Greenwood Public School District (Mississippi)

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

Effective July 1, 2019 the Greenwood and the Leflore County School District consolidated into the Greenwood-Leflore School District.[1]

History[]

In 1993, white parents in the Greenwood district made plans to look for majority white private schools after the district leadership proposed having a centralized middle school for all students.[2]

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.[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 Greenwood district had 2,846 students while the Leflore district had 2,405 students. Adam Ganucheau and Zachary Oren Smith of Mississippi Today described both districts as being "large".[4]

Schools[]

  • Greenwood High School (Grades 9-12)
  • Greenwood Middle School (Grades 7-8)
  • Bankston Elementary (Grades K-6)
  • Davis Elementary (Grades K-6)
  • Threadgill Elementary (Grades K-6)
  • W.C. Williams Elementary (Grades K-6)

Demographics[]

Around 1988 Greenwood High School was almost split evenly between black and white students. In 1998 it was 92% black. Greenwood Junior High School was 97% black. Many white students were instead going to the private school Pillow Academy.[5]

The district had 2,846 students in 2016,[4] and 2,634 in the 2018-2019 school year.[6]

2006-07 school year[]

There were a total of 3,110 students enrolled in the Greenwood Public School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 51% female and 49% male. The racial makeup of the district was 91.64% African American, 7.43% White, 0.48% Hispanic, and 0.45% Asian.[7] All of the district's students were eligible to receive free or price-subsidized lunch.[8]

Previous school years[]

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American 		Hispanic Native
American 		White
2005-06[7] 3,152 50% 50% 0.48% 91.18% 0.48% – 7.87%
2004-05[7] 3,211 49% 51% 0.47% 89.97% 0.34% – 9.22%
2003-04[7] 3,422 49% 51% 0.29% 88.84% 0.15% 0.06% 10.67%
2002-03[9] 3,486 50% 50% 0.29% 88.73% 0.20% – 10.79%

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 1 1 0 2 1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 0 1 1 2 0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 4 4 4 1 2
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 1 0 1 1 2
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 1
Not Assigned 0 0 0 0 0

School uniforms[]

Students at all schools are required to wear school uniforms.[15] The policy was established in the 2009-2010 school year.[16]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "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).
  2. ^ Fava, Al (April 20, 1993). "Winona Academy a possible route of escape for students". Greenwood Commonwealth. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. - See clipping
  3. ^ "Lt. Governor Willing To Listen On Greenwood-Leflore Merger". Delta Daily News. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Ganucheau, Adam; Zachary Oren Smith (2016-04-25). "School vote in Jackson hits Greenwood hard". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  5. ^ Rubin, Richard. "Should the Mississippi Files Have Been Re-opened? No, because." The New York Times. August 30, 1998. Retrieved on March 25, 2012.
  6. ^ Kennedy, Mike (2019-07-08). "Merger creates new school district in Mississippi". American School and University Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  7. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  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.[dead link]
  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 2007-06-07.
  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 2007-06-07.
  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 2007-06-07.
  14. ^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-11. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
  15. ^ "Student Dress Code Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine." Greenwood Public School District. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
  16. ^ "Home." Greenwood Public School District. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.

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