Clinton Public School District

The Clinton Public School District is a public school district based in Clinton, Mississippi (USA).

Schools

School segregation in the district ended in 1970. In fulfilling desegregation requirements, the district implemented a setup in which every student attends each school within the district.[1] Prior to desegregation Sumner Hill and Lovett served Clinton's African American students.

Schools
Secondary schools
  • Grades 10-12: Clinton High School
  • Grade 9: Sumner Hill Junior High School
  • Grades 7-8: Clinton Junior High School
Elementary schools
  • Grade 6: Lovett Elementary School
  • Grades 4-5: Eastside Elementary School
  • Grades 2-3: Northside Elementary School
  • Grades K-1: Clinton Park Elementary School
Other Campuses
  • Clinton High School Career Complex (Grades 10-12)
  • Clinton Alternative School

Demographics and student performance

In 2017 the district's student body was over 52% black and 39% white, and about 40% of students were enrolled in free or reduced lunch programs, a marker of low socioeconomic status. Less than half of the teaching staff was black. Under Mississippi state accountability rankings the school made an "A". Sierra Mannie stated that the "intentional integration" done by the district, ensuring that schools remained racially integrated, as well as the community's rate of low income residents only being 15.5%, meant that it received academic performance that was "an apparent anomaly" as schools with majority black student bodies tended to have lower achievement.[1] Mannie wrote that all of the schools performed well because there were no alternative schools in which parents could self-segregate to.[1]

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 4,859 students enrolled in the Clinton Public School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 47.73% African American, 47.97% White, 3.09% Asian, 1.09% Hispanic, and 0.12% Native American.[2] 28.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[3]

Accountability statistics
2006-07[4] 2005-06[5] 2004-05[6] 2003-04[7] 2002-03[8]
District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools 4 4 5 5 2
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 2 2 1 1 3
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Not Assigned 1 0 0 0 0

See also

References
  1. Mannie, Sierra (2017-07-12). "Minding the Equity Gap: How Majority-Black Clinton District Earns Its 'A' Rating". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
  3. "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  4. "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.
  5. "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  6. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  7. "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  8. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-11. Retrieved 2007-06-08.


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