Leflore County School District

The Leflore County School District 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, as well as the community of Minter City.

Effective July 1, 2019 this district and the Greenwood Public School District consolidated into the Greenwood-Leflore School District.[2]

History

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.[3]

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.[4] As of 2017 the district had 2,400 students.[3] Adam Ganucheau and Zachary Oren Smith of Mississippi Today described both districts as being "large".[4]

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.[5]

Richards resigned in 2017, and James Johnson-Waldington became the district head.[3]

Schools

Secondary schools (7-12):

4-8 schools:

  • East Elementary School (Unincorporated area)

Primary schools:

K-6
  • Amanda Elzy Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
  • T.Y. Fleming School (Unincorporated area)
  • 2006 National Blue Ribbon School [6]
  • Leflore County Elementary School (Itta Benna)
K-3
  • Claudine F. Brown Elementary School (Unincorporated area)

Other
  • Leflore County Vo-Tech Center (Unincorporated area)

Demographics

2006-07 school year

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.[7] All of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[8]

Previous school years
School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American		 Hispanic Native
American		 White
2005-06[7] 3,053 49% 51% – 96.43% 1.44% – 2.13%
2004-05[7] 3,043 49% 51% – 96.45% 1.45% – 2.10%
2003-04[7] 2,996 49% 51% 0.03% 96.83% 1.44% – 1.70%
2002-03[9] 3,050 49% 51% 0.03% 96.79% 1.28% – 1.90%

Accountability statistics
2006-07[10] 2005-06[11] 2004-05[12] 2003-04[13] 2002-03[14]
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

References
  1. "Contact Us Archived 2009-12-03 at the Wayback Machine." Leflore County School District. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
  2. "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).
  3. "State-appointed leader of Mississippi's worst-rated school district resigns". Clarion Ledger. Associated Press. 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  4. Ganucheau, Adam; Zachary Oren Smith (2016-04-25). "School vote in Jackson hits Greenwood hard". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  5. "Lt. Governor Willing To Listen On Greenwood-Leflore Merger". Delta Daily News. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  7. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
  13. "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.
  14. "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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