Pontotoc County School District

The Pontotoc County School District is a public school district based in Pontotoc County, Mississippi (USA). The district serves the towns of: Algoma, Ecru, Thaxton, Toccopola, most of Sherman (the Pontotoc County portion), the communities of Randolph, ^[1] and Springville,^{[ citation needed ]} and most rural areas in Pontotoc County. It also covers a small portion of Pontotoc. ^[1] The headquarters are in Pontotoc. ^[2]

Schools

• North Pontotoc High School (Ecru; Grades 9-12)
  • 2004 National Blue Ribbon School ^[3]
• South Pontotoc High School (Springville; Grades 9-12)
  • 2011 5 Star School Mississippi's Highest Rating
• North Pontotoc Middle School (Ecru; Grades 6-8)
• South Pontotoc Middle School (Springville; Grades 6-8)
• North Pontotoc Elementary School (Ecru; Grades K-5)
• South Pontotoc Elementary School (Springville; Grades K-5)

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,251 students enrolled in the Pontotoc County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 10.43% African American, 84.68% White, 4.80% Hispanic, 0.06% Asian, and 0.03% Native American. ^[4] 39.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. ^[5]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06 [4]	3,219	50%	50%	0.06%	10.53%	4.22%	0.03%	85.15%
2004-05 [4]	3,134	49%	51%	0.10%	10.56%	3.61%	0.06%	85.67%
2003-04 [4]	3,125	49%	51%	0.10%	10.27%	2.98%	0.10%	86.56%
2002-03 [6]	3,035	48%	52%	0.10%	10.35%	2.34%	0.16%	87.05%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07 [7]	2005-06 [8]	2004-05 [9]	2003-04 [10]	2002-03 [11]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	4	5	6	6	5
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	2	1	0	0	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pontotoc County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
2. "Home". Pontotoc County School District. Retrieved July 31, 2022. ADDRESS: 354 Center Ridge Drive, Pontotoc, MS 38863
3. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
4. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
5. "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2008.^{[ dead link ]}
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 17, 2007.
9. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 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 17, 2007.
11. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.

External links

• Official website

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