West Lauderdale Middle School

Set in Collinsville, Mississippi, West Lauderdale Middle School is a mid-tier middle-grades school, operated by Lauderdale County School District. It serves 537 students across grades 5 through 8.

Lauderdale County School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,940 students. West Lauderdale Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, West Lauderdale Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 51% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 39% of students at West Lauderdale Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lauderdale County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lauderdale County indicate the typical household earns roughly $50,817 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. West Lauderdale Middle School is one of 24 public schools in Lauderdale County (combined enrollment of about 10,325 students).

West Lauderdale High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around West Lauderdale Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. West Lauderdale Middle School's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 676 (now 537). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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