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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280291000575
West Hills Elementary
4100 32nd St, Meridian, MS 39307 · (601) 484-4472 · Lauderdale County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
15.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
423 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
45.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
26.7%
MS avg 52.8% . -10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 37.3% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Hills Elementary
West Hills Elementary's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Hills Elementary this school | 423 | 100.0% | 44.1% |
| Poplar Springs Elementary Meridian | 405 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| Crestwood Elementary Meridian | 368 | 99.2% | 35.2% |
| Robinsonville Elementary School Robinsonville | 380 | 99.7% | 54.0% |
| Carver Elementary School Meridian | 506 | 100.0% | 29.1% |
| Wilkins Elementary School Jackson | 434 | 99.8% | 17.3% |
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 West Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lauderdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #316 of 428 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #388 of 439 ▼ 65 | #7 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #246 of 439 ▲ 64 | #4 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #199 of 453 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #254 of 408 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #349 of 409 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #87 of 444 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #110 of 296 | N/A |
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
423
-71 (-14%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 423 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 100% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 27.5 | 15.6:1 | 100% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 27.5 | 17.4:1 | 100% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 100% (494) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 29.8 | 17.5:1 | 100% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 100% (514) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 90% (490) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 75% (390) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 22 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Hills Elementary.
About West Hills Elementary
West Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Meridian, Mississippi. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 423 students in 2024-25.
Across its 9 schools, Meridian Public Schools enrolls 4,385 students. West Hills Elementary is one of those schools.
Black students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 41%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
West Hills Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.7:1. It is about the same as the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. That is higher than the 75% average for public schools in Lauderdale County.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, West Hills Elementary outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Mississippi schools that have similar shares of low-income students, West Hills Elementary's results are within a point of predicted: 44.1% against 44.1%.
Census data for Lauderdale County show the median household earns about $50,817 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Counting West Hills Elementary, Lauderdale County has 24 public schools.
Northwest Middle School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of West Hills Elementary. West Hills Elementary places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place West Hills Elementary in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 423, from 494 in 2020-21.
The West Hills Elementary discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lauderdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,504
Census ACS
Median income
$50,817
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,325 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meridian Public Schools
- Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Magnolia Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- Poplar Springs ElementaryElementary · 405 students
- Crestwood ElementaryElementary · 368 students
Other schools in Meridian
- Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- West Lauderdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Clarkdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Other West Hills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named West Hills Elementary. West Hills Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- West Hills ElementaryKnoxville, TN · 712 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Middle School0.1 mi · 484
- Meridian High School1.0 mi · 1,253
- Poplar Springs Elementary1.1 mi · 405
- Meridian PreK Academy1.3 mi · 142
- Parkview Elementary1.7 mi · 364
- Carver Elementary School1.7 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About West Hills ElementaryHow large is West Hills Elementary?
West Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 423 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does West Hills Elementary serve?
West Hills Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does West Hills Elementary have?
West Hills Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at West Hills Elementary?
Student demographics at West Hills Elementary are roughly 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is West Hills Elementary in?
West Hills Elementary is part of Meridian Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.