Shaw School District

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The Shaw School District was a public school district based in Shaw, Mississippi (USA). The district served the Bolivar County portion of the city; the small portion of the city that lies in Sunflower County was and is served by the Sunflower County School District. [1] On July 1, 2014, the Shaw School District was consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District.

Contents

The district served Shaw and Skene. [2]

The district operated two schools, Shaw High School and McEvans School (elementary-middle school).

History

In 2012 the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill that required five school districts in Bolivar County to consolidate into two larger ones. [3] On July 1, 2014, the Shaw School District was consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District. [4]

Demographics

The district had about 960 students sometime before or in 2003. [5]

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 668 students enrolled in the Shaw 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 98.65% African American, 0.60% White, and 0.75% Hispanic. [6] 95.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. [7]

Previous school years

School YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American		HispanicNative
American		White
2005-06 [6] 69749%51%–98.28%0.86%–0.86%
2004-05 [6] 71850%50%–98.61%0.97%–0.42%
2003-04 [6] 72851%49%–98.35%0.69%–0.96%
2002-03 [8] 74050%50%–98.51%0.68%–0.81%

Accountability statistics

2006-07 [9] 2005-06 [10] 2004-05 [11] 2003-04 [12] 2002-03 [13]
District Accreditation StatusAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools00000
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools00011
Level 3 (Successful) Schools22211
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools00000
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools00000
Not Assigned00000

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References

  1. ↑ "Sunflower County School District Reference Map." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-06-09. - Skene is not indicated directly on this map but it may be compared to the 2020 map: "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-06-09. which shows the location of Skene.
  3. ↑ Wright, Megan (2012-05-12). "Bill passes to consolidate Delta county's school districts". Mississippi Business Journal . Archived from the original on 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2017-07-03. Coleman noted that West Bolivar and Benoit combined high schools for a time in the 1990s, but said transportation costs were too high.
  4. ↑ "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).
  5. ↑ Home page. Shaw School District. December 24, 2003. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
  6. 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.
  7. ↑ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-19.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-02. Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  11. ↑ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  12. ↑ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  13. ↑ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-17.

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