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Enrollment
537
Middle
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAUDERDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280243000471
West Lauderdale Middle School
9916A West Lauderdale Road, Collinsville, MS 39325 · (601) 737-8689 · Lauderdale County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Mississippi public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
212 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 151 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 124 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 136 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 23% |
Student demographics
38%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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
67.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.1% | 67.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.1% | 69.5% |
% 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Lauderdale Middle School
West Lauderdale Middle School's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Lauderdale Middle School this school | 537 | 39.5% | 70.2% |
| Florence Middle School Florence | 556 | 45.3% | 63.7% |
| Sumrall Middle School Sumrall | 484 | 40.1% | 70.0% |
| Caledonia Middle School CALEDONIA | 487 | 46.4% | 66.5% |
| Purvis Middle School Purvis | 447 | 51.9% | 59.5% |
| East Central Middle School Moss Point | 541 | 53.0% | 68.3% |
Matched among Mississippi middle 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 Lauderdale Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #15 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #30 of 181 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #10 of 181 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #48 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #89 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #102 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #176 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #47 of 119 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
537
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 1,623
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 537 | 39.2 | 13.7:1 | 39% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 38.8 | 13.3:1 | 37% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 38.6 | 13.6:1 | 99% (522) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 99% (550) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 42.5 | 15.9:1 | 41% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 39 | 17.2:1 | 40% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 37 | 18.3:1 | 38% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 1,184 | 64 | 18.5:1 | 42% (498) |
| 1990-91 | 1,623 | 80 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Lauderdale Middle School.
About West Lauderdale Middle School
West Lauderdale Middle School is a public middle school run by Lauderdale County School District in Collinsville, Mississippi. A federal count lists 537 students at the school, in grades 5 through 8.
Lauderdale County School District enrolls 5,940 students, and its 11 schools include West Lauderdale Middle School.
At 77%, White students outnumber all other groups at West Lauderdale Middle School combined. The school is also 13% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 51%. The chance that two students picked at random at West Lauderdale Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1, with 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Mississippi have a similar average ratio of 13.7:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at West Lauderdale Middle School is 39%. That is lower than the 75% average for public schools in Lauderdale County.
West Lauderdale Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of Mississippi public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 74.6%. West Lauderdale Middle School scores 70.2%.
Among Lauderdale County residents, median household income is about $50,817, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. West Lauderdale Middle School is one of 24 public schools in Lauderdale County, which together enroll about 10,325 students.
The closest public school to West Lauderdale Middle School is West Lauderdale High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The school's 70.2% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 537, 3% below the 553 of 2020-21.
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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 Lauderdale County School District
- West Lauderdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- West Lauderdale High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- Clarkdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Nearby schools
- West Lauderdale High School0.0 mi · 535
- West Lauderdale Elementary School3.2 mi · 761
- Northeast Middle School10.2 mi · 520
- Northeast Elementary School10.9 mi · 730
- Northeast High School10.9 mi · 608
- Poplar Springs Elementary11.0 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About West Lauderdale Middle SchoolHow large is West Lauderdale Middle School?
West Lauderdale Middle School enrolls approximately 537 students in grades 05-08.
Is West Lauderdale Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Lauderdale Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at West Lauderdale Middle School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at West Lauderdale Middle School.
How diverse is West Lauderdale Middle School?
West Lauderdale Middle School reports a student body of 77% White, 3% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is West Lauderdale Middle School in?
West Lauderdale Middle School is part of Lauderdale County School District.
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