Lowndes County School District (Mississippi)

School district in Mississippi, USA

Lowndes County School District

Location

Columbus, Mississippi
Lowndes County

United States
District information
Superintendent| Sam Allison
Other information
Website| www.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[edit]

### High Schools (Grades 9–12)[edit]

* Caledonia High School
* New Hope High School
* West Lowndes High School

### Middle Schools (Grades 6–8)[edit]

* Caledonia Middle School
* New Hope Middle School
* West Lowndes Middle School

### Elementary Schools (Grades K–5)[edit]

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

## Demographics[edit]

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### 2006–07 school year[edit]

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[edit]

School Year | Enrollment | Gender Makeup | Racial Makeup

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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[edit]

| 2006-07[4] | 2005-06[5] | 2004-05[6] | 2003-04[7] | 2002-03[8]

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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[edit]

* List of school districts in Mississippi

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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