Montgomery County School District

The Montgomery County School District was a public school district with its headquarters in Winona, Mississippi.[1]

The district served rural areas of Montgomery County, Mississippi (USA), including the towns of Duck Hill and Kilmichael. Small pieces of the Winona city limits extended into the district.[2]

Effective July 1, 2018 the Montgomery County and Winona Separate School District consolidated into the Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District.[3] The consolidation was mandated by the Mississippi state government.[4]

History

At one time the district allowed students residing there to transfer to other nearby school districts, including the Winona schools, schools in Grenada, and schools in French Camp. In 2001 the district ended that policy.[5]

The district attempted to stop the merger with Winona schools with a restraining order in 2017.[6]

Schools

At the time of closing:

  • Montgomery County High School - Kilmichael[7]
  • Montgomery County Elementary School - Kilmichael[8] - Formerly Kilmichael Elementary School[9]
    • At one time Kilmichael Elementary had 1,000 students. In 2001 it had 366 students.[10]

Previous schools:

  • Duck Hill High School - Duck Hill[11]
  • Duck Hill Elementary School - Duck Hill[12]
    • Circa 2001 it had around 100 students. At that time school district officials were considering closing it and moving the students to Kilmichael Elementary.[10] Duck Hill residents stated opposition to the closure proposals.[13]

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 458 students enrolled in the Montgomery County School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 90.17% African American, 8.52% White, 1.09% Hispanic, and 0.22% Asian.[14] 76.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[15]

Previous school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American 		Hispanic Native
American 		White
2005-06[14] 497 49% 51% 0.20% 90.74% 0.40% 0.40% 8.25%
2004-05[14] 514 49% 51% 0.19% 87.94% 0.78% – 11.09%
2003-04[14] 549 49% 51% – 85.97% 0.18% – 13.84%
2002-03[16] 592 47% 53% – 84.97% – – 15.03%

Accountability statistics

2006-07[17] 2005-06[18] 2004-05[19] 2003-04[20] 2002-03[21]
District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools 0 0 0 1 0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 0 0 1 1 1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 2 2 1 1 2
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Not Assigned 0 0 0 0 0

See also

References

  1. ^ Home page. Montgomery County School District. July 11, 2000. Retrieved on September 17, 2018. "618 Courthouse Annex P.O. Box 687 Winona, MS 38967"
  2. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Montgomery County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  3. ^ "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).
  4. ^ Ganucheau, Adam; Zachary Oren Smith (2016-04-25). "School vote in Jackson hits Greenwood hard". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  5. ^ "Montgomery County ends school transfers, some parents object". Grenada Star. 2001-04-11. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  6. ^ Harris, Bracey (2017-12-11). "Montgomery schools seek restraining order against Gunn, Reeves and Ed Board to stop consolidation". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  7. ^ Home. Montgomery County High School. January 15, 2008. Retrieved on September 17, 2018. "1003 Money Avenue [...] Kilmichael, MS 39747"
  8. ^ Home. Montgomery County Elementary School. January 13, 2008. Retrieved on September 17, 2018. "800 School Road[...]Kilmichael, MS 39747"
  9. ^ Home. Kilmichael Elementary School. August 31, 2000. Retrieved on September 17, 2018. "800 School Road [...] Kilmichael, MS 39747"
  10. ^ a b "Duck Hill officials study closing school". Grenada Star. 2002-01-29. Archived from the original on 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  11. ^ "Duck Hill may lose school". Grenada Star. 2001-11-13. Archived from the original on 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  12. ^ Home. Duck Hill Elementary School. August 31, 2000. Retrieved on September 17, 2018. "3313 Main Street [...] Duck Hill, MS 38925"
  13. ^ "Duck Hill parents rally to keep elementary school open". Grenada Star. 2002-03-20. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "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.[permanent dead link‍]
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  19. ^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  20. ^ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  21. ^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-12.