Greenwood Public School District (Mississippi)
The Greenwood Public School District was a public school district based in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States.
Effective July 1, 2019 the Greenwood and the Leflore County School District consolidated into the Greenwood-Leflore School District.[1]
History
[edit]In 1993, white parents in the Greenwood district made plans to look for majority white private schools after the district leadership proposed having a centralized middle school for all students.[2]
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.[3] 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 are merging; in 2016 the Greenwood district had 2,846 students while the Leflore district had 2,405 students. Adam Ganucheau and Zachary Oren Smith of Mississippi Today described both districts as being "large".[4]
Schools
[edit]- Greenwood High School (Grades 9-12)
- Greenwood Middle School (Grades 7-8)
- Bankston Elementary (Grades K-6)
- Davis Elementary (Grades K-6)
- Threadgill Elementary (Grades K-6)
- Threadgill Primary School (Greenwood). It opened in 1935 as W.C. Williams Elementary School.[5] Enrollment was 400 in 2015.[6] In 2015 the closure of the school was proposed.[7] On May 22, 2015, the school board voted to close it,[6] but in 2017 it reopened for grades Pre-Kindergarten-1.[8] By 2019 the school adopted its current name.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Around 1988 Greenwood High School was almost split evenly between black and white students. In 1998 it was 92% black. Greenwood Junior High School was 97% black. Many white students were instead going to the private school Pillow Academy.[9]
The district had 2,846 students in 2016,[4] and 2,634 in the 2018-2019 school year.[10]
2006-07 school year
[edit]There were a total of 3,110 students enrolled in the Greenwood Public School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 51% female and 49% male. The racial makeup of the district was 91.64% African American, 7.43% White, 0.48% Hispanic, and 0.45% Asian.[11] All of the district's students were eligible to receive free or price-subsidized lunch.[12]
Previous school years
[edit]| School Year | Enrollment | Gender Makeup | Racial Makeup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Asian | African American |
Hispanic | Native American |
White | ||
| 2005-06[11] | 3,152 | 50% | 50% | 0.48% | 91.18% | 0.48% | – | 7.87% |
| 2004-05[11] | 3,211 | 49% | 51% | 0.47% | 89.97% | 0.34% | – | 9.22% |
| 2003-04[11] | 3,422 | 49% | 51% | 0.29% | 88.84% | 0.15% | 0.06% | 10.67% |
| 2002-03[13] | 3,486 | 50% | 50% | 0.29% | 88.73% | 0.20% | – | 10.79% |
Accountability statistics
[edit]| 2006-07[14] | 2005-06[15] | 2004-05[16] | 2003-04[17] | 2002-03[18] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District Accreditation Status | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited |
| School Performance Classifications | |||||
| Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Level 3 (Successful) Schools | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Not Assigned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
School uniforms
[edit]Students at all schools are required to wear school uniforms.[19] The policy was established in the 2009-2010 school year.[20]
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ "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).
- ^ Fava, Al (April 20, 1993). "Winona Academy a possible route of escape for students". Greenwood Commonwealth. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. - See clipping
- ^ "Lt. Governor Willing To Listen On Greenwood-Leflore Merger". Delta Daily News. Archived from the original on 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ a b Ganucheau, Adam; Zachary Oren Smith (2016-04-25). "School vote in Jackson hits Greenwood hard". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ a b Eric, Gerard (2019-06-01). "District begins work on repairs". Greenwood Commonwealth. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
[...]Threadgill Primary (then still known as W.C. Williams Elementary)[...]
- ^ a b "W.C. Williams Elementary will close". Washington Times. Associated Press. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Stole, Bryn; Kalich, Tim (2015-05-19). "W. C. Williams Elementary may close". The Greenwood Commonwealth. pp. 1, 12. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com. Alternate URL of an Associated Press release at the Washington Times website.
- ^ "United States v. Greenwood Pub. Sch. Dist". Casetext. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Rubin, Richard. "Should the Mississippi Files Have Been Re-opened? No, because." The New York Times. August 30, 1998. Retrieved on March 25, 2012.
- ^ Kennedy, Mike (2019-07-08). "Merger creates new school district in Mississippi". American School and University Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ a b c d "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
- ^ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-18. [dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ^ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-11. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ^ "Student Dress Code Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine." Greenwood Public School District. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
- ^ "Home Archived 2007-02-10 at the Wayback Machine." Greenwood Public School District. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
Further reading
[edit]- "USA v. G'wood Public Sch Filing 37 ORDER granting 36 Joint Motion for reopening of school. Signed by District Judge Sharion Aycock on 7/21/2017. (dbm)". Justia. - About the reopening of W. C. Williams (later Threadgill Primary)