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Wesson Attendance Center

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Wesson Attendance Center ranks 43 rd of 383 Mississippi alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Alternative Schools

Better than 89% of Mississippi alternative schools

Summary

Wesson Attendance Center is an alternative public school serving grades K-12 in Wesson, Mississippi, with 858 students. It is part of the Copiah County School District, which is ranked 59th out of 130 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Wesson Attendance Center stands out for its consistently high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 88.9% to 91.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average of around 85%. The school's students also outperform the district and the state of Mississippi across a wide range of MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025 projections, Wesson Attendance Center's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency is 75.4% compared to 49.4% statewide, and their 3rd grade Math proficiency is 78.4% compared to 53.3% statewide. While the school's chronic absenteeism rates of 16.8% to 26.0% are generally lower than the state average of around 30%, this still represents a challenge that the school may need to address further.

When compared to the nearby alternative schools in the Lincoln County School District, Wesson Attendance Center generally outperforms them on test scores and graduation rates, suggesting it may be a model for effective alternative education in the region. The school's success is particularly noteworthy given that 100% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population. This may be due to factors such as effective teaching, strong leadership, and a supportive school culture.

833

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,923

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1048 Grove Street
Wesson, MS 39191

(601) 643-2221

District: Copiah County School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.8%

African American:

13.9%

Hispanic:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2022 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (61% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Mississippi alternative schools

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Mississippi average (84% vs 89%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg47%

Mississippi avg54%

Elementary school

43^rd of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

76^th of 266

Mississippi public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

71^st of 232

Mississippi public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^th of 130Copiah County 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	43 of 383	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	52 of 390	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	109 of 377	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	155 of 382	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	100 of 381	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	114 of 397	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	112 of 404	72.3%	★★★★☆
2017	73.3	98 of 406	75.9%	★★★★☆
2016	71.5	100 of 394	74.6%	★★★★☆
2015	66.4	116 of 402	71.1%	★★★★☆
2014	89.3	19 of 394	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	84.5	48 of 408	88.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	84 of 414	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	66.5	132 of 418	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.8	185 of 403	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.1	128 of 392	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.1	153 of 394	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	76 of 266	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	99 of 264	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	93 of 243	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	61 of 257	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	66 of 257	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	91 of 264	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	64 of 252	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	69.8	76 of 272	72.1%	★★★★☆
2016	58.8	102 of 260	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.3	123 of 266	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.2	124 of 264	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.1	111 of 269	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.3	126 of 270	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.6	147 of 264	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.0	164 of 255	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.7	112 of 247	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.4	125 of 244	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	71 of 232	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	43 of 228	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	70 of 226	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.4	25 of 228	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.8	103 of 231	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	84 of 233	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	62 of 233	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	67.0	65 of 237	72.6%	★★★★☆
2016	42.7	135 of 231	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	113 of 226	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.0	74 of 236	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.0	122 of 238	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.1	103 of 241	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.3	88 of 244	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.8	105 of 235	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.4	62 of 235	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	71.2	58 of 235	75.3%	★★★★☆
2007	58.1	104 of 232	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.0	81 of 232	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.4	25 of 232	89.2%	★★★★☆
2004	73.7	31 of 232	86.6%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History184%+15 vs state

Science77%+17 vs state

Algebra I72%+5 vs state

Mathematics68%+16 vs state

Biology65%+3 vs state

English Language Arts57%+10 vs state

English II56%+6 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 5, 2015

The faculty and staff at Wesson Attendance Center go above and beyond for their students. They are excellent instructors for ALL children's needs. There is no other school out there that I would want my child to attend. The teachers at WAC don't have an outpouring of help or resources, they don't have brand new facilities, and they don't have classrooms full of children who should have the background knowledge most 5 year olds should start out with. This does not hinder them in any way. They use the resources they do have, and use creative substitutes for the resources they don't. The staff works tirelessly to teach kids, catch kids up, and keep them on task everyday, all day. It is such a wonderful feeling to know that I have people I can intrust my child with everyday. People who are not family or friends, but love and protect my child like they are family. These people are the talented and loving staff at Wesson Attendance Center. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAAP Mathematics (2025)						MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)		MAAP Biology (2025)	MAAP U.S. History1 (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Wesson Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1048 Grove Street	Wesson	39191	Copiah County	Copiah County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 643-2221	833	57	14.5	100.0%	656 (78.8%)	116 (13.9%)	37 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.5%)								(n/a)	75.4	67.4	80.4	55.6	27.5	46.1	78.4	78.2	70.6	58.7	60.8	67.1	72.2	55.6	80.4	74.7	65.1	84.5	$10,923
Mullins School	Public, Alternative	2-12	711 Martin Luther King Jr. Dri	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 833-7479	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Loyd Star Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1880 Hwy 550 NW	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-3473	741	51	14.6	67.5%	576 (77.7%)	139 (18.8%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)								(n/a)	50.7	53.8	71.7	47.4	32.8	34.6	33.9	34.6	63.0	73.7	39.3	13.4	75.0	49.1	78.2	36.6	66.7	72.2	$9,395
Enterprise Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1601 Hwy 583 SE	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-7284	667	50	13.3	64.5%	596 (89.4%)	62 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)								(n/a)	64.9	66.7	77.5	51.0	33.9	49.0	57.9	52.4	75.5	49.0	69.5	53.0	50.0	61.6	81.6	64.7	63.5	80.4	$9,565
West Lincoln School	Public, Alternative	K-12	948 Jackson Liberty Drive SW	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-4600	636	45	14.0	61.2%	544 (85.5%)	75 (11.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)								(n/a)	68.0	53.6	82.1	69.2	54.0	62.8	62.0	75.6	71.8	78.9	74.0	80.4	84.3	56.4	74.4	76.5	81.3	81.3	$9,580
Bogue Chitto School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	385 West Monticello Street	Bogue Chitto	39629	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 734-2723	747	49	15.2	68.1%	593 (79.4%)	126 (16.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)								(n/a)	56.8	58.8	71.7	54.6	37.2	52.6	66.7	64.7	49.2	72.7	57.7	59.3	84.1	51.0	74.7	72.9	59.2	78.0	$9,025

Frequently Asked Questions about Wesson Attendance Center

What is the racial makeup of Wesson Attendance Center?

Students at Wesson Attendance Center are 79% White, 14% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Wesson Attendance Center a good school?

Wesson Attendance Center ranks 43^rd of 383 Mississippi alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Wesson Attendance Center in?

Copiah County School District

How many students attend Wesson Attendance Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 833 students attended Wesson Attendance Center.

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