This is a 7.5% decrease from the previous school year.
West Point High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,071 students.
A snapshot of West Point Consolidated School District showed 78.9% of students were Black, 14.4% were white, 0.9% were multiracial, and 0.5% Hispanic.
West Point Consolidated School District roughly covers five schools within Clay County and has a main office in West Point.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church Hill Elementary School | 0% | 85.0% | 0% | 2.4% | 12.6% |
East Side Elementary School | 0% | 80.7% | 0% | 4.1% | 15.2% |
Fifth Street School | 0% | 82.1% | 0% | 4.2% | 13.7% |
South Side Elementary School | 0% | 79.9% | 0% | 3.4% | 16.7% |
West Point High School | 0% | 81.4% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 16.0% |