Is Wesson Attendance Center a good school?

Wesson Attendance Center ranks 109 th of 376 Mississippi alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wesson Attendance Center?

In the 2022-23 school year, 877 students attended Wesson Attendance Center.

What is the racial makeup of Wesson Attendance Center?

Students at Wesson Attendance Center are 79% White, 15% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Wesson Attendance Center

Public, Alternative K-12

1048 Grove Street
Wesson, MS 39191

(601) 643-2221

District: Copiah County School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
109^th of 376 Mississippi Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,147

Student/teacher ratio: 14.6

Number of students: 877

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.7%

African American:

14.7%

Hispanic:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wesson Attendance Center ranks better than 71% of elementary schools in Mississippi. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.88. (See more...)

Compare Details Wesson Attendance Center ranks better than 61.7% of middle schools in Mississippi. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.98. (See more...)

Compare Details Wesson Attendance Center ranks better than 69% of high schools in Mississippi. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.15. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78.7%), African American (14.7%), Hispanic (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wesson Attendance Center is 14.6. (See more...)

Compare Wesson Attendance Center employs 59.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wesson Attendance Center is $8,147.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Wesson Attendance Center was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Wesson Attendance Center 93^rd of 243 Mississippi public middle schools. (See Wesson Attendance Center in the ranking list.)

SchoolDigger ranks Wesson Attendance Center 70^th of 226 Mississippi public high schools. (See Wesson Attendance Center in the ranking list.)

Copiah County School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Copiah County School District 72^nd of 130 Mississippi school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wesson Attendance Center

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MS State Percentile
2008	60.09	153^rd	394	61.2%
2009	65.11	128^th	392	67.3%
2010	54.76	185^th	403	54.1%
2011	66.54	132^nd	418	68.4%
2012	76.27	84^th	414	79.7%
2013	84.47	48^th	408	88.2%
2014	89.29	19^th	394	95.2%
2015	66.38	116^th	402	71.1%
2016	71.50	100^th	394	74.6%
2017	73.28	98^th	406	75.9%
2018	70.38	112^th	404	72.3%
2019	69.47	114^th	397	71.3%
2021	71.97	100^th	381	73.8%
2022	60.23	155^th	382	59.4%
2023	69.88	109^th	377	71.1%

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Rank History for Wesson Attendance Center

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MS State Percentile
2008	55.38	125^th	244	48.8%
2009	57.70	112^th	247	54.7%
2010	41.95	164^th	255	35.7%
2011	51.65	147^th	264	44.3%
2012	54.31	126^th	270	53.3%
2013	61.10	111^th	269	58.7%
2014	52.20	124^th	264	53.0%
2015	50.31	123^rd	266	53.8%
2016	58.80	102^nd	260	60.8%
2017	69.77	76^th	272	72.1%
2018	72.69	64^th	252	74.6%
2019	64.18	91^st	264	65.5%
2021	72.34	66^th	257	74.3%
2022	72.65	61^st	257	76.3%
2023	58.98	93^rd	243	61.7%

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Rank History for Wesson Attendance Center

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	MS State Percentile
2004	73.66	31^st	232	86.6%
2005	76.41	25^th	232	89.2%
2006	64.96	81^st	232	65.1%
2007	58.14	104^th	232	55.2%
2008	71.24	58^th	235	75.3%
2009	70.40	62^nd	235	73.6%
2010	57.81	105^th	235	55.3%
2011	62.26	88^th	244	63.9%
2012	58.11	103^rd	241	57.3%
2013	50.05	122^nd	238	48.7%
2014	64.96	74^th	236	68.6%
2015	44.26	113^th	226	50.0%
2016	42.72	135^th	231	41.6%
2017	66.96	65^th	237	72.6%
2018	67.63	62^nd	233	73.4%
2019	58.63	84^th	233	63.9%
2021	52.81	103^rd	231	55.4%
2022	82.36	25^th	228	89.0%
2023	66.15	70^th	226	69.0%

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Data source: test scores: Mississippi Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Mississippi Department of Education

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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

