Indianola School District

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

Contents

History

Isabel Lee was the school district's first African-American board member.[1]

After the U.S. v. Indianola Municipal School District court case ruled in favor of the federal government on a Friday, the White townspeople almost immediately established Indianola Academy, with classes beginning on a Monday. Plans to establish a segregation academy had been in the running prior to the court case. Isabel Lee, then the sole African-American on the board, recalled that no White students showed up at Gentry High School on that Monday. By 1985, over 90% of the pupils and most of the teachers in the school district were African-American.[2]

Schools

Zoned secondary schools:[3]

Zoned primary schools:[3]

Indianola Career and Technical Center and Indianola Academic Achievement Academy, 10-12 schools, are also a part of the district.[3]

In the mid-2000s the schools (aside from Gentry) were Lockard Elementary School, Carver Lower Elementary School, Carver Upper Elementary School, Robert L. Merritt Middle School, and Pennington Jr. High School.[4]

Demographics

As of 1996 9 of 10 students in the Indianola School District are African-American. Most of the White students who attend Indianola public schools transfer to private schools by junior high school.[5]

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,589 students enrolled in the Indianola 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 95.21% African American, 3.59% White, 0.97% Hispanic, 0.23% Asian.[6] 84.8% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[7]

Previous school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American		 Hispanic Native
American		 White
2005-06[6] 2,665 48% 52% 0.26% 95.05% 0.98% – 3.71%
2004-05[6] 2,712 47% 53% 0.22% 94.40% 1.03% – 4.35%
2003-04[6] 2,815 48% 52% 0.18% 93.61% 0.89% – 5.33%
2002-03[8] 2,793 49% 51% 0.25% 94.20% 0.72% – 4.83%

Accountability statistics

2006-07[9] 2005-06[10] 2004-05[11] 2003-04[12] 2002-03[13]
District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools 0 1 0 0 0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 0 0 1 0 0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 2 2 1 2 0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 3 2 2 3 4
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 1 0 0
Not Assigned 1 1 1 1 2

See also

Mississippi portal
Schools portal


References

  1. ^ Moye, J. Todd. Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986. UNC Press Books, 2004. 180. Retrieved from Google Books on March 2, 2011. ISBN 0807855618, 9780807855614.
  2. ^ Moye, J. Todd. Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986. UNC Press Books, 2004. 179. Retrieved from Google Books on March 2, 2011. ISBN 0807855618, 9780807855614.
  3. ^ a b c "Schools." Indianola School District. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
  4. ^ "Home." Indianola School District. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
  5. ^ Sanchez, Rene. "Academies Are Final Bastions Of Separateness Series: IN SEARCH OF THE SOUTH; SURVIVORS OF THE SIXTIES Series Number: 4/6." The Washington Post. July 17, 1996. A01. Retrieved on August 17, 2010. "There are five public schools. Nearly nine of 10 students enrolled in them are black. And the small number of whites who do send their children to public schools usually switch to the academy once they reach junior high."
  6. ^ a b c d "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp. 
  7. ^ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/2008Report/DEMO0607.xls. Retrieved 2008-05-18. 
  8. ^ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-02. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/RC3B/RC3B.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  9. ^ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2007-09-13. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM07/ACC07LST.PDF. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 
  10. ^ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM06/ACC06LST.PDF. Retrieved 2007-06-07. 
  11. ^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM05/ACC05FLST.PDF. Retrieved 2007-06-07. 
  12. ^ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM04/ACC04FLST.PDF. Retrieved 2007-06-07. 
  13. ^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM03/ACC03CLST.PDF. Retrieved 2007-06-07. 

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