Leflore County School District

Public school district headquartered in Mississippi, United States

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

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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 are merging; in 2016 the Leflore district had 2,405 students and the Greenwood district had 2,846 students while the Leflore district had 2,405 students.[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]

## Schools

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High schools (9-12):

* Amanda Elzy High School (Unincorporated area)
* Leflore County High School (Itta Bena)

4-8 schools:

* East Elementary School (Unincorporated area), formerly East Middle School.[9] 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.[10]

Middle schools (6-8):

* Amanda Elzy Junior High School - Formed in the former Amanda Elzy Elementary School in 2013.[10]
* Leflore County Junior High School - Formed as its own school in 2013.[10]

Primary schools:

K-6

* Leflore County Elementary School (Itta Benna)

K-3

* Claudine F. Brown Elementary School (Unincorporated area)

* It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Sidon.[11]

Closed before district dissolution

* Amanda Elzy Elementary School (Unincorporated area)[12] \- In 2013 the building was converted into Amanda Elzy Junior High School.[10]
* T.Y. Fleming School (K-6) Unincorporated area, Minter City area[3]

* 2006 National Blue Ribbon School.[13] In 2009 the school closed.[14] The editor of the Greenwood Commonwealth criticized the closure.[15]

Other

* Leflore County Vo-Tech Center (Unincorporated area)

## Demographics

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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.[16]

### 2006-07 school year

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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.[17] All of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[18]

### Previous school years

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School Year  | Enrollment  | Gender Makeup  | Racial Makeup

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Female  | Male  | Asian  | African
American | Hispanic  | Native
American | White
2005-06[17] | 3,053  | 49%  | 51%  | - | 96.43%  | 1.44%  | - | 2.13%
2004-05[17] | 3,043  | 49%  | 51%  | - | 96.45%  | 1.45%  | - | 2.10%
2003-04[17] | 2,996  | 49%  | 51%  | 0.03%  | 96.83%  | 1.44%  | - | 1.70%
2002-03[19] | 3,050  | 49%  | 51%  | 0.03%  | 96.79%  | 1.28%  | - | 1.90%

## Accountability statistics

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| 2006-07[20] | 2005-06[21] | 2004-05[22] | 2003-04[23] | 2002-03[24]

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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

## See also

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* List of school districts in Mississippi

## References

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1. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2009-12-03 at the Wayback Machine." Leflore County School District. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
2. ^ a b "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Leflore County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
3. ^ a b "Home". T.Y. Fleming School. May 23, 2001. Archived from the original on May 23, 2001. Retrieved May 18, 2021. "Route 2 Box 1A Minter City, MS 38944"
4. ^ "Campus Map" (PDF). Mississippi Valley State University. 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
5. ^ "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).
6. ^ a b c "State-appointed leader of Mississippi's worst-rated school district resigns". Clarion Ledger. Associated Press. November 19, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
7. ^ a b c Ganucheau, Adam; Zachary Oren Smith (April 25, 2016). "School vote in Jackson hits Greenwood hard". Mississippi Today. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
8. ^ "Lt. Governor Willing To Listen On Greenwood-Leflore Merger". Delta Daily News. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
9. ^ "East". Archived from the original on May 23, 2001.
10. ^ a b c d Darden, Bob (July 28, 2013). "New realigned grade lineup in Leflore County". Greenwood Commonwealth. p. 10A. \- Clipping from Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "School Profile". Claudine Brown Elementary School. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021. "[...]and 5 miles north of Sidon, MS[...]"
12. ^ "Leflore County Schools". leflorecountyschools.org. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
13. ^ http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf [bare URL PDF]
14. ^ Darden, Bob (June 27, 2009). "T.Y. Fleming to close doors for final time". Greenwood Commonwealth. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
15. ^ Kalich, Tim (February 14, 2009). "Closing T.Y. Fleming isn't the only option". Greenwood Commonwealth. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
16. ^ Kennedy, Mike (July 8, 2019). "Merger creates new school district in Mississippi". American School and University Magazine. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
17. ^ 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.
18. ^ "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]
19. ^ "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.
20. ^ "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.
21. ^ "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.
22. ^ "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.
23. ^ "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.
24. ^ "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.

## External links

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* Leflore County School District at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
* Map of school districts in Leflore County, MS, 2010 \- U.S. Census Bureau

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* Greenwood HS
* Amanda Elzy HS
* Leflore County HS

Independent schools

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* Delta Streets Academy
* Pillow Academy

Tertiary

Universities|

* Mississippi Valley State University

Effective July 1, 2019 the Greenwood PSD and Leflore County SD consolidated into Greenwood-Leflore CSD.
The county is in the service area of Mississippi Delta Community College.

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Defunct school districts in Mississippi since 2014

This list includes future consolidations scheduled under state law
Consolidation is effective July 1 of that year

2010s|

* 2014: Mound Bayou and N Bolivar (old) into N Bolivar Cons
* Benoit, Shaw, & W Bolivar into W Bolivar Cons
* Drew, Indianola, & Sunflower Co. into Sunflower Co. Cons

* 2015: Oktibbeha Co. into Starkville
* Clay Co. into West Point

* 2018: Montgomery Co. into Winona
* Durant into Holmes Co.
* Lumberton into Lamar County (originally to be dissolved 2019)

* 2019: Greenwood and Leflore Co. into Greenwood-Leflore Cons

2020s|

* 2021: Houston and Chickasaw Co. (former) into Chickasaw Co. (Cons.) (July 1)

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