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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 edit

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)
  • It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Sidon.[11]
Closed before district dissolution
  • 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]
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

  1. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2009-12-03 at the Wayback Machine." Leflore County School District. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Leflore County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "Campus Map" (PDF). Mississippi Valley State University. 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  5. ^ "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).
  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.
  7. ^ a b c Ganucheau, Adam; Zachary Oren Smith (2016-04-25). "School vote in Jackson hits Greenwood hard". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  8. ^ "Lt. Governor Willing To Listen On Greenwood-Leflore Merger". Delta Daily News. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  9. ^ "East". Archived from the original on 23 May 2001.
  10. ^ a b c d Darden, Bob (2013-07-28). "New realigned grade lineup in Leflore County". Greenwood Commonwealth. p. 10A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "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[...]
  12. ^ Leflore County Schools https://leflorecountyschools.org/schools/leflorecountyschools.org/schools. Retrieved 12 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  13. ^ http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  14. ^ Darden, Bob (2009-06-27). "T.Y. Fleming to close doors for final time". Greenwood Commonwealth. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  15. ^ Kalich, Tim (2009-02-14). "Closing T.Y. Fleming isn't the only option". Greenwood Commonwealth. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  16. ^ Kennedy, Mike (2019-07-08). "Merger creates new school district in Mississippi". American School and University Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "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]
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "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.

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