Enrollment
190
Elementary
DISTRICT 725 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STARKVILLE OKTIBBEHA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280018901446
West Elementary School
127 Sturgis-Maben Road, Sturgis, MS 39769 · (662) 465-7956 · Oktibbeha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
146 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 20 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Based on grade levels within Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 52.9% |
% 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Elementary School
West Elementary School's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Elementary School this school | 190 | 76.8% | 54.1% |
| Baldwyn Elementary BALDWYN | 279 | 77.1% | 38.1% |
| Nettleton Elementary School Nettleton | 215 | 82.3% | 52.8% |
| Nettleton Primary School Nettleton | 220 | 83.6% | 68.5% |
| Dorsey Attendance Center Fulton | 233 | 82.0% | 53.0% |
| Quitman Upper Elementary School Quitman | 327 | 79.5% | 51.4% |
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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #225 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #258 of 439 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #204 of 439 ▲ 118 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #419 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #272 of 444 |
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
190
+29 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 190 | 15.5 | 12.3:1 | 77% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 16.3 | 12.0:1 | 81% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 15.4 | 11.9:1 | 98% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 161 | 11 | 14.6:1 | 98% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 151 | 11.4 | 13.2:1 | 92% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 11 | 15.3:1 | 95% (159) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Elementary School.
About West Elementary School
West Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Sturgis, Mississippi. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 190 students. Elementary schools in Mississippi have about 446 students on average; enrollment here is 57% lower.
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District has 4,880 students spread across 7 schools.
More than half of enrollment at West Elementary School is White: 52%. The next largest groups are 48% Black. In Oktibbeha County overall, the White share is about 55%. The diversity index for West Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 3.6 students per teacher. The school reported 77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Oktibbeha County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, West Elementary School outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
West Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (54.1%) and its predicted rate (55.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
In Oktibbeha County, home to about 51,771 people, median household income comes to about $46,695, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Oktibbeha County's 9 public schools enroll about 4,880 students and include West Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Choctaw County High School is closest at about 6.8 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. The nearest schools with test data average 59.9%, higher than West Elementary School's 54.1%.
West Elementary School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, West Elementary School had a net gain of 29 students, or 18%. The ratio was 14.6:1 in 2020-21 and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Oktibbeha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,771
Census ACS
Median income
$46,695
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
- Starkville High SchoolHigh · 1,376 students
- Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,066 students
- Sudduth Elementary SchoolElementary · 920 students
- SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Armstrong Junior High SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- Overstreet Elementary SchoolMiddle · 324 students
Other West Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 25 states are named West Elementary. West Elementary School is the 49th largest of the 51.
- West ElementaryGulfport, MS · 492 students
- West Elementary SchoolNATCHEZ, MS · 376 students
- West ElementaryMt Juliet, TN · 849 students
- West ElementaryBixby, OK · 757 students
- West Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 740 students
Nearby schools
- Choctaw County High School6.8 mi · 511
- Ackerman Elementary7.5 mi · 462
- East Webster Elementary School13.8 mi · 434
- Louisville High14.5 mi · 475
- Weir Elementary School14.7 mi · 142
- Fair Elementary15.1 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About West Elementary SchoolHow large is West Elementary School?
West Elementary School enrolls approximately 190 students in grades PK-05.
Is West Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at West Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 1% Hispanic, 48% Black.
What district is West Elementary School in?
West Elementary School is part of Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District.
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