📍 111 Kirkwood Street, Picayune, Pearl River County, 39466
West Side Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Picayune, Pearl River County. The school has 427 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Picayune School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Side Elementary School enrolls 427 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 28% Black or African American and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 267 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
427 of the school's 427 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 427 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 Side Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-40, state senate district 40, state house district 108.
West Side Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Picayune School District, based in Picayune, Mississippi. The district serves 3,509 students district-wide and employs 258 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 427 students, West Side Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 319 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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