Leflore County School District
Public school district headquartered in Mississippi, United States
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The Leflore County School District (LCSD) was a public school district headquartered in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States.[1]
The district served areas in Leflore County outside of the City of Greenwood, including the city of Itta Bena, the towns of Morgan City, Schlater and Sidon,[2] as well as the community of Minter City.[3] Also some portions of Greenwood were in the district, as well as Mississippi Valley State,[2] which contains faculty housing and residential apartments of Mississippi Valley State University.[4]
Effective July 1, 2019 this district and the Greenwood Public School District consolidated into the Greenwood-Leflore School District.[5]
History
In October 2013, the State of Mississippi took control of the school district. The second person appointed by state as the head of the school district was Ilean Richards.[6]
Circa 2016, the rating of the Greenwood district was D. Unlike most state-mandated school district consolidations, in which a larger district absorbs a smaller district, in this instance two districts of roughly equal size merged; in 2016 the Leflore district had 2,405 students and the Greenwood district had 2,846.[7] Adam Ganucheau and Zachary Oren Smith of Mississippi Today described both districts as being "large".[7]
David Jordan, a member of the Mississippi Senate, criticized the upcoming Greenwood-Leflore merger since the Leflore district's performance in state tests was worse than that of the Greenwood district; their respective grades from the Mississippi Department of Education circa 2016-2017 were F and C.[8]
Richards resigned in 2017, and James Johnson-Waldington became the district head.[6]
In 2019 the Leflore County and Greenwood school districts were merged and became the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District to help integrate and provide equal resources to all students. [9]
Schools
High schools (9-12):
4-8 schools:
- East Elementary School (Unincorporated area), formerly East Middle School.[10] Converted into East Elementary School in 2013: Elzy Elementary's students in pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade moved to East Elementary while grades 6 through 8 moved from East Middle to Elzy Junior High.[11]
Middle schools (6-8):
- Amanda Elzy Junior High School - Formed in the former Amanda Elzy Elementary School in 2013.[11]
- Leflore County Junior High School - Formed as its own school in 2013.[11]
Primary schools:
- K-6
- Leflore County Elementary School (Itta Benna)
- K-3
- Claudine F. Brown Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Closed before district dissolution
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- Amanda Elzy Elementary School (Unincorporated area)[13] - In 2013 the building was converted into Amanda Elzy Junior High School.[11]
- T.Y. Fleming School (K-6) Unincorporated area, Minter City area[3]
- 2006 National Blue Ribbon School.[14] In 2009 the school closed.[15] The editor of the Greenwood Commonwealth criticized the closure.[16]
- Other
- Leflore County Vo-Tech Center (Unincorporated area)
Demographics
Leflore district had 2,405 students in 2016,[7] About 2,400 students circa 2017,[6] and 2,167 in the 2018–2019 school year.[17]
2006-07 school year
There were a total of 2,936 students enrolled in the Leflore County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 96.46% African American, 1.36% White, and 2.18% Hispanic.[18] All of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[19]
Previous school years
| School Year | Enrollment | Gender Makeup | Racial Makeup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Asian | African American |
Hispanic | Native American |
White | ||
| 2005-06[18] | 3,053 | 49% | 51% | – | 96.43% | 1.44% | – | 2.13% |
| 2004-05[18] | 3,043 | 49% | 51% | – | 96.45% | 1.45% | – | 2.10% |
| 2003-04[18] | 2,996 | 49% | 51% | 0.03% | 96.83% | 1.44% | – | 1.70% |
| 2002-03[20] | 3,050 | 49% | 51% | 0.03% | 96.79% | 1.28% | – | 1.90% |
Accountability statistics
| 2006-07[21] | 2005-06[22] | 2004-05[23] | 2003-04[24] | 2002-03[25] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District Accreditation Status | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited |
| School Performance Classifications | |||||
| Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Level 3 (Successful) Schools | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not Assigned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |