23.1	312^th of 383 public elementary schools	18.5%		43.4	225^th of 390 public elementary schools	42.3%	87	21.6	34.3	38.5	30.3	37.8	25.7	30.8	54.6	42.3	$15,813

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Monroe County School District	6.48 mi	5
Columbus Municipal School District	9.89 mi	9	119^th
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science	13.73 mi	1	1^st
Aberdeen School District	16.28 mi	3	100^th
West Point Consolidated School District	18.2 mi	8	102^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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