Leflore County School District

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The Leflore County School District (LCSD) was a public school district headquartered in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. [1]

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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, [2] as well as the community of Minter City. [3] Also some portions of Greenwood were in the district, as well as Mississippi Valley State, [2] which contains faculty housing and residential apartments of Mississippi Valley State University. [4]

Effective July 1, 2019 this district and the Greenwood Public School District consolidated into the Greenwood-Leflore School District. [5]

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. [6]

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. [7] Adam Ganucheau and Zachary Oren Smith of Mississippi Today described both districts as being "large". [7]

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. [8]

Richards resigned in 2017, and James Johnson-Waldington became the district head. [6]

Schools

High schools (9-12):

4-8 schools:

Middle schools (6-8):

Primary schools:

K-6
  • Leflore County Elementary School (Itta Benna)
K-3
  • Claudine F. Brown Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
  • It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Sidon. [11]
Closed before district dissolution
  • Amanda Elzy Elementary School (Unincorporated area) [12] - In 2013 the building was converted into Amanda Elzy Junior High School. [10]
  • T.Y. Fleming School (K-6) Unincorporated area, Minter City area [3]
Other

Demographics

Leflore district had 2,405 students in 2016, [7] About 2,400 students circa 2017, [6] and 2,167 in the 2018–2019 school year. [16]

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. [17] All of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. [18]

Previous school years

School YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American		HispanicNative
American		White
2005-06 [17] 3,05349%51%–96.43%1.44%–2.13%
2004-05 [17] 3,04349%51%–96.45%1.45%–2.10%
2003-04 [17] 2,99649%51%0.03%96.83%1.44%–1.70%
2002-03 [19] 3,05049%51%0.03%96.79%1.28%–1.90%

Accountability statistics

2006-07 [20] 2005-06 [21] 2004-05 [22] 2003-04 [23] 2002-03 [24]
District Accreditation StatusAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools22220
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools10012
Level 3 (Successful) Schools02321
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools43224
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools00000
Not Assigned00000

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2009-12-03 at the Wayback Machine ." Leflore County School District. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Leflore County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  3. 1 2 "Home". T.Y. Fleming School. 2001-05-23. Archived from the original on 23 May 2001. Retrieved 2021-05-18. Route 2 Box 1A Minter City, MS 38944
  4. ↑ "Campus Map" (PDF). Mississippi Valley State University. 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  5. ↑ "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).
  6. 1 2 3 "State-appointed leader of Mississippi's worst-rated school district resigns". Clarion Ledger . Associated Press. 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  7. 1 2 3 Ganucheau, Adam; Zachary Oren Smith (2016-04-25). "School vote in Jackson hits Greenwood hard". Mississippi Today . Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  8. ↑ "Lt. Governor Willing To Listen On Greenwood-Leflore Merger". Delta Daily News. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  9. ↑ "East". Archived from the original on 23 May 2001.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Darden, Bob (2013-07-28). "New realigned grade lineup in Leflore County". Greenwood Commonwealth . p. 10A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "School Profile". Claudine Brown Elementary School. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-18. [...]and 5 miles north of Sidon, MS[...]
  12. ↑ Leflore County Schools https://leflorecountyschools.org/schools/leflorecountyschools.org/schools . Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[ dead link ]
  13. ↑ http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  14. ↑ Darden, Bob (2009-06-27). "T.Y. Fleming to close doors for final time". Greenwood Commonwealth . Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  15. ↑ Kalich, Tim (2009-02-14). "Closing T.Y. Fleming isn't the only option". Greenwood Commonwealth . Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  16. ↑ Kennedy, Mike (2019-07-08). "Merger creates new school district in Mississippi". American School and University Magazine . Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
  18. ↑ "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 ]
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  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ "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.
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