Lowndes County: Male students were most represented gender among students in 2022-23 school year

By GTR Times

Oct 7, 2024

Of the 8,582 students in Lowndes County schools 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Lowndes County schools was 51% men and 49% women.

New Hope Elementary School in Columbus had the highest number of boys and girls enrolled.

There are 16 schools within the county.

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.

Enrollment in Lowndes County by Gender Over the Years

Lowndes County Schools by Gender in 2022-23 School Year

School	Men	Women
New Hope Elementary School	608	543
Caledonia Elementary School	537	523
Columbus High School	475	423
New Hope High School	431	376
Columbus Middle School	355	312
Caledonia High School	320	332
New Hope Middle School	323	290
Caledonia Middle School	250	248
Cook Elementary School	217	171
Stokes Beard Elementary School	176	189
Sale Elementary School	136	139
Franklin Academy	118	143
West Lowndes High School	112	134
Fairview Elementary School	125	111
West Lowndes Elementary School	125	109
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science	105	126