Leflore County School District Explained

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

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

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 5miles 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

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

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

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	3,053	49%	51%	-	96.43%	1.44%	-	2.13%
2004-05	3,043	49%	51%	-	96.45%	1.45%	-	2.10%
2003-04	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

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

• List of school districts in Mississippi

External links

• • Map of school districts in Leflore County, MS, 2010 - U.S. Census Bureau

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Notes and References

1. "Contact Us ." Leflore County School District. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
2. Web site: SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Leflore County, MS. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-05-12.
3. Web site: Home . T.Y. Fleming School . 2001-05-23 . 2021-05-18 . Route 2 Box 1A Minter City, MS 38944 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010523064505fw_/http://leflore.k12.ms.us/fleming/index.html . 23 May 2001 .
4. Web site: Campus Map. Mississippi Valley State University. 2017. 2021-05-13.
5. "School District Consolidation in Mississippi ." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
6. Web site: State-appointed leader of Mississippi's worst-rated school district resigns . Associated Press. Clarion Ledger. 2017-11-19. 2018-09-17.
7. Web site: Ganucheau, Adam. Zachary Oren Smith. School vote in Jackson hits Greenwood hard. Mississippi Today. 2016-04-25. 2018-09-17.
8. Web site: Lt. Governor Willing To Listen On Greenwood-Leflore Merger . Delta Daily News. 2018-09-17.
9. Web site: East . https://web.archive.org/web/20010523182031fw_/http://leflore.k12.ms.us/east/index.html . 23 May 2001 .
10. News: Darden. Bob. New realigned grade lineup in Leflore County. Greenwood Commonwealth. 2013-07-28. 10A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
11. Web site: School Profile. Claudine Brown Elementary School. 2021-05-18. [...]and 5 miles north of Sidon, MS[...]. 2021-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519033448/https://be.glcsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=348224&type=d&pREC_ID=756856. dead.
12. Web site: https://leflorecountyschools.org/schools/leflorecountyschools.org/schools . Leflore County Schools . 12 January 2022.
13. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf
14. Web site: Darden. Bob. T.Y. Fleming to close doors for final time. Greenwood Commonwealth. 2009-06-27. 2022-03-12.
15. Web site: Kalich. Tim. Closing T.Y. Fleming isn't the only option. Greenwood Commonwealth. 2009-02-14. 2022-03-12.
16. Web site: Kennedy. Mike. Merger creates new school district in Mississippi. American School and University Magazine. 2019-07-08. 2021-02-25.
17. Web site: Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System . Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education . https://web.archive.org/web/20070323012858/http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp . 2007-03-23 .
18. Web site: 2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data . . Mississippi Department of Education . 2008-01-16 . 2008-05-18.
19. 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 .
20. 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 .
21. Web site: 2006 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2006-09-06 . 2007-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070217064644/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM06/ACC06LST.PDF . 2007-02-17 .
22. Web site: 2005 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2005-09-09 . 2007-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061213051444/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM05/ACC05FLST.PDF . 2006-12-13 .
23. Web site: 2004 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2004-09-26 . 2007-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705114957/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM04/ACC04FLST.PDF . 2007-07-05 .
24. Web site: 2003 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2003-11-21 . 2007-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705114951/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM03/ACC03CLST.PDF . 2007-07-05 .