Lowndes County School District (Mississippi)

The Lowndes County School District is a public school district based in Lowndes County, Mississippi (United States).

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 district serves the towns of Caledonia, Crawford, and Artesia, the community of New Hope, and most rural areas in Lowndes County.

Schools

High Schools (Grades 9–12)

• Caledonia High School
• New Hope High School
• West Lowndes High School

Middle Schools (Grades 6–8)

• Caledonia Middle School
• New Hope Middle School
• West Lowndes Middle School

Elementary Schools (Grades K–5)

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

Demographics

2006–07 school year

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

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		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

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

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. . 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. . Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
4. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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

• Official website

33°28′10″N 88°29′35″W / 33.469511°N 88.493130°W / 33.469511; -88.493130