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West Hills Elementary School

Traditional Public School

4100 32nd Street

Meridian, MS 39307

601-484-4474

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Overview

West Hills Elementary School serves 494 students in grades PreK-5. This school is a traditional public school and its 2019 accountability rating was D. Per student spending for this school is $9,036.

Grades

PreK

K

1

2

3

4

5

Performance

D

2019 Accountability Rating
Mississippi Department of Education

Funding

$

Tax-Funded
$9,036/Child

Demographics

West Hills Elementary School serves 494 students. This high-poverty school body is <5% White and 92.91% African-American.

School

Teachers
Total: 31
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Experienced: 72%
In-Field: 95% 
Principals
Total: 1
Experienced: 100%

Students
Total Enrollment: 494

By Grade:

  •       Pre-K: 18
  •       K: 84
  •       1: 76
  •       2: 74
  •       3: 77
  •       4: 96
  •       5: 69

By Racial and Ethnic Composition:

  •       African-American: 93%
  •       Hispanic: 3%
  •       White: 3%
  •       Two or More: 10%

District

Teachers
Total: 382
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Experienced: 59%
In-Field: 90% 
Principals
Total: 24
Experienced: 91%

Students
Total Enrollment: 4,940

By Grade:

  •       Pre-K: 108
  •       Special Pre-K: 11
  •       K: 355
  •       Special K: 14
  •       Special Elementary: 66
  •       1: 440
  •       2: 370
  •       3: 368
  •       4: 453
  •       5: 299
  •       6: 366
  •       7: 397
  •       8: 413
  •       9: 351
  •       10: 332
  •       11: 317
  •       12: 263
  •       Special Secondary: 17
  •       Secondary GED: Array

Community

Lauderdale County

Total Population: 74,125

  •       Males: 35,903
  •       Females: 38,222

Growth: -7.65%
Number of Households: 31,090
Median Income: $44,821

Race/Ethnicity Male Female Total % Change
Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian 19,673 20,045 39,718 -11%
Black or African American 15,445 17,311 32,756 -5%
Asian-American 267 291 558 -7%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 18 18 36 -16%
Native American and Alaska Native 112 146 258 16%
Hispanic American 883 810 1,693 17%
Two or more races 388 411 799 39%


Performance

State Testing

Mathematics Proficiency: 6.7%
English Proficiency: 22.3%
Science Proficiency: 21%

Discipline

  • In-School Suspensions: <5
  • Out-of-School Suspensions: <5
  • Expulsions: 0
  • Incidents of Violence: <10
  • Referral to Law Enforcement: 0
  • School-Based Arrests: 0

Funding

West Hills Elementary School is a traditional public school funded by local, state, and federal tax dollars. Per student spending for this school is $9,036.

Total

Per-student Spending: $9,036

State/Local

Per-student Spending: $7,951

Federal

Per-student Spending: $1,685

Overall Rating

Based on reviews, West Hills Elementary School receives an overall rating of 0 out of 5 stars from MS School Finder users.

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