Wingfield High School is a public high school located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Jackson Public School District. Almost 900 children from southern Jackson attend Wingfield High School in grades 9–12, as well as over 70 administration and staff. The principal of is Roderick Smith.
| Wingfield High School | |
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1985 Scanlon Dr , , 39204-4419 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°16′51″N 90°14′30″W / 32.28083°N 90.24167°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Established | 1966 |
| School district | Jackson Public Schools[1] |
| NCES School ID | 280219000423 [1] |
| Principal | Roderick Smith[2] |
| Teaching staff | 49.59 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 [1] |
| Number of students | 766 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.45[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and gold [3] |
| Sports | Boys Sports
Football Cross Country Basketball Track Soccer Baseball Tennis Golf Girls Sports Basketball Track Soccer Slow Pitch Softball Tennis Golf Volleyball [4] |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Team name | Mighty Falcons |
| Feeder schools | Peeples Middle School, Whitten Middle School |
| Website | www |
The mascot of Wingfield is the falcon.
Demographics edit
There are a total of 859 students enrolled in Wingfield High during the 2011–2012 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the school was 97.35% African American and 2.65% White.[5]
1982 shooting incident edit
On November 12, 1982, an 18-year-old dropout James Hartzog armed with a 20-gauge shotgun killed his girlfriend, 17-year-old Faye Williams, in her algebra class at Wingfield High School. Hartzog then killed himself.[6]
Feeder pattern edit
The following schools feed into Wingfield High School.[7]
- Middle Schools
- Peeples Middle School
- Whitten Middle School
- Elementary Schools
- Key Elementary School
- Lester Elementary School
- Marshall Elementary School
- Sykes Elementary School
- Wilkins Elementary School
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Wingfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "*Wingfield Administration / Principal". www.jackson.k12.ms.us. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Athletics". Wingfield High School. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ^ "Shotgun Murder, Suicide In High School Classroom". The Victoria Advocate, Volume 137, Number 190 (Victoria, Texas). November 13, 1982. p. 9A.
- ^ "School Directory / School Feeder Patterns". www.jackson.k12.ms.us. Retrieved 19 June 2019.