Vicksburg High School | |
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3701 Drummond Street 39183 | |
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School type | Public |
Established | 1958 |
School district | Vicksburg Warren School District |
Superintendent | Toriano Holloway |
Principal | LaToya Sims-Allen |
Teaching staff | 56.22 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 871 (2022–23) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.49 [1] |
Color(s) | Kelly green and white [2] |
Mascot | Gators |
Vicksburg High School is in Vicksburg, Mississippi. It is at 3701 Drummond Street. As of 2023 the school has about 714 students. The student body is about 85 percent African American, 10 percent white, and 2 percent hispanic. One hundred percent of the students are listed as economically disadvantaged. The school has low test scores. [3] In 2023 the high school acores a B grade from the Mississippi Department of Education. [4]
Gators are the school mascot and the school colors are green and white. [5] The school competes in the Mississippi High School Activities Association as part of the Big Eight League. [6] It has rivalries with Warren Central High School and Murrah High School. [7]
LaToya Sims-Allen is the school's principal. [8] Kent Willis is the school's baseball coach. It won division championships. [9] Kristin Chapman helped lead the Missy Gators soccer team to state championships in 1996, 1998, and 1999. [10]
Rosa A. Temple High School served Vicksburg's African American students during segregation. [11]
In 1982, the school received national coverage after it began offering a course on the Mississippi River. [12]
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