Poplarville School District

Poplarville School District
Address
302 S Julia St Poplarville , Pearl River County, MS, 39470 United States
District information
Type	Public
Motto	"Home of the Hornets"
Grades	K-12
Students and staff
Colors	Green and Gold
Other information
Website	www.poplarvilleschools.org

The Poplarville School District is a public school district based in Poplarville, Mississippi (USA).

In addition to Poplarville, the district serves a large portion of rural Pearl River County. ^[1]

History

Initially the Lumberton Public School District was to be dissolved as of July 1, 2019, with portions going to the Lamar County School District and the Poplarville Separate School District. ^[2] Lumberton was required to close due to Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signing Senate Bill 2500, which required consolidation, in 2016. ^[2] By 2018 the Lumberton and Lamar county districts chose to do a voluntary consolidation, effective July 1, 2018, where the entirety of Lumberton students would continue going to Lumberton school buildings operated by the Lamar district. Poplarville's school board as well as the Pearl River County Board sued to stop the voluntary merger so the school district could obtain a portion of the Lumberton district, but the lawsuit was dismissed. ^[3]

Awards

Poplarville High School (PHS) was recently awarded by U.S. News and World Reports bronze medal and ranked as one of the nation’s highest performing schools. Poplarville School District was recently named an "A" rated district by national testing standards. It is one of only fifteen "A" rated districts in the state. ^[4]

Schools

The Poplarville School System's mascot is a hornet and the school colors are green and gold. Poplarville School District includes the following schools:

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

Carl Merritt became Superintendent of Education for the Poplarville School District following the retirement of Supt. Gylde Fitzpatrick. The district is served by a School Board of five appointed members. Three members are appointed from the Poplarville area supervisor districts and the other two are appointed by the Poplarville Board of Aldermen.

Athletics

Poplarville High School is home to the Poplarville Hornets. The school has football, basketball, baseball, soccer, golf, tennis, softball, and volleyball.

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,193 students enrolled in the Poplarville School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 47% female and 53% male. The racial makeup of the district was 13.86% African American, 85.09% White, 0.55% Hispanic, 0.32% Asian, and 0.18% Native American. ^[5] 55.3% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. ^[6]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06 [5]	2,083	47%	53%	0.33%	12.96%	0.38%	0.10%	86.22%
2004-05 [5]	2,090	48%	52%	0.38%	13.06%	0.48%	0.05%	86.03%
2003-04 [5]	2,039	49%	51%	0.39%	13.19%	0.34%	0.10%	85.97%
2002-03 [7]	2,029	49%	51%	0.15%	11.78%	0.39%	0.10%	87.58%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07 [8]	2005-06 [9]	2004-05 [10]	2003-04 [11]	2002-03 [12]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	1	1	1	2	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	2	2	2	0	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	0	0	1	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

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pearl River County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2024. - Text list
2. Moore, Ryan (May 11, 2016). "Law passes, Lumberton schools to consolidate". WDAM . Retrieved July 9, 2017.
3. Ciurzak, Ellen (June 8, 2018). "Lawsuit fails to derail Lumberton schools consolidation". Hattiesburg American . Retrieved October 19, 2019.
4. "Education". PoplarvilleMississippi.gov. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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. "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 ]}
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "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