Lowndes County School District (Mississippi)

Lowndes County School District
Location
Columbus, Mississippi
Lowndes County
United States
District information
SuperintendentSam Allison
Other information
Websitewww.lowndes.k12.ms.us

The Lowndes County School District is a public school district based in Lowndes County, Mississippi (United States).

The district serves the towns of Caledonia, Crawford, and Artesia, the community of New Hope, and most rural areas in Lowndes County.

Schools

High Schools (Grades 9–12)

Middle Schools (Grades 6–8)

  • Caledonia Middle School
  • New Hope Middle School
  • West Lowndes Middle School

Elementary Schools (Grades K–5)

  • Caledonia Elementary School
  • New Hope Elementary School (split into two buildings: K–2 and 3–5)
  • West Lowndes Elementary School

Demographics

2006–07 school year

There were a total of 5,502 students enrolled in the Lowndes 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 38.99% African American, 59.52% White, 0.91% Hispanic, 0.47% Asian, and 0.11% Native American.[1] 44.0% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[2]

Previous school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American 		Hispanic Native
American 		White
2005–06[1] 5,448 49% 51% 0.48% 39.21% 0.42% 0.07% 59.82%
2004–05[1] 5,443 49% 51% 0.55% 39.21% 0.37% 0.07% 59.80%
2003–04[1] 5,383 50% 50% 0.46% 39.23% 0.41% 0.06% 59.84%
2002–03[3] 5,384 49% 51% 0.46% 39.17% 0.67% 0.07% 59.62%

Accountability statistics

2006-07[4] 2005-06[5] 2004-05[6] 2003-04[7] 2002-03[8]
District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools 1 1 0 1 0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 4 4 6 3 3
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 2 4 3 5 5
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 2 0 0 0 1
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Not Assigned 0 0 0 0 0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 18, 2008. [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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 11, 2007.
  6. ^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
  7. ^ "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 11, 2007.
  8. ^ "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 11, 2007.

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