West Point High School is in

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. It is part of the

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. Its North Campus serves grades 8 and 9, while South Campus grades 10 to 12. The school has about 800 students. A little more than 80 percent are

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while about 17 percent are white. 100 percent of students a disadvantaged and all of them participate in the free lunch program.West Point High School
/ref> Subject proficiency in math and reading are below the state average. Green Wave is the school mascot. In May 2021 the school had four

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. In 2020, the school's football team had its first home loss since 2015.

History

West Point was served by Lynch High School in the early 20th century. The school burned in 1928 and was replaced by West Point High School in 1929. The school has won 11 state football championships including four in a row.

Alumni

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, American football guard * Tyrone Bell *

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, football player *Brandon Walker,

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References

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