📍 10350 Highway 495, Meridian, Lauderdale County, 39305
West Lauderdale Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Meridian, Lauderdale County. The school has 687 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lauderdale Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Lauderdale Elementary School enrolls 687 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 14% Black or African American and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 554 | 81% |
| Black or African American | 95 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
684 of the school's 687 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 284 qualify for free lunch and 400 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 Lauderdale Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-30, state senate district 31, state house district 83.
West Lauderdale Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Lauderdale County School District, based in Meridian, Mississippi. The district serves 5,940 students district-wide and employs 451 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 687 students, West Lauderdale Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 540 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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