Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMORY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280045000032
West Amory Elementary School
704 111th Street, Amory, MS 38821 · (662) 256-1643 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–02ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
13.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
244 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 126 | 35% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 35% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 30% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
77.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.9% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 66.3% |
% 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
72.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 West Amory Elementary School
West Amory Elementary School's state test result (72.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Amory Elementary School this school | 355 | 68.7% | 72.1% |
| East Amory Elementary Amory | 314 | 64.6% | 69.3% |
| Columbia Primary School Columbia | 448 | 70.1% | 70.2% |
| Columbia Elementary School Columbia | 378 | 73.8% | 63.3% |
| North Bay Elementary BAY ST LOUIS | 348 | 67.2% | 75.7% |
| Eupora Elementary School Eupora | 401 | 66.1% | 68.9% |
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 West Amory Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #65 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #40 of 439 ▲ 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #47 of 439 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #274 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #80 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #121 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.7% | #334 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #215 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
355
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 355 | 26.9 | 13.2:1 | 69% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 26.8 | 13.3:1 | 64% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 28.3 | 12.7:1 | 99% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 99% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 28.1 | 13.8:1 | 72% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 74% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 27 | 16.2:1 | 67% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 50% (210) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 18 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Amory Elementary School.
About West Amory Elementary School
West Amory Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Amory, Mississippi. It enrolls 355 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 2. That puts enrollment 20% below the 446-student average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
A total of 4 schools make up Amory School District, with 1,461 students enrolled.
The largest group at West Amory Elementary School is White students, at 58%. Enrollment also includes 31% Black and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Monroe County, the White share is about 67%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at West Amory Elementary School, 69% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Monroe County is close, at 69%.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, West Amory Elementary School outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
West Amory Elementary School is 12.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (72.1% versus 59.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Monroe County show that the median household earns about $51,866 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Monroe County, 13 public schools serve about 4,387 students.
Amory Middle School, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 4. West Amory Elementary School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
West Amory Elementary School had 357 students in 2020-21 and 355 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.9:1 to 13.2:1.
The allk12 page for West Amory Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,747
Census ACS
Median income
$51,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,387 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amory School District
- Amory High SchoolHigh · 444 students
- Amory Middle SchoolMiddle · 348 students
- East Amory ElementaryElementary · 314 students
- AMORY CAREER TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Other schools in Amory
- Hatley SchoolCombined · 905 students
- Amory High SchoolHigh · 444 students
- Amory Middle SchoolMiddle · 348 students
- East Amory ElementaryElementary · 314 students
- AMORY CAREER TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
- MONROE CO ADVANCED LEARNING CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Amory Middle School1.0 mi · 348
- Amory High School1.9 mi · 444
- East Amory Elementary2.4 mi · 314
- Hatley School4.9 mi · 905
- Smithville School9.0 mi · 540
- Nettleton Elementary School10.1 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About West Amory Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Amory Elementary School?
West Amory Elementary School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-02.
What grades does West Amory Elementary School serve?
West Amory Elementary School serves grades KG-02.
How many students per teacher at West Amory Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at West Amory Elementary School.
How diverse is West Amory Elementary School?
West Amory Elementary School reports a student body of 58% White, 2% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is West Amory Elementary School public or private?
West Amory Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Amory School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.