West Wortham Elementary and Middle School

West Wortham Elementary and Middle School is an elementary school of large scale in SAUCIER, Mississippi, overseen by Harrison County School District, serveing 844 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 89% bigger than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.

Within Harrison County School District, which oversees 22 schools and 14,253 students, West Wortham Elementary and Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, West Wortham Elementary and Middle School records that nearly all students (82%) are White; the rest reads as 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 69% of students at West Wortham Elementary and Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Harrison County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,479 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harrison County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,521 students), West Wortham Elementary and Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lizana Elementary, roughly 5.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Wortham Elementary and Middle School has edged down 32%, going from 1,234 students in 2018 to 844 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 82% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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