Of the 2,549 students enrolled in West Point Consolidated School District in the 2023-24 school year, 78.9% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.4% increase over the previous school year.
Among the five schools in the district, West Point High School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of West Point Consolidated School District’s student body showed that 82.4% of students were Black, 14% were white, 1.7% were multiracial, and 1.3% were 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 | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill Elementary School | 0% | 83.7% | 0% | 3.4% | 12.9% |
| East Side Elementary School | 0% | 83.5% | 0% | 4.7% | 11.8% |
| Fifth Street School | 0% | 81.4% | 0% | 4.0% | 14.6% |
| South Side Elementary School | 0% | 80.9% | 0% | 3.6% | 15.5% |
| West Point High School | 0% | 82.1% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 14.9% |
