West Amory Elementary School

Located at 704 111th Street, in Amory, Mississippi, West Amory Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary campus that works with 355 students (grades K through 2), run under Amory School District. That puts it 20% below the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.

Across the 4 schools in Amory School District (1,461 students total), West Amory Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, West Amory Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school shows 31% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, West Amory Elementary School lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, West Amory Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.1%.

In the broader community, Monroe County reports that median household earnings sit near $51,866, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Monroe County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,387 students), West Amory Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Amory Middle School, around 1.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Amory Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.3%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. West Amory Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 355).

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