West Lowndes High School

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West Lowndes High School
Location
West Lowndes High School
644 S Frontage Road

Columbus, Mississippi

39701

United States
Coordinates 33°28′44″N88°30′0″W / 33.47889°N 88.50000°W / 33.47889; -88.50000
Information
TypePublic
Founded1971
School district Lowndes County School District (Mississippi)
SuperintendentSandra Wilcher
NCES School ID280273000531
PrincipalAntonio G. Magee
Grades7-12
Enrollment216
Student to teacher ratio7.87
ColorsNavy, Gold
MascotPanther
Website www.lowndes.k12.ms.us/schools/wlhs/index

West Lowndes High School is a rural school in Columbus, Mississippi serving Lowndes County, Mississippi. The student body in 2025 was about 97 percent African American and 3 percent white. [1] It is operated by the Lowndes County School District (Mississippi). [2] [3] [4] [5]

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History

The school was founded in 1971 as Motley High School. [6]

In 1986, 50 students refused to attend after a bond issue allocated money to predominantly white high schools in the area, which forced the school to consolidate with a middle school. [7]

In 1990, the school changed its name to West Lowndes High School. [6] Until 2012 the school district was under federal control for compliance with desegregation orders. [8] Improvement to its baseball field and entryway were among the final fixes for compliance. [9]

In 2025 it received a C rating. [10]

In 2025 the West Lowndes High School band received six trumpets donated by an alumnus. [11]

Athletics

Panthers are the school mascot. [12] It competes in the 1A division. Anthony King is the football coach. [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "West Lowndes High School". U.S. News & World Report . Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  2. ↑ "Lowndes school to build new restrooms". Clarion-Ledger. 1997-06-13. p. 21. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  3. ↑ "Parents association claims school inadequate". The Mississippi Press. 1997-05-07. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  4. ↑ "MSU's McGee mourned by hundreds". The Vicksburg Post. 1997-08-11. p. 11. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  5. ↑ "Two charged in rape of girl". The Commercial Appeal. 1987-03-03. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  6. 1 2 Minichino, Adam (2016-05-03). "West Lowndes wins South State to complete sweep". The Dispatch. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  7. ↑ "How do boycotts affect students? Officials, activists argue". The Commercial Appeal. 1986-05-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  8. ↑ Sisson, Carmen K. (October 25, 2012). "Lowndes schools no longer under Federal control".
  9. ↑ "Gray v. S V. Lowndes Cnty. Sch. Dist., 900 F. Supp. 2d 703 | N.D. Miss., Judgment, Law, casemine.com". https://www.casemine.com .{{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  10. ↑ Brister, Grace (October 8, 2025). "LCSD discusses its state accountability ratings".
  11. ↑ Jenkins, Anthony (May 9, 2025). "West Lowndes High School alum donates several trumpets to band".
  12. ↑ Barone, Carlo (June 30, 2025). "2025 HSFT Stop #1: West Lowndes".
  13. ↑ Source, Custom (August 21, 2025). "Panthers eyeing next step in new-look 1A".
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