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West Hills Elementary

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West Hills Elementary ranks 258 th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

West Hills Elementary is a K–5 school in Meridian, MS, serving 423 students in a high-poverty community where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Despite its district's low statewide standing — Meridian Public Schools ranks in the bottom 10% of Mississippi districts — West Hills has improved its own ranking from the 12th percentile in 2021-22 to the 32nd percentile in the most recent year, earning 2 stars and placing it as the highest-ranked elementary school among the five Meridian Public elementary schools compared here.

West Hills' standout results come in 5th grade, where students post proficiency rates well above district averages in all subjects. Most impressive is 5th-grade science, with 81.2% of students proficient — more than 20 points above the district and nearly 10 points above the state, and far ahead of same-district schools like Poplar Springs Elementary (59.3%), Parkview Elementary (56.3%), and Carver Elementary School (54.4%). West Hills also excels at getting kids to school: its chronic absenteeism rate of 16.9% is roughly half the district rate (32.8%) and below the state average (23.9%). Only Poplar Springs Elementary (13.3%) does better among nearby Meridian elementary schools.

The biggest concern is 4th-grade math, where just 13.0% of West Hills students are proficient — well below the state rate of 51.5% and trailing every comparable Meridian elementary school. Grade-level scores have also swung sharply from year to year, suggesting results can be heavily influenced by individual classes. While West Hills serves a much higher-poverty population than nearby county schools like Clarkdale Elementary School (94th percentile) or Enterprise Elementary (87th percentile), its steady improvement, strong attendance, and standout 5th-grade science results make it a school worth watching.

423

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,480

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 32nd St
Meridian, MS 39307

(601) 484-4472

District: Meridian Public Schools

Students who attend West Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northwest Middle School
High:	Meridian High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.0%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Meridian Public Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (39% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Mississippi average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg32%

Mississippi avg54%

258^th of 377

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Meridian Public Schools

120^th of 133Meridian Public Schools 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	33.3	258 of 377	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	290 of 383	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	287 of 390	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	307 of 377	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	335 of 382	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	296 of 381	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	347 of 397	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	340 of 404	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	315 of 406	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	335 of 394	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.7	236 of 402	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.8	273 of 394	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.9	335 of 408	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	328 of 414	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	391 of 418	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.7	344 of 403	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.6	305 of 392	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.7	305 of 394	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Science81%+10 vs state

English Language Arts39%-14 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
West Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 32nd St	Meridian	39307	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4472	423	27	15.6	100.0%	4 (0.9%)	385 (91.0%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	33.3	258^th of 377 public elementary schools	31.6%		27.3	290^th of 383 public elementary schools	24.3%	32	28.0	27.5	62.3		24.4	13.0	44.9		81.2	$13,480
Poplar Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	4101 27th Ave	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4450	405	28	14.5	100.0%	32 (7.9%)	339 (83.7%)	14 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	24.6	302^nd of 377 public elementary schools	19.9%		31.6	269^th of 383 public elementary schools	29.8%	33	31.9	40.4	50.0		27.7	34.0	27.8		59.3	$14,692
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	1225 26th St	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4990	364	29	12.6	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	347 (95.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	12.5	343^rd of 377 public elementary schools	9.0%		16.8	339^th of 383 public elementary schools	11.5%	4	19.4	31.6	40.0		13.5	21.1	27.3		56.3	$14,081
Carver Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 44th Ave	Meridian	39307	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 484-4482	506	31	16.3	100.0%	8 (1.6%)	462 (91.3%)	22 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	11.5	351^st of 377 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.4	379^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.0%	28	22.2	24.6	40.3		14.5	24.6	26.3		54.4	$6,880
Crestwood Elementary	Public	K-5	730 Crestwood Dr	Meridian	39301	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4971	368	22	16.3	99.2%	9 (2.4%)	328 (89.1%)	21 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	9.4	361^st of 377 public elementary schools	4.2%		10.4	359^th of 383 public elementary schools	6.3%	2	28.7	26.4	34.4		12.9	15.1	21.3		49.2	$13,837
Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6750 Newell Road	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 485-4882	730	56	13.1	77.8%	209 (28.6%)	443 (60.7%)	37 (5.1%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.7%)	29.3	278^th of 377 public elementary schools	26.3%		40.3	230^th of 383 public elementary schools	39.9%	48	33.3	42.5			21.0	47.3				$11,676
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2362 A Long Creek Road	Meridian	39031	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 486-2500	562	34	16.7	69.4%	363 (64.6%)	166 (29.5%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	54.5	168^th of 377 public elementary schools	55.4%		44.8	212^th of 383 public elementary schools	44.6%	44	50.5	56.1			33.6	57.1				$9,391
West Lauderdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	10350 Highway 495	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 737-2279	761	44	17.2	46.1%	580 (76.2%)	119 (15.6%)	32 (4.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	74.9	83^rd of 377 public elementary schools	78.0%		73.3	92^nd of 383 public elementary schools	76.0%	9	55.8	63.6			52.9	71.3				$9,508
Clarkdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7000 Highway 145	Meridian	39301	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 693-4463	527	36	14.5	45.4%	437 (82.9%)	49 (9.3%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	90.8	22^nd of 377 public elementary schools	94.2%		87.5	32^nd of 383 public elementary schools	91.6%	10	65.8	79.7	82.5	81.7	60.0	79.7	68.3	77.4	93.7	$9,864
Enterprise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	103 Short Street	Enterprise	39330	Clarke County	Enterprise	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 659-7613	390	29	13.4	50.0%	346 (88.7%)	18 (4.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	83.1	50^th of 377 public elementary schools	86.7%		88.5	29^th of 383 public elementary schools	92.4%	21	57.8	76.9			59.2	88.5				$10,696

Frequently Asked Questions about West Hills Elementary

Is West Hills Elementary a good school?

West Hills Elementary ranks 258^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Hills Elementary?

Students at West Hills Elementary are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend West Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended West Hills Elementary.

What district is West Hills Elementary in?

Meridian Public Schools

What schools do graduates of West Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwest Middle School
High : Meridian High School

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