📍 880 Anthony St., Port Gibson, Claiborne County, 39150
A. W. Watson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Port Gibson, Claiborne County. The school has 533 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Claiborne Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 11% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
A. W. Watson Elementary enrolls 533 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, <1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 522 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
533 of the school's 533 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 533 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.
A. W. Watson Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-20, state senate district 36, state house district 85.
A. W. Watson Elementary is one of 4 schools in Claiborne County Public Schools, based in PORT GIBSON, Mississippi. The district serves 1,135 students district-wide and employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 533 students, A. W. Watson Elementary is larger than the district average of about 284 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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