Lowndes County School District

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Lowndes County School District
Location
Columbus, Mississippi
Lowndes County

United States
District information
Superintendent Lynn Wright
Other information
Website www.lowndes.k12.ms.us

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

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)

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-3 and 4-5)
  • 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

References

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