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Schools in Crawford

Crawford’s public schools

Lowndes County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Crawford. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/8schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 7% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,261 students on the public path
In brief

Crawford’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Crawford’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Caledonia Elementary places highest (better than 93%); West Lowndes High School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Crawford, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: New Hope High School, Caledonia High School and West Lowndes High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Crawford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lowndes County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lowndes County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,261 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$11,573MS $12,392 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 41.7% · 2661 students tested
Math60%
State average 47% · 2718 students tested

Crawford vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Crawford’s borders.

Schools next door
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Crawford—Lowndes County

Every school in Crawford

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Crawfordin other towns
New Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
B+
1,191 students14:1Rate it →
Caledonia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Caledonia
A
1,070 students14:1Rate it →
West Lowndes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
C+
276 students11:1Rate it →
New Hope Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbus
B+
604 students13:1Rate it →
Caledonia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Caledonia
A
487 students14:1Rate it →
West Lowndes High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Columbus
C
206 students8:1Rate it →
New Hope High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbus
C
787 students13:1Rate it →
Caledonia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Caledonia
A−
640 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Crawford’s schools

Are Crawford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Crawford. Lowndes County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Crawford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Crawford in?

Lowndes County School District.

Where do Crawford kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: New Hope High School, Caledonia High School and West Lowndes High School.

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What Crawford families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.