Houston School District

For the school district in Texas, see Houston Independent School District. For the school district in Minnesota, see Houston Public Schools.

Houston School District was a school district in Mississippi. In addition to Houston, the district served the village of Woodland. ^[1]

It merged with the Chickasaw County School District. ^[2] The two existing districts dissolved on June 30, 2021 and a new district named "Chickasaw County School District" formed on July 1, 2021. ^[3]

Schools

• Houston High School (Grades 9-12)
• Houston Middle School (Grades 6-8)
• Houston Upper Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
• Houston Lower Elementary School (Grades K-2)

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,984 students enrolled in the Houston School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 41.18% African American, 52.02% White, 6.25% Hispanic, 0.45% Asian, and 0.10% Native American. 55.1% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. ^[4]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06 [5]	1,941	49%	51%	0.52%	41.11%	6.18%	0.10%	52.09%
2004-05 [5]	1,960	49%	51%	0.51%	43.67%	5.00%	0.36%	50.46%
2003-04 [5]	1,974	50%	50%	0.61%	45.90%	4.10%	0.10%	49.29%
2002-03 [6]	2,054	50%	50%	0.68%	47.47%	3.65%	0.19%	48.00%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07 [7]	2005-06 [8]	2004-05 [9]	2003-04 [10]	2002-03 [11]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Advised	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	1	1	1	1	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	1	0	2	2	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	1	2	0	0	1
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	1	1	1	1	1

See also

• Mississippi portal
• Schools portal

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Chickasaw County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 25, 2021.
2. "Mississippi School District Consolidations" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Education . Retrieved April 21, 2019.
3. "OFFICE OF CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Summary of State Board of Education Agenda Items May 20, 2021" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Education . Retrieved August 9, 2021. Mississippi Code Ann. § 37-7-104.8(7) requires the Mississippi Board of Education to formally consolidate the Houston School District and the Chickasaw County School District thereby creating the new Chickasaw County School District, effective July 1, 2021 and abolishing the former school districts and boards, effective June 30, 2021.
4. "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 18, 2008.^{[ dead link ‍]}
5. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
6. "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
7. "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
8. "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
9. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
10. "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
11. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.

External links

• Houston School District (houstonmsschools.com) at the Wayback Machine (archive index) (after July 1, 2021 the URL became the website for the consolidated school district)
• Houston School District (houston.k12.ms.us) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)