East Webster Elementary School

East Webster Elementary School is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in Mathiston, Mississippi, one of the schools within Webster County Schools, educateing 434 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Webster County Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,717 students. East Webster Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, East Webster Elementary School records that nearly all students (82%) are White; the rest looks like 10% Black, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, East Webster Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.2%; this one delivers 73.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Webster County) logs that median household income runs about $58,789, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East Webster Elementary School is one of 5 public schools in Webster County (combined enrollment of about 1,717 students).

East Webster High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.5 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Webster Elementary School at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 62.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 3%: 421 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.