Enrollment information for Wesson Attendance Center

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1990	673	228	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	902
1991	678	233	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	911
1992	710	222	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	934
1993	736	229	0	1	2	n/a	n/a	968
1994	746	211	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	959
1995	742	238	0	4	2	n/a	n/a	986
1996	742	238	0	4	2	n/a	n/a	986
1997	748	193	1	1	1	n/a	n/a	944
1998	716	188	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	908
1999	755	154	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	916
2000	760	152	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	920
2001	758	151	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	917
2002	857	145	3	19	0	n/a	n/a	1024
2003	857	145	3	19	0	n/a	n/a	1024
2004	860	141	3	20	0	n/a	n/a	1024
2005	892	155	3	25	0	n/a	n/a	1075
2006	905	148	4	23	0	n/a	n/a	1080
2007	841	164	4	27	0	n/a	n/a	1036
2008	871	168	4	24	0	n/a	n/a	1067
2009	908	165	4	32	0	0	0	1109
2010	904	174	5	37	0	0	2	1122
2011	884	178	5	39	0	0	3	1109
2012	872	179	3	33	0	0	9	1096
2013	889	177	2	34	0	0	12	1114
2014	860	176	1	38	0	0	16	1091
2015	830	180	1	37	0	0	4	1052
2016	793	187	2	35	0	0	3	1020
2017	792	178	2	39	0	0	9	1020
2018	786	155	3	40	0	0	9	993
2019	728	157	4	40	0	0	13	942
2020	743	140	7	37	0	0	13	940
2021	692	143	8	32	0	0	14	889
2022	710	137	9	29	0	0	17	902
2023	690	129	7	29	0	0	22	877

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wesson Attendance Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	902	48.8	18.4	n/a
1991	911	48.2	18.9	n/a
1992	934	48.7	19.1	41.1
1993	968	47.6	20.3	66.3
1994	959	50.0	19.2	66.3
1995	986	52.5	18.8	64.7
1996	986	52.5	18.8	64.7
1997	944	53.0	17.8	62.2
1998	908	50.1	18.1	63.1
1999	916	48.6	18.8	75.8
2000	920	51.5	17.9	71.8
2001	917	52.4	17.5	74.7
2002	1024	55.7	18.4	72.9
2003	1024	55.7	18.4	72.9
2004	1024	57.0	18.0	46.6
2005	1075	56.1	19.2	46
2006	1080	52.9	20.4	43.9
2007	1036	55.9	18.5	49.6
2008	1067	60.1	17.8	52.8
2009	1109	57.5	19.3	54.4
2010	1122	56.6	19.8	61.4
2011	1109	57.4	19.3	61
2012	1096	57.9	18.9	62
2013	1114	58.9	18.9	62.1
2014	1091	60.3	18.0	64.7
2015	1052	59.0	17.8	100
2016	1020	60.0	17.0	100
2017	1020	59.2	17.2	100
2018	993	58.4	17.0	100
2019	942	59.9	15.7	100
2020	940	57.3	16.3	100
2021	889	56.3	15.7	100
2022	902	57.2	15.7	100
2023	877	59.9	14.6	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wesson Attendance Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	902	48.8	18.4	n/a
1991	911	48.2	18.9	n/a
1992	934	48.7	19.1	41.1
1993	968	47.6	20.3	66.3
1994	959	50.0	19.2	66.3
1995	986	52.5	18.8	64.7
1996	986	52.5	18.8	64.7
1997	944	53.0	17.8	62.2
1998	908	50.1	18.1	63.1
1999	916	48.6	18.8	75.8
2000	920	51.5	17.9	71.8
2001	917	52.4	17.5	74.7
2002	1024	55.7	18.4	72.9
2003	1024	55.7	18.4	72.9
2004	1024	57.0	18.0	46.6
2005	1075	56.1	19.2	46
2006	1080	52.9	20.4	43.9
2007	1036	55.9	18.5	49.6
2008	1067	60.1	17.8	52.8
2009	1109	57.5	19.3	54.4
2010	1122	56.6	19.8	61.4
2011	1109	57.4	19.3	61
2012	1096	57.9	18.9	62
2013	1114	58.9	18.9	62.1
2014	1091	60.3	18.0	64.7
2015	1052	59.0	17.8	100
2016	1020	60.0	17.0	100
2017	1020	59.2	17.2	100
2018	993	58.4	17.0	100
2019	942	59.9	15.7	100
2020	940	57.3	16.3	100
2021	889	56.3	15.7	100
2022	902	57.2	15.7	100
2023	877	59.9	14.6	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Wesson Attendance Center

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$540 (6.6%)	$7,606 (93.4%)	$8,146

Data source: Mississippi Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wesson Attendance Center

