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West Lauderdale High School

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West Lauderdale High School ranks 31 st of 224 Mississippi high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 Mississippi High Schools

Better than 86% of Mississippi high schools

Summary

West Lauderdale High School is a public high school in Collinsville, Mississippi, serving 535 students in grades 9 through 12 in the rural Lauderdale County School District. The school has earned a strong academic reputation, ranking 31st out of 224 Mississippi high schools for the 2025–2026 school year with a 4-star rating. Its graduation rate of 96.6% comfortably exceeds the state average of 89.2%, and students score above state averages in every tested subject—Algebra I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History—often by double-digit margins.

Compared with nearby schools, West Lauderdale serves a more economically advantaged student body, with about 36.8% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—far lower than the rates at Kemper County High School (100%), Union High School (98.9%), or Meridian High School (99.8%). The school clearly outpaces its same-district counterpart, Northeast High School, in every tested subject and has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate. West Lauderdale's Biology and English II proficiency scores are among the best in the region—roughly 40 percentage points higher than Meridian's in those subjects.

The school's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism, which has more than doubled in five years, rising from 16.6% in 2018–2019 to 36.8% in 2023–2024. That rate is strikingly high for a school with such a low poverty rate and exceeds the rates at Newton County High School (21.9%) and Union High School (24.7%), both of which serve higher-poverty populations. Additionally, Algebra I proficiency, while solid, trails Newton County and Union by 12 percentage points or more. The school earned a 5-star rating in 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 but has since settled at a 4-star level, suggesting that focused attention on attendance and instructional consistency could help West Lauderdale return to the top tier of Mississippi high schools.

535

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,519

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9916 West Lauderdale Road
Collinsville, MS 39325

(601) 737-2277

District: Lauderdale County School District

Feeder schools for West Lauderdale High School:

Elementary:	West Lauderdale Elementary School
Middle:	West Lauderdale Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

African American:

18.9%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (73% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Mississippi high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Mississippi average (89%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 28% Mississippi)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg71%

Mississippi avg60%

31^st of 224

Mississippi public high schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Lauderdale County School District

18^th of 133Lauderdale 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	31 of 224	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	40 of 232	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	44 of 228	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	17 of 223	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	17 of 223	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	74.5	49 of 224	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	25 of 221	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	43 of 214	79.9%	★★★★☆
2017	73.7	47 of 237	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	85.7	9 of 231	96.1%	★★★★★
2015	69.6	44 of 226	80.5%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	20 of 236	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	83.6	10 of 238	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	85.5	8 of 241	96.7%	★★★★★
2011	83.4	8 of 244	96.7%	★★★★★

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Biology75%+12 vs state

Algebra I73%+7 vs state

English II71%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)			MAAP Mathematics (2026)			MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)	MAAP Biology (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 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th 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 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
West Lauderdale High School	Public	9-12	9916 West Lauderdale Road	Collinsville	39325	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 737-2277	535	40	13.3	36.8%	387 (72.3%)	101 (18.9%)	17 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	79	31^st of 224 public high schools	86.2%		80.3	40^th of 232 public high schools	82.8%	9							73.2	71.1		74.7	$10,519
Northeast High School	Public	9-12	702 Briarwood Road	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 679-8523	608	49	12.2	63.8%	205 (33.7%)	347 (57.1%)	28 (4.6%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	63.4	80^th of 224 public high schools	64.3%		77	51^st of 232 public high schools	78.0%	29							67.0	55.9		66.6	$12,178
Meridian High School	Public	9-12	2320 32nd St	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 482-3191	1,253	114	11.0	99.8%	26 (2.1%)	1,157 (92.3%)	56 (4.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	9	209^th of 224 public high schools	6.7%		7.5	220^th of 232 public high schools	5.2%	11							41.5	25.8		33.8	$18,658
Ross Collins Vocational Center	Public	8-12	2640 24th Ave	Meridian	39302	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 483-3331	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lcsd Cte Center	Public	8-12	412 Highway 11 & 80	Meridian	39301	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 693-1683	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Newton County High School	Public	6-12	16255 Hwy 503	Decatur	39327	Newton County	Newton County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 635-4261	768	65	11.7	48.0%	521 (67.8%)	161 (21.0%)	18 (2.3%)	6 (0.8%)	54 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	71.2	59^th of 224 public high schools	73.7%		61.9	95^th of 232 public high schools	59.1%	36	60.7	32.3	65.1	60.7	59.4	84.9	85.4	52.0	85.8	68.7	$11,761
Union High School	Public	9-12	101 Forest Street	Union	39365	Neshoba County	Union Public School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 774-8257	280	30	9.2	98.9%	205 (73.2%)	65 (23.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	82.8	24^th of 224 public high schools	89.3%		84.2	24^th of 232 public high schools	89.7%								86.7	59.4		78.1	$14,479
Newton County Vocational Complex	Public	8-12	15935 Highway 15 North	Decatur	39327	Newton County	Newton County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 635-4138	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Stennis Vocational Technical Complex	Public	8-12	16 Martin Luther King Jr Stree	De Kalb	39328	Kemper County	Kemper County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 743-5226	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Kemper County High School	Public	9-12	200 Martin Luther King Jr Stre	De Kalb	39328	Kemper County	Kemper County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 743-5292	304	42	7.1	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	282 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	15.2	197^th of 224 public high schools	12.1%		20	184^th of 232 public high schools	20.7%	13							58.3	24.5		30.0	$22,847

Frequently Asked Questions about West Lauderdale High School

What schools feed into West Lauderdale High School?

West Lauderdale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : West Lauderdale Elementary School
Middle : West Lauderdale Middle School

How many students attend West Lauderdale High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended West Lauderdale High School.

Is West Lauderdale High School a good school?

West Lauderdale High School ranks 31^st of 224 Mississippi high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Lauderdale High School?

Students at West Lauderdale High School are 72% White, 19% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is West Lauderdale High School in?

Lauderdale County School District

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2024–25 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025

2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 26, 2025

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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