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South Side Elementary School

Public Grades 3-4

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

South Side Elementary School in West Point, MS, serves 337 students in grades 3–4 as part of the West Point Consolidated School District, where it sits in a close-knit grade-band feeder system: Church Hill Elementary School (grades 1–2) is just 0.06 miles away, and East Side Elementary School (PK–K) is 1.23 miles away. The school serves a high-poverty population—nearly 88% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024-25.

The most striking finding is the "tale of two grade levels." In 2025-26, 4th-grade reading proficiency at South Side was 50%, nearly matching the state average of 52.4% and topping most nearby schools, including Aberdeen Elementary (42.6%), Cook Elementary School (32.6%), Fairview Elementary School (20.6%), and West Lowndes Elementary (18.9%). Only Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School in Starkville scored higher, at 53.4%. Third grade, though, is a major concern: 3rd-grade math was the lowest among nearby schools at 22.9%, and 3rd-grade reading (26.1%) also lagged the pack. Math is weak across both grades—even 4th-grade math reached just 31.4% proficiency, a 20-point gap from the state. On the bright side, South Side's 12:1 student-teacher ratio is among the lowest in the region, and chronic absenteeism (18.2%) is better than both the district (28.1%) and state (23.9%) rates.

The school's accountability rating has been volatile, falling back to a 1-star rating (18th percentile of Mississippi schools) after showing improvement in 2022-23 and 2023-24. With only 337 students split across two grades, each percentage point represents just a few children, so a single cohort can dramatically shift results—like the 3rd-grade reading drop from 48.5% to 19.6% between 2023-24 and 2024-25. The West Point Consolidated School District overall earns a 2-star rating (45th percentile of districts), which suggests South Side is the district's priority intervention site. Still, the strong 4th-grade reading results prove the school is capable of excellent work, and parents should see the PK–4 pipeline as one continuous story—with early literacy and math support the clearest areas to watch.

337

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,504

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

237 Louis Odneal Road
West Point, MS 39773

(662) 495-6216

District: West Point Consolidated School District

Students who attend South Side Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fifth Street School
High:	West Point High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.1%

White:

11.0%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2018 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (32% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Mississippi avg50%

311^th of 377

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 26 pts since 2018

From bottom 44% (2018) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the West Point Consolidated School District

73^rd of 133West Point Consolidated School District among Mississippi districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	311 of 377	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	308 of 383	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	244 of 390	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	264 of 377	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	303 of 382	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	316 of 381	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	252 of 397	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	228 of 404	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-13 vs state

Mathematics27%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)				MAAP Mathematics (2026)				MAAP Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
South Side Elementary School	Public	3-4	237 Louis Odneal Road	West Point	39773	Clay County	West Point Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 495-6216	337	28	12.0	87.8%	37 (11.0%)	290 (86.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	23.4	311^th of 377 public elementary schools	17.5%		23.7	308^th of 383 public elementary schools	19.6%	3	26.1	50.0			22.9	31.4				$12,504
Church Hill Elementary School	Public	1-2	2050 W Church Hill Road	West Point	39773	Clay County	West Point Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 494-5900	379	27	14.1	89.4%	57 (15.0%)	300 (79.2%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)								(n/a)										$11,772
East Side Elementary School	Public	PK-K	1039 E Broad Street	West Point	39773	Clay County	West Point Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 494-4691	251	16	15.8	92.4%	28 (11.2%)	207 (82.5%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								(n/a)										$11,511
Sudduth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	101 Greenfield Drive	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4150	920	54	17.0	67.9%	248 (27.0%)	611 (66.4%)	18 (2.0%)	38 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)								(n/a)										$11,204
Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School	Public	2-4	200 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4160	1,066	71	15.1	69.2%	300 (28.1%)	694 (65.1%)	20 (1.9%)	42 (3.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	56.4	162^nd of 377 public elementary schools	57.0%		39.2	237^th of 383 public elementary schools	38.1%	75	46.8	53.4			49.1	53.1				$11,168
Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2217 7th Street N	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7180	415	29	14.2	99.8%	18 (4.3%)	358 (86.3%)	25 (6.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	16	329^th of 377 public elementary schools	12.7%		23	313^th of 383 public elementary schools	18.3%	16	31.9	32.6			24.5	27.0				$12,452
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%)	24.5	303^rd of 377 public elementary schools	19.6%		23.1	312^th of 383 public elementary schools	18.5%	9	32.4	18.9	42.0	26.6	29.7	32.4	54.9	33.3	64.5	$15,813
Stokes Beard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	311 Martin Luther King Dr	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7270	369	26	14.4	100.0%	6 (1.6%)	353 (95.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	10.9	355^th of 377 public elementary schools	5.8%		17.8	338^th of 383 public elementary schools	11.7%	17	28.8	15.5			25.7	22.4				$11,893
Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-4	225 Airline Road	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7140	244	16	15.4	99.6%	2 (0.8%)	239 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	13.3	339^th of 377 public elementary schools	10.1%		18.9	332^nd of 383 public elementary schools	13.3%	7	32.4	20.6			27.0	23.5				$12,216
Aberdeen Elementary	Public	K-4	508 W. Commerce St	Aberdeen	39730	Monroe County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 369-4782	346	20	17.4	99.1%	17 (4.9%)	325 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36.5	244^th of 377 public elementary schools	35.3%		26.7	294^th of 383 public elementary schools	23.2%	50	40.3	42.6			45.5	35.2				$14,150

Frequently Asked Questions about South Side Elementary School

How many students attend South Side Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended South Side Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of South Side Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Side Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fifth Street School
High : West Point High School

What district is South Side Elementary School in?

West Point Consolidated School District

Is South Side Elementary School a good school?

South Side Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Mississippi elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Side Elementary School?

Students at South Side Elementary School are 86% African American, 11% White, 2% Two or more races.

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