📍 90 S. Eshman Avenue, West Point, Clay County, 39773
West Point High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Point, Clay County. The school has 1,071 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Point Consolidated School Dist school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 73.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Point High School enrolls 1,071 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 73.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 16% White and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 872 | 81% |
| White | 171 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,071 of the school's 1,071 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,071 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Point High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-10, state senate district 16, state house district 37.
West Point High School is one of 8 schools in West Point Consolidated School District, based in West Point, Mississippi. The district serves 2,528 students district-wide and employs 211 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,071 students, West Point High School is larger than the district average of about 316 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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