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West Lowndes Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

West Lowndes Elementary is a public elementary school serving 253 students in grades PK-6 in the Lowndes County School District in Columbus, Mississippi.

The school faces several challenges, including consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state, significantly lower test scores on the MAAP assessment across all grade levels and subjects, and an extremely high percentage of students (100%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests the school serves a community with high levels of poverty, which can impact academic achievement. Additionally, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.2 students per teacher may indicate staffing challenges that could be contributing to the low student performance.

When comparing West Lowndes Elementary to nearby schools, such as New Hope Elementary, it is clear that West Lowndes is underperforming. New Hope Elementary has significantly higher test scores and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This highlights the need for targeted interventions and additional support to improve student outcomes at West Lowndes Elementary.

276

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,813

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Gilmer Wilburn Road
Columbus, MS 39701

(662) 244-5050

District: Lowndes County School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.1%

Hispanic:

1.4%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (35% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg59%

Mississippi avg53%

312^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Lowndes County School District

43^rd of 130Lowndes 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
2025	23.1	312 of 383	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	225 of 390	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	245 of 377	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	201 of 382	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	227 of 381	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	248 of 397	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	222 of 404	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.2	235 of 406	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.1	193 of 394	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.8	172 of 402	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.9	131 of 394	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.5	133 of 408	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.0	159 of 414	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.0	92 of 418	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	53.6	193 of 403	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	27.8	302 of 392	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.4	282 of 394	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science42%-24 vs state

Mathematics37%-15 vs state

English Language Arts31%-20 vs state

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Schools Near West Lowndes Elementary

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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
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
Franklin Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	501 3rd Avenue N	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7150	231	17	13.9	100.0%	13 (5.6%)	195 (84.4%)	6 (2.6%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	27.9	286^th of 383 public elementary schools	25.3%		19.7	335^th of 390 public elementary schools	14.1%	49	13.3	31.0	40.5		31.1	51.7	35.1		67.5	$12,114
Stokes Beard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	17.8	338^th of 383 public elementary schools	11.7%		21.3	320^th of 390 public elementary schools	17.9%	18	16.4	32.5	47.3		19.6	42.5	31.5		39.4	$11,893
Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	23	313^th of 383 public elementary schools	18.3%		27.6	294^th of 390 public elementary schools	24.6%	19	34.8	33.4	36.5		21.5	44.4	42.3		40.4	$12,452
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	18.9	332^nd of 383 public elementary schools	13.3%		35.2	262^nd of 390 public elementary schools	32.8%	70	19.2	44.7	29.5		21.3	50.0	25.0		40.9	$12,216
Sale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Warpath Road	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7260	290	18	16.4	100.0%	7 (2.4%)	271 (93.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	27.6	287^th of 383 public elementary schools	25.1%		26.9	297^th of 390 public elementary schools	23.8%	10	28.3	34.9	42.5		30.5	39.5	37.5		62.5	$12,394
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
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%)	23.7	308^th of 383 public elementary schools	19.6%		41	244^th of 390 public elementary schools	37.4%	64	19.6	43.9			33.1	40.7				$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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Lowndes Elementary

What is the racial makeup of West Lowndes Elementary?

Students at West Lowndes Elementary are 97% African American, 1% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is West Lowndes Elementary a good school?

West Lowndes Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Mississippi elementary schools.

How many students attend West Lowndes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended West Lowndes Elementary.

What district is West Lowndes Elementary in?

Lowndes County School District

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