Leflore County School District
The Leflore County School District (LCSD) was a public school district headquartered in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States.[1]
The district served areas in Leflore County outside of the City of Greenwood, including the city of Itta Bena, the towns of Morgan City, Schlater and Sidon,[2] as well as the community of Minter City.[3] Also some portions of Greenwood were in the district, as well as Mississippi Valley State,[2] which contains faculty housing and residential apartments of Mississippi Valley State University.[4]
Effective July 1, 2019 this district and the Greenwood Public School District consolidated into the Greenwood-Leflore School District.[5]
History
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In October 2013 the State of Mississippi took control of the school district. The second person appointed by state as the head of the school district was Ilean Richards.[6]
Circa 2016 the rating of the Greenwood district was D. Unlike most state-mandated school district consolidations, in which a larger district absorbs a smaller district, in this instance two districts of roughly equal size are merging; in 2016 the Leflore district had 2,405 students and the Greenwood district had 2,846 students while the Leflore district had 2,405 students.[7] Adam Ganucheau and Zachary Oren Smith of Mississippi Today described both districts as being "large".[7]
David Jordan, a member of the Mississippi Senate, criticized the upcoming Greenwood-Leflore merger since the Leflore district's performance in state tests was worse than that of the Greenwood district; their respective grades from the Mississippi Department of Education circa 2016-2017 were F and C.[8]
Richards resigned in 2017, and James Johnson-Waldington became the district head.[6]
Schools
[edit]High schools (9-12):
4-8 schools:
- East Elementary School (Unincorporated area), formerly East Middle School.[9] Converted into East Elementary School in 2013: Elzy Elementary's students in pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade moved to East Elementary while grades 6 through 8 moved from East Middle to Elzy Junior High.[10]
Middle schools (6-8):
- Amanda Elzy Junior High School - Formed in the former Amanda Elzy Elementary School in 2013.[10]
- Leflore County Junior High School - Formed as its own school in 2013.[10]
Primary schools:
- K-6
- Leflore County Elementary School (Itta Benna)
- K-3
- Claudine F. Brown Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Closed before district dissolution
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- Amanda Elzy Elementary School (Unincorporated area)[12] - In 2013 the building was converted into Amanda Elzy Junior High School.[10]
- T.Y. Fleming School (K-6) Unincorporated area, Minter City area[3]
- 2006 National Blue Ribbon School.[13] In 2009 the school closed.[14] The editor of the Greenwood Commonwealth criticized the closure.[15]
- Other
- Leflore County Vo-Tech Center (Unincorporated area)
Demographics
[edit]Leflore district had 2,405 students in 2016,[7] About 2,400 students circa 2017,[6] and 2,167 in the 2018–2019 school year.[16]
2006-07 school year
[edit]There were a total of 2,936 students enrolled in the Leflore County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 96.46% African American, 1.36% White, and 2.18% Hispanic.[17] All of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[18]
Previous school years
[edit]School Year | Enrollment | Gender Makeup | Racial Makeup | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | Asian | African American |
Hispanic | Native American |
White | ||
2005-06[17] | 3,053 | 49% | 51% | – | 96.43% | 1.44% | – | 2.13% |
2004-05[17] | 3,043 | 49% | 51% | – | 96.45% | 1.45% | – | 2.10% |
2003-04[17] | 2,996 | 49% | 51% | 0.03% | 96.83% | 1.44% | – | 1.70% |
2002-03[19] | 3,050 | 49% | 51% | 0.03% | 96.79% | 1.28% | – | 1.90% |
Accountability statistics
[edit]2006-07[20] | 2005-06[21] | 2004-05[22] | 2003-04[23] | 2002-03[24] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
District Accreditation Status | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited |
School Performance Classifications | |||||
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Level 3 (Successful) Schools | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not Assigned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Contact Us Archived 2009-12-03 at the Wayback Machine." Leflore County School District. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
- ^ a b "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Leflore County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ a b "Home". T.Y. Fleming School. 2001-05-23. Archived from the original on 23 May 2001. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
Route 2 Box 1A Minter City, MS 38944
- ^ "Campus Map" (PDF). Mississippi Valley State University. 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
- ^ a b c "State-appointed leader of Mississippi's worst-rated school district resigns". Clarion Ledger. Associated Press. 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ a b c Ganucheau, Adam; Zachary Oren Smith (2016-04-25). "School vote in Jackson hits Greenwood hard". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ "Lt. Governor Willing To Listen On Greenwood-Leflore Merger". Delta Daily News. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ "East". Archived from the original on 23 May 2001.
- ^ a b c d Darden, Bob (2013-07-28). "New realigned grade lineup in Leflore County". Greenwood Commonwealth. p. 10A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "School Profile". Claudine Brown Elementary School. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
[...]and 5 miles north of Sidon, MS[...]
- ^ Leflore County Schools https://leflorecountyschools.org/schools/leflorecountyschools.org/schools. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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- ^ Darden, Bob (2009-06-27). "T.Y. Fleming to close doors for final time". Greenwood Commonwealth. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Kalich, Tim (2009-02-14). "Closing T.Y. Fleming isn't the only option". Greenwood Commonwealth. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Kennedy, Mike (2019-07-08). "Merger creates new school district in Mississippi". American School and University Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ a b c d "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
- ^ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-18. [dead link]
- ^ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-02. Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2007-09-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-11.