Lafayette County School District (Mississippi) Explained

The Lafayette County School District is a public school district based in Lafayette County, Mississippi (USA).

The district serves Abbeville, Paris, Taylor, and Tula, as well as most unincorporated rural areas in Lafayette County. The district incorporates a few outerlying sections of Oxford.^[1]

The district administration, middle school, and high school are along Commodore Drive in the city limits of Oxford.^[2] ^[3]

Schools

All are in the Oxford city limits.

Lafayette High School (Grades 9-12)
Lafayette Middle School (Grades 7-8)
Lafayette Upper Elementary School (Grades 3-6)
Lafayette Lower Elementary School (Grades K-2)

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,394 students enrolled in the Lafayette County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 47% female and 53% male. The racial makeup of the district was 29.20% African American, 69.13% White, 1.42% Hispanic, 0.13% Native American, and 0.13% Asian.^[4] 44.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.^[5]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
School Year	Enrollment	Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	2,375	48%	52%	0.17%	29.60%	1.31%	0.13%	68.80%
2004-05	2,227	48%	52%	0.04%	29.55%	1.21%	0.04%	69.15%
2003-04	2,193	48%	52%	0.09%	29.09%	1.05%	0.05%	69.72%
2002-03^[6]	2,116	47%	53%	0.09%	31.33%	0.66%	0.09%	67.82%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07^[7]	2005-06^[8]	2004-05^[9]	2003-04^[10]	2002-03^[11]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	1	1	1	1	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	2	2	1	2	2
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	0	1	0	0
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

Notes and References

Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lafayette County, MS. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-07-21. - Text list
Compare to the city maps:
- Web site: Contact Us. Oxford School District. 2022-07-21. Lafayette County School District Superintendent's Office 100 Commodore Drive, Oxford, MS 38655.
- Web site: Home. Lafayette High School. 2022-07-21. 160 Commodore Drive, Oxford, MS 38655.
- Web site: Home. Lafayette Middle School. 2022-07-21. 102 Commodore Drive, Oxford, MS 38655.
Oxford maps:
- Web site: 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Oxford city, MS. 2 (PDF p. 3/5). U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-07-21.
- Web site: Zoning Map. City of Oxford. 2022-07-21. - The interactive zoning map also shows the school complex as being in Oxford
Web site: Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System . Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070323012858/http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp . 2007-03-23 .
Web site: Overview of Lafayette County School District .
Web site: Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003 . Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education . 2004-09-02 . 2007-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070812173502/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/RC3B/RC3B.htm . 2007-08-12 . dead .
Web site: 2007 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2007-09-13 . 2007-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071127152304/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM07/ACC07LST.PDF . 2007-11-27 . dead .
Web site: 2006 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2006-09-06 . 2007-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070217064644/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM06/ACC06LST.PDF . 2007-02-17 . dead .
Web site: 2005 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2005-09-09 . 2007-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061213051444/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM05/ACC05FLST.PDF . 2006-12-13 . dead .
Web site: 2004 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2004-09-26 . 2007-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705114957/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM04/ACC04FLST.PDF . 2007-07-05 . dead .
Web site: 2003 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2003-11-21 . 2007-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061211050815/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM03/ACC03CLST.PDF . 2006-12-11 . dead .