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.

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.

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.