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West Side Elementary School

Traditional Public School

111 Kirkwood Street

Picayune, MS 39466

601-798-3625

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Overview

West Side Elementary School serves 362 students in grades K-6. This school is a traditional public school and its 2019 accountability rating was B. Per student spending for this school is $8,532.

Grades

K

1

2

3

4

5

6

Performance

B

2019 Accountability Rating
Mississippi Department of Education

Funding

$

Tax-Funded
$8,532/Child

Demographics

West Side Elementary School serves 362 students. This high-poverty school body is 63.26% White and 25.97% African-American.

School

Teachers
Total: 26
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Experienced: 83%
In-Field: 99% 
Principals
Total: 2
Experienced: 100%

Students
Total Enrollment: 362

By Grade:

  •       K: 51
  •       1: 53
  •       2: 47
  •       3: 46
  •       4: 67
  •       5: 37
  •       6: 56
  •       Other: 5

By Racial and Ethnic Composition:

  •       Asian-American: 3%
  •       African-American: 26%
  •       Hispanic: 2%
  •       White: 63%
  •       Two or More: 6%

District

Teachers
Total: 243
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Experienced: 70%
In-Field: 76% 
Principals
Total: 13
Experienced: 100%

Students
Total Enrollment: 3,192

By Grade:

  •       Pre-K: 266
  •       Special Pre-K: 11
  •       K: 222
  •       Special K: Array
  •       Special Elementary: 19
  •       1: 202
  •       2: 222
  •       3: 188
  •       4: 239
  •       5: 203
  •       6: 245
  •       7: 241
  •       8: 268
  •       9: 267
  •       10: 212
  •       11: 181
  •       12: 178
  •       Special Secondary: 21
  •       Secondary GED: Array
  •       Other: 7

Community

Pearl River County

Total Population: 55,535

  •       Males: 27,314
  •       Females: 28,221

Growth: -0.54%
Number of Households: 20,816
Median Income: $50,611

Race/Ethnicity Male Female Total % Change
Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian 23,085 23,815 46,900 -1%
Black or African American 3,320 3,519 6,839 -1%
Asian-American 109 134 243 3%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 20 29 49 44%
Native American and Alaska Native 191 214 405 24%
Hispanic American 927 878 1,805 10%
Two or more races 589 510 1,099 21%


Performance

State Testing

Mathematics Proficiency: 26.2%
English Proficiency: 37.7%
Science Proficiency: 30.2%

Discipline

  • In-School Suspensions: 607
  • Out-of-School Suspensions: 85
  • Expulsions: 0
  • Incidents of Violence: <10
  • Referral to Law Enforcement: 0
  • School-Based Arrests: 0

Funding

West Side Elementary School is a traditional public school funded by local, state, and federal tax dollars. Per student spending for this school is $8,532.

Total

Per-student Spending: $8,532

State/Local

Per-student Spending: $7,699

Federal

Per-student Spending: $298

Overall Rating

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

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