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West Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
127 Sturgis Maben Road
Sturgis, MS 39769
Phone
(662) 465-7956
District
STARKVILLE- OKTIBBEHA CONS DIST
County
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
186
Classroom Teachers
11

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.7% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

West Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
48%
28%
47%
48%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
45%
42%
44%
50%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
42%
44%
47%
52%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 18 9.7%
Kindergarten 33 17.7%
Grade 1 25 13.4%
Grade 2 21 11.3%
Grade 3 28 15.1%
Grade 4 30 16.1%
Grade 5 29 15.6%
Total 186 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 47.3% 29.5% 44.9%
Black 51.6% 65.4% 48.3%
Hispanic 1.1% 1.7% 4.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 3.2% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.4% 99.6% 99.6%
Free lunch eligible 98.4% 99.6% 99.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 51,339 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 61
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.1% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 45.6% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 16.7% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 11.6% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 21,011 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 6.2% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.8% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.1% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.4% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.7% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.5% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.1% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.9% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.1% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 25.3% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,918 $29,950,998 43.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $577 $2,920,197 4.2%
Staff $498 $2,520,378 3.6%
General Administration $274 $1,386,714 2.0%
School Administration $547 $2,768,367 4.0%
Operation $1,074 $5,435,514 7.8%
Transportation $544 $2,753,184 4.0%
Other $400 $2,024,400 2.9%
Total Support $3,913 $19,803,693 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,862 $19,545,582 28.2%
Total Expenditures $13,694 $69,305,334 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,791 $2,571,482,498 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $549 $243,578,641 4.8%
Staff $462 $205,231,515 4.0%
General Administration $345 $153,073,043 3.0%
School Administration $608 $270,083,878 5.3%
Operation $1,028 $456,579,060 8.9%
Transportation $455 $201,987,912 4.0%
Other $271 $120,561,198 2.4%
Total Support $3,718 $1,651,159,564 32.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,991 $884,119,624 17.3%
Total Expenditures $11,500 $5,106,741,850 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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