West Lowndes High School
West Lowndes High School is a rural school in Lowndes County, Mississippi, with a Columbus, Mississippi postal address. The student body in 2025 was about 97 percent African American and 3 percent white. It is operated by the Lowndes County School District (Mississippi).
History
The school was founded in 1971 as Motley High School.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.
In 1990, the school changed its name to West Lowndes High School. Until 2012 the school district was under federal control for compliance with desegregation orders. Improvement to its baseball field and entryway were among the final fixes for compliance.
In 2025 it received a C rating.
In 2025 the West Lowndes High School band received six trumpets donated by an alumnus.