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Enrollment
660
Combined
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280435000824
West Union Attendance Center
1610 ST HWY 30 WEST, MYRTLE, MS 38650 · (662) 534-4982 · Union County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 11.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
380 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 52% larger than its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
74.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
83.1%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.8% | 83.1% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 81.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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
82.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% 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 17 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 →
Schools most like West Union Attendance Center
West Union Attendance Center's state test result (82.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Union Attendance Center this school | 660 | 57.6% | 82.6% |
| Hatley School AMORY | 905 | 58.2% | 66.1% |
| West Lincoln School BROOKHAVEN | 636 | 61.2% | 74.7% |
| Enterprise Attendance Center BROOKHAVEN | 667 | 64.5% | 66.6% |
| Mize Attendance Center MIZE | 831 | 62.7% | 68.0% |
| Wheeler High School Booneville | 577 | 65.7% | 67.9% |
Matched among Mississippi K-12 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 Union Attendance Center ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #1 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #1 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #1 of 30 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 660 | #12 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #23 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #29 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #27 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #18 of 20 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
660
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 660 | 45.2 | 14.6:1 | 58% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 47.3 | 14.5:1 | 50% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 48.8 | 13.5:1 | 100% (656) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 39 | 16.8:1 | 100% (652) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 41.4 | 16.5:1 | 56% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 53% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 55% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 30 | 19.5:1 | 55% (320) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 26 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Union Attendance Center.
About West Union Attendance Center
West Union Attendance Center is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels in MYRTLE, Mississippi. It is open to students in pre-K through 12 and enrolls 660 students. That is 25% above the average of about 527 students for combined schools in Mississippi.
West Union Attendance Center is part of a district of 4 schools: Union County School District, with 2,986 students.
West Union Attendance Center is 95% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 2% Black. That compares with about 77% White among all Union County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
West Union Attendance Center reports a ratio of 14.6 students per teacher, from 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.6:1 compares with an average of 11.8:1 for combined schools in Mississippi. Lunch program data show 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 65.5%. West Union Attendance Center posts 82.6%, 17.2 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
For Union County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $55,505 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting West Union Attendance Center, Union County has 9 public schools.
About 6.8 miles separate West Union Attendance Center from the closest public school, Myrtle Attendance Center. Within ten miles are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 69.4%; West Union Attendance Center's is 82.6%, ranking 1st of 8.
West Union Attendance Center has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 655 to 660, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.8:1 in 2020-21, and 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
West Union Attendance Center has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,122
Census ACS
Median income
$55,505
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County School District
- East Union Attendance CenterElementary · 950 students
- Myrtle Attendance CenterElementary · 698 students
- Ingomar Attendance CenterCombined · 678 students
Nearby schools
- Myrtle Attendance Center6.8 mi · 698
- Ingomar Attendance Center8.3 mi · 678
- New Albany Elementary School9.0 mi · 1,074
- New Albany Middle School9.3 mi · 470
- New Albany High School9.8 mi · 605
- Hickory Flat Att Center10.2 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About West Union Attendance CenterWhat is the total enrollment at West Union Attendance Center?
West Union Attendance Center enrolls approximately 660 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does West Union Attendance Center serve?
West Union Attendance Center serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Union Attendance Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Union Attendance Center is approximately 14.6:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Union Attendance Center?
At West Union Attendance Center, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is West Union Attendance Center public or private?
West Union Attendance Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.