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Lowndes Co School Dist Schools
Lowndes Co School Dist is a public school district in Mississippi, based in Lowndes County (Columbus). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lowndes Co School Dist on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Lowndes Co School Dist
8 of 8 schools in Lowndes Co School Dist carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 3C: 2D: 1
Best schools in Lowndes Co School Dist
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Caledonia Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Caledonia Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Caledonia High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B New Hope Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B- New Hope Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C New Hope High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- West Lowndes Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D West Lowndes High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Lowndes Co School Dist
High schools (3)
- B+ Caledonia High School, Caledonia
- C New Hope High School, Columbus
- D West Lowndes High School, Columbus
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- A Caledonia Middle School, Caledonia
- B New Hope Middle School, Columbus
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- A Caledonia Elementary School, Caledonia
- B- New Hope Elementary School, Columbus
- C- West Lowndes Elementary, Columbus
Where Lowndes Co School Dist schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Mississippi
- County: Lowndes County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,360 students with 414 full-time-equivalent teachers and 859 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2802730
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Columbus Municipal School Dist (7 schools, 6 mi)
- West Point Consolidated School Dist (6 schools, 24 mi)
- Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist (7 schools, 25 mi)
- Aberdeen School Dist (3 schools, 25 mi)
- Noxubee County School District (3 schools, 25 mi)
- Monroe Co School Dist (3 schools, 30 mi)
- Amory School Dist (4 schools, 36 mi)
- Okolona Separate School Dist (3 schools, 40 mi)
Questions about Lowndes Co School Dist
How many schools are in Lowndes Co School Dist?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Lowndes Co School Dist, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lowndes Co School Dist serve?
The largest by graded schools: Columbus, Caledonia.
How good are the schools in Lowndes Co School Dist?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 42.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.4%. 88% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lowndes Co School Dist?
5,360 students were enrolled in Lowndes Co School Dist in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lowndes Co School Dist?
Lowndes Co School Dist is in Mississippi, based in Lowndes County, with its district office in Columbus. Its boundary covers about 440 sq mi.