Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280282001060
WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL
20 Cedar Street, Foxworth, MS 39483 · (601) 736-3713 · Marion County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
432 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL→WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within Marion County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -12.0pp since 2023
Math
73.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
435
+39 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 17.0:1
% White
71%
was 76%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
21%
was 21%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL
Set in Foxworth, Mississippi, WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, part of Marion County School District. It instructs 435 students across grades pre-K through 4.
WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by Marion County School District, a district that hosts 1,794 students overall.
On demographics, WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, On paper, WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.8:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Marion County's rate of about 89%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Mississippi schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.5%; actual is 70.0%, +25.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, Marion County reports that median household earnings sit near $45,110, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marion County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,667 students), WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 10% since 2018, when it stood at 396 (now 435). The White share of enrollment shrank from 76% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,193
Census ACS
Median income
$45,110
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,667 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion County School District
- WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 355 students
- WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 347 students
- EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 298 students
- EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 216 students
- EAST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 143 students
- MARION CO ALT SCHOOLHigh
Other schools in Foxworth
- WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 355 students
- WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 347 students
- WEST MARION ELEMENTARYMiddle · 234 students
Nearby schools
- WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 355
- WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 347
- WEST MARION ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 234
- Columbia Elementary School2.4 mi · 378
- Columbia Primary School2.7 mi · 448
- EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOLHow large is WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL?
WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL serve?
WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL is approximately 19.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL?
WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 71% White, 3% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL?
WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL is overseen by Marion County School District in Marion County.
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