Enrollment
251
Elementary
DISTRICT 270 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280019101443
East Side Elementary School
1039 E Broad Street, West Point, MS 39773 · (662) 494-4691 · Clay County
GRADES PK–KGELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
232 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 70 | 28% |
| Kindergarten | 180 | 72% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
20.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -28.6pp since 2023
Math
35.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 29 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.1% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 41.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Schools most like East Side Elementary School
East Side Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Side Elementary School this school | 251 | 92.4% | 36.5% |
| Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet School CLARKSDALE | 266 | 96.2% | 26.5% |
| Louisville Elementary LOUISVILLE | 290 | 90.7% | 48.2% |
| East Flora Elementary FLORA | 249 | 89.6% | 55.7% |
| Lyon Elementary LYON | 224 | 96.4% | 44.0% |
| Holly Springs Primary School Holly Springs | 332 | 94.0% | 47.3% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Side Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #365 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #324 of 439 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #426 of 439 ▼ 165 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 251 | #367 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #262 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #280 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #208 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #230 of 296 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
251
+16 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 251 | 15.9 | 15.8:1 | 92% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 22.8 | 11.2:1 | 100% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 23 | 10.6:1 | 100% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 14 | 16.8:1 | 100% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 19.4 | 13.9:1 | 100% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 100% (307) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Side Elementary School.
About East Side Elementary School
At 1039 E Broad Street in West Point, Mississippi, East Side Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. In all, 251 students attend the school in pre-K through kindergarten. That is 44% below the average of about 446 students for elementary schools in Mississippi.
The West Point Consolidated School District system has 6 schools and 2,528 students.
Roughly 82% of students at East Side Elementary School are Black. Other groups include 11% White, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Clay County residents are about 60% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
Staffing at East Side Elementary School comes to 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. On the income side, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, East Side Elementary School outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
In Mississippi, East Side Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.5% actual against a predicted 47.9%.
In the surrounding county, Clay County, the median household earns about $43,125 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Clay County has 8 public schools with about 2,528 students, including East Side Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Fifth Street School is about 0.6 miles from East Side Elementary School. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, East Side Elementary School is behind the 40.8% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
NCES describes the area around East Side Elementary School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 251, compared with 235 in 2020-21.
People who know East Side Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,383
Census ACS
Median income
$43,125
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,528 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Point Consolidated School District
- West Point High SchoolHigh · 1,010 students
- Fifth Street SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- Church Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- South Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- West Clay Elementary SchoolElementary · 111 students
- WEST POINT LEARNING CENTERCombined
Other schools in West Point
- West Point High SchoolHigh · 1,010 students
- Fifth Street SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- Church Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- South Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- WEST POINT LEARNING CENTERCombined
- WEST POINT VOC COMPHigh
Other East Side Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named East Side Elementary. East Side Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 13.
- East Side Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 1,072 students
- East Side Elementary SchoolJACKSONVILLE, TX · 623 students
- EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMAGNOLIA, AR · 570 students
- East Side Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 553 students
- East Side ElementaryElizabethton, TN · 465 students
Nearby schools
- Fifth Street School0.6 mi · 440
- West Point High School1.0 mi · 1,010
- Church Hill Elementary School1.2 mi · 379
- South Side Elementary School1.2 mi · 337
- West Lowndes High School12.0 mi · 206
- Columbus Middle School12.1 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About East Side Elementary SchoolHow large is East Side Elementary School?
East Side Elementary School enrolls approximately 251 students in grades PK-KG.
Is East Side Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Side Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-KG.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Side Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Side Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Side Elementary School?
At East Side Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 4% Hispanic, 82% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is East Side Elementary School public or private?
East Side Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Point Consolidated School District.
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