Pike Road Schools Explained

Pike Road Schools is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Montgomery County, Alabama.^[1] It serves the community of Pike Road.^[2]

History

Montgomery Public Schools gave approval to the separation of the Pike Road district in 2013.^[3]

The Pike Road district began educational operations in 2015, with a K-8 school. It was to add one year per grade level.^[4] As a result, the overall student body in the Montgomery district had a higher percentage of African Americans as non-African Americans had left the district.^[5]

In 2017 the Montgomery district agreed to sell Georgia Washington Middle School to the Pike Road district.^[6] The building was sold so the Pike Road district could quickly acquire space to build a senior high.^[7] In 2018 the contract of sale was signed.^[8] It became Pike Road High School.^[9]

External links

• Pike Road Schools

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home. Pike Road Schools. 2022-07-04. Physical: 9045 Vaughn Road Montgomery, AL 36117.
2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Montgomery County, AL. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-07-04. - Compare to 2010, prior to the district's establishment: Map and Text list
3. Web site: Edgemon. Erin. Montgomery Public Schools officially separates from Pike Road. Al.com. 2013-10-23. 2022-07-05.
4. Web site: Davis. Bethany. Brand new Pike Road School opens to students. WSFA-TV. 2015-08-14. 2022-07-04.
5. Web site: Amy. Jeff. Study finds carving up school districts worsens segregation. Associated Press. 2019-09-04. 2022-07-04.
6. Web site: MPS votes to sell middle school building to town of Pike Road. WSFA. 2017-10-10. 2022-07-05.
7. Web site: Pike Road's purchase of Montgomery County school a win-win, official says .
8. Web site: Contract signed for sale of Georgia Washington to Pike Road. WSFA. 2018-05-14. 2022-07-05.
9. Web site: A look inside: Georgia Washington Middle School transforms into Pike Road High School .