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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAIBORNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280102001213
A. W. Watson Elementary
880 Anthony St., PORT GIBSON, MS 39150 · (601) 437-5070 · Claiborne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
531 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
A. W. Watson Elementary→Port Gibson Middle School
Based on grade levels within Claiborne County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
19.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
531
-200 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.7:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
2%
was 0%
% Black
84%
was 99%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About A. W. Watson Elementary
Located at 880 Anthony St., in PORT GIBSON, Mississippi, A. W. Watson Elementary is a mid-sized elementary campus that educates 531 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Claiborne County Public Schools.
Across the 3 schools in Claiborne County Public Schools (1,135 students total), A. W. Watson Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, A. W. Watson Elementary records that 84% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest is composed of 15% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, A. W. Watson Elementary logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at A. W. Watson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, A. W. Watson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.2%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Claiborne County put median household earnings sit near $31,897, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 30% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Claiborne County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,135 students), A. W. Watson Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Port Gibson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, A. W. Watson Elementary comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.7%.
A. W. Watson Elementary operates from a low-density location.
Five-year trend. A. W. Watson Elementary's enrollment has shrank 27% since 2018, when it stood at 731 (now 531). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 99% to 84%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.
On allk12, members of the A. W. Watson Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Claiborne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,582
Census ACS
Median income
$31,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
30%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Claiborne County Public Schools
- Port Gibson High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Port Gibson Middle SchoolMiddle · 223 students
- CLAIBORNE COUNTY VOC COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in PORT GIBSON
- Port Gibson High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Port Gibson Middle SchoolMiddle · 223 students
- CLAIBORNE COUNTY VOC COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- Port Gibson Middle School1.3 mi · 223
- Port Gibson High School2.6 mi · 381
- Tensas High School14.8 mi · 147
- Tensas Elementary School15.3 mi · 154
- Jefferson County High17.6 mi · 331
- Warrenton Elementary19.5 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About A. W. Watson ElementaryHow large is A. W. Watson Elementary?
A. W. Watson Elementary enrolls approximately 531 students in grades PK-05.
Is A. W. Watson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
A. W. Watson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at A. W. Watson Elementary?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at A. W. Watson Elementary.
What is the student diversity at A. W. Watson Elementary?
Student demographics at A. W. Watson Elementary are roughly 2% Hispanic, 84% Black, 15% Two or more.
What district is A. W. Watson Elementary in?
A. W. Watson Elementary is part of Claiborne County Public Schools.
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