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 114^th of 397 Elementary schools	Ranks 109^th of 377 Elementary schools	0.2%
Ranks 91^st of 264 Middle schools	Ranks 93^rd of 243 Middle schools	3.8%
Ranks 84^th of 233 High schools	Ranks 70^th of 226 High schools	5.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wesson Attendance Center)	55.4	62.2	6.8%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Copiah County School District)	48.1	50.7	2.6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi)	48.3	51.6	3.3%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wesson Attendance Center)	43.3	54.7	11.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Copiah County School District)	54.1	49.4	4.7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mississippi)	51.4	54.8	3.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wesson Attendance Center)	61.6	66.7	5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Copiah County School District)	40.6	47	6.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi)	48.5	53.4	4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Wesson Attendance Center)	43.6	63	19.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Copiah County School District)	40.1	53.1	13%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi)	48.8	56.7	7.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wesson Attendance Center)	61.6	60.6	1%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Copiah County School District)	36.5	40.7	4.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi)	43	51.9	8.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (Wesson Attendance Center)	61.6	57.6	4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Copiah County School District)	37.9	26.4	11.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi)	38.9	44.3	5.4%
5th Grade Science (Wesson Attendance Center)	59.3	71.2	11.9%
5th Grade Science (Copiah County School District)	44.6	57.5	12.9%
5th Grade Science (Mississippi)	55.9	64.3	8.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Wesson Attendance Center)	44.3	45.2	0.9%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Copiah County School District)	24.7	39.9	15.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi)	33.6	40.3	6.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Wesson Attendance Center)	48.1	43.8	4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Copiah County School District)	27.4	33.1	5.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi)	47.6	45.5	2.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wesson Attendance Center)	37.7	25.4	12.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Copiah County School District)	22.6	25.7	3.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi)	39	40.2	1.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Wesson Attendance Center)	41.6	43.7	2.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Copiah County School District)	30.5	25.9	4.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi)	51.1	55.6	4.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wesson Attendance Center)	44.6	40.3	4.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Copiah County School District)	26.6	31.8	5.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi)	35.5	40.5	5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Wesson Attendance Center)	55.4	71.5	16.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Copiah County School District)	32.3	42.5	10.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi)	44.8	46.1	1.3%
8th Grade Science (Wesson Attendance Center)	55.4	65	9.6%
8th Grade Science (Copiah County School District)	27.2	44.9	17.7%
8th Grade Science (Mississippi)	52.7	53.3	0.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Wesson Attendance Center)	38.5	67.1	28.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Copiah County School District)	29.2	60.1	30.9%
End of Course Algebra I (Mississippi)	49.3	65.8	16.5%
End of Course English II (Wesson Attendance Center)	58.2	58.1	0.1%
End of Course English II (Copiah County School District)	35.2	45.7	10.5%
End of Course English II (Mississippi)	43.9	50.1	6.2%
End of Course Biology (Wesson Attendance Center)	61.1	70	8.9%
End of Course Biology (Copiah County School District)	43.7	47.4	3.7%
End of Course Biology (Mississippi)	57.2	60.9	3.7%
End of Course U.S. History1 (Wesson Attendance Center)	59.6	75.8	16.2%
End of Course U.S. History1 (Copiah County School District)	35.4	56.3	20.9%
End of Course U.S. History1 (Mississippi)	55.5	71.4	15.9%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	942	877	6.9%
African American	157	129	17.8%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	4	7	75%
Hispanic	40	29	27.5%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	728	690	5.2%
Two or More Races	13	22	69.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	100%	100%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				MAAP English Language Arts (2023)						MAAP Mathematics (2023)						MAAP Algebra I (2023)	MAAP English II (2023)	MAAP Science (2023)		MAAP Biology (2023)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wesson Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1048 Grove Street	Wesson	39191	Copiah County	Copiah County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 643-2221	877	60	14.6	100.0%	690 (78.7%)	129 (14.7%)	29 (3.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.5%)								(n/a)	62.2	66.7	60.6	45.2	25.4	40.3	54.7	63.0	57.6	43.8	43.7	71.5	67.1	58.1	71.2	65.0	70.0	75.8	$8,147	$540	$7,606
Mullins School	Public, Alternative	2-12	711 Martin Luther King Jr. Dri	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 833-7479	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Loyd Star School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1880 Hwy 550 NW	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 833-3473	720	55	13.1	99.6%	570 (79.2%)	122 (16.9%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.4%)								(n/a)	48.9		69.6	44.4	39.3	35.3	60.0	38.6	16.0	14.8	41.0	35.3	63.1	56.7	67.8	39.2	51.8	85.1	$7,764	$584	$7,180
Enterprise School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1601 Hwy 583 SE	Brookhaven	39629	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 833-7284	705	53	13.3	99.6%	629 (89.2%)	68 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)								(n/a)													52.6	58.0	62.5	51.6	81.5	75.0	$6,690	$489	$6,200
West Lincoln School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	948 Jackson Liberty Drive SW	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 833-4600	655	50	13.2	99.5%	568 (86.7%)	76 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)								(n/a)													76.5	66.7	78.8	80.7	75.0	77.5	$7,404	$493	$6,911
Bogue Chitto School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	385 West Monticello Street	Bogue Chitto	39629	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 734-2723	715	51	13.9	99.6%	561 (78.5%)	129 (18.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.8%)								(n/a)	50.0		55.2	37.5	24.5	33.3	71.9	50.0	51.7	53.6	62.3	60.8	78.6	56.6	68.9	62.7	70.6	75.0	$6,982	$510	$6,472

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