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Georgia Washington Junior High School, purchased by Pike Road Schools so it could become Pike Road High School

Pike Road Schools is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Montgomery County, Alabama. [1] It serves the community of Pike Road. [2]

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History

Montgomery Public Schools gave approval to the separation of the Pike Road district in 2013. [3]

The Pike Road district began educational operations in 2015, with a K-8 school. It was to add one year per grade level. [4] As a result, the overall student body in the Montgomery district had a higher percentage of African Americans as non-African Americans had left the district. [5]

In 2017 the Montgomery district agreed to sell Georgia Washington Middle School to the Pike Road district. [6] The building was sold so the Pike Road district could quickly acquire space to build a senior high. [7] In 2018 the contract of sale was signed. [8] It became Pike Road High School. [9]

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References

  1. "Home". Pike Road Schools. Retrieved July 4, 2022. Physical: 9045 Vaughn Road Montgomery, AL 36117
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Montgomery County, AL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 4, 2022. - Compare to 2010, prior to the district's establishment: Map and Text list
  3. Edgemon, Erin (October 23, 2013). "Montgomery Public Schools officially separates from Pike Road". Al.com . Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  4. Davis, Bethany (August 14, 2015). "Brand new Pike Road School opens to students". WSFA-TV . Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  5. Amy, Jeff (September 4, 2019). "Study finds carving up school districts worsens segregation". Associated Press . Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  6. "MPS votes to sell middle school building to town of Pike Road". WSFA. October 10, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  7. "Pike Road's purchase of Montgomery County school a win-win, official says".
  8. "Contract signed for sale of Georgia Washington to Pike Road". WSFA. May 14, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  9. "A look inside: Georgia Washington Middle School transforms into Pike Road High School".