West Lowndes Elementary

West Lowndes Elementary is a modestly sized elementary campus in COLUMBUS, Mississippi, overseen by Lowndes County School District. The school educates 276 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so West Lowndes Elementary sits 38% below that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Lowndes County School District (5,261 students total), West Lowndes Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Lowndes Elementary shows that 97% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. By comparison, Lowndes County as a whole is about 44% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lowndes County (around 75%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, Lowndes County reports that median household income runs about $53,812, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Lowndes Elementary is one of 20 public schools in Lowndes County (combined enrollment of about 8,512 students).

The closest other public school is West Lowndes High School, roughly 5.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 283 students in 2018 compared to 276 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

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