Jim Hill High School

Comprehensive public high school in the United States

Jim Hill High School

Location

Jackson, Mississippi

United States

Coordinates| 32°17′23″N 90°13′8″W﻿ / ﻿32.28972°N 90.21889°W﻿ / 32.28972; -90.21889[1]
Information
Type| Comprehensive Public High School
Motto| Believe, Achieve, Succeed!
Established| 1912 (1912)
School district| Jackson Public School District
Principal| Bobby D. Brown[2]
Staff| 67.85 (FTE)[3]
Grades| 9 to 12
Gender| Coed
Enrollment| 876 (2023–2024)[3]
Student to teacher ratio| 12.91[3]
Color(s)| Green and Gold
Team name| Tigers
Newspaper| The Echo
Website| www.jackson.k12.ms.us/jimhill

Jim Hill High School is a public high school located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, hosting the state's first International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) program.[citation needed] It hosts Advanced Placement courses, a JROTC, and a SOAR program.

## History

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Jim Hill was founded in 1912 by James Hill, hence the name "Jim Hill" High School,[citation needed] for the establishment of a secondary institution for African Americans in the Jackson, Mississippi area. The former building was established on Lynch Street as an elementary school to educate the youth of West Jackson. The current building was constructed in the 1960s in the Washington Addition neighborhood. The school also was formerly housed in a building that operated as Blackburn Middle School where a new school was established in 2010. The International Baccalaureate Program hosted there was established in 1992. The new wing was annexed in 2001. Author, Richard Wright was a student.

## Special programs

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Jim Hill was the only high school in the state of Mississippi with the International Baccalaureate Diploma program. This school offers these classes in Geometry MYP, Biology MYP and IB, Humanities MYP and IB, Language MYP and IB, Physical Education MYP, Algebra II MYP, Math Studies IB, Theory of Knowledge IB, Psychology IB, Technology IB, Art MYP and IB, French MYP and IB, and Spanish MYP and IB.

For the program, students must complete a Personal Project in their 10th grade year and sign a contract, write Internal Assessments for World Literature, Mathematics, Humanities; create 12 art pieces to be sent off with their Developmental Workbooks; and take an exam in Language, Math, Humanities, Science, Psychology, Theory of Knowledge, and a foreign language in the IB Diploma years. If the composite score of the IB exam is high enough, then the student may qualify for the IB Diploma. Students who aren't as esteemed are granted the IB scholarship. Community Service (CAS hours) is calculated into the equation. Davis Magnet Elementary serves IB grades K-5 and Northwest Middle School serves IB grades 6–8.

The AP Program is offered at the school.

## Feeder pattern

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The following schools feed into Jim Hill High School:[4]

* Middle Schools
* Blackburn Laboratory Middle School
* Northwest Jackson Middle School (IB)
* Elementary Schools
* Baker Elementary School
* Isable Elementary School
* Obama Magnet Elementary School (IB)
* Shirley Elementary School

## Notable alumni

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* Al Coleman, former NFL defensive back (1967–1973)[5]
* Roosevelt Davis, former NFL defensive end for the New York Giants (1965–1967)[6]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jim Hill High School
2. ^ "Administrative Team". Jackson Public Schools. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
3. ^ a b c "Jim Hill High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
4. ^ Feeder Patterns Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine – Jackson Public Schools.
5. ^ "Al Coleman Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". pro-football-reference.com.
6. ^ "Rosey Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". pro-football-reference.com.

## External links

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* Official website

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City of Jackson

Areas|

* Tougaloo

Education|

| Primary &
secondary|

* Jackson Public School District
* Callaway HS
* Forest Hill HS
* Jim Hill HS
* Lanier HS
* Murrah HS
* Provine HS

* Hinds County School District
* Madison County School District
* Clinton Public School District

* Mississippi School for the Blind
* Mississippi School for the Deaf

* Hillcrest Christian School
* Jackson Academy
* St. Andrew's Episcopal School Lower school

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Former
schools|

* Central HS
* Wingfield HS
* Veritas School (moved to Ridgeland, later closed)

Tertiary|

* Jackson State University
* see template
* Tougaloo College
* Hinds Community College
* Some campuses are in Jackson
* Belhaven University
* Millsaps College
* Mississippi College School of Law
* Wesley Biblical Seminary

Libraries|

* Jackson/Hinds Library System

Transportation|

* Jackson–Evers International Airport
* Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame Museum
* Jackson Transit System
* Union Station
* Hawkins Field

Media|

* The Clarion-Ledger
* The Northside Sun
* Jackson Free Press
* Jackson Advocate

Landmarks|

* Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
* Jackson Zoo
* King Edward Hotel
* University of Mississippi Medical Center
* Eudora Welty House

Religion|

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson
* Congregation Beth Israel
* First Presbyterian Church

Jackson Preparatory School serves the Jackson area but is in nearby Flowood.

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Education in Hinds County, Mississippi

Public high schools

Jackson PSD|

* Callaway
* Forest Hill
* Jim Hill
* Lanier
* Murrah
* Provine

| Closed|

* Central HS
* Wingfield HS

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Hinds County SD|

* Raymond
* Terry

Clinton PSD|

* Clinton HS

Other|

* Mississippi School for the Blind (state-operated)
* Mississippi School for the Deaf (state-operated)

| Closed|

* Hinds County Agricultural

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Independent schools

Secular private|

* Jackson Academy

Religious private|

* Hillcrest Christian School
* St. Andrew's Episcopal School Lower school

| Closed|

* REBUL Academy
* Veritas School (moved to Ridgeland, later closed)
* Woodland Hills Academy

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Other

Universities|

* Jackson State University
* Template

Community colleges|

* Hinds Community College

Public libraries|

* Jackson/Hinds Library System

Authority control databases: Geographic |

* NCES

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