J.J. McClain High School

J. J. McClain High School
Address
J. J. McClain High School
9749 Brozville Road
Lexington, Mississippi 39095
United States
Coordinates 33°06′17″N 90°03′26″W / 33.10467°N 90.05709°W / 33.10467; -90.05709Coordinates: 33°06′17″N 90°03′26″W / 33.10467°N 90.05709°W / 33.10467; -90.05709
Information
School type Public
Motto Striving For Excellence
Founded 1959
Status Closed
School district Holmes County School District
Superintendent Powell Rucker
Principal Sherrod Miller
Grades 6 - 12
Enrollment 850
Average class size 25
School color(s) Purple, Gold, White
              
Slogan Preparing Students To Leave Holmes college Ready
Song Ode To McClain
Fight song Mustang Spirit
Sports Track and Field, Football, Basketball.
Mascot Mustang
Team name Mustangs
Newspaper Mustang Inquirer
Website Official website

Jacob Joshua McClain High School was a junior and senior high school in unincorporated Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, about .25 miles (0.40 km) south of Lexington.[1] It is operated by the Holmes County School District. Its campus is presently used by Holmes County Central High School.[2][3]

As of circa 2006 it had 842 students. It was named after one of its former principals.[1]

History

Originally named the Lexington Attendance Center, it opened in 1959. It was, at the time, an all-black school.[4] It was renamed in 1985.[1]

In 2015 the high school sectors of McClain, S.V. Marshall High School, and Williams-Sullivan High School consolidated into Holmes County Central High School.[5]

Enrollment statistics

  • Students & Faculty
  • Total Students 877 students
  • % Male / % Female 53% / 47%
  • Total Classroom Teachers 40 teachers
  • Students by Grade Grade 6 - 123 students
  • Grade 7 - 138 students
  • Grade 8 - 136 students
  • Grade 9 - 155 students
  • Grade 10 - 117 students
  • Grade 11 - 101 students
  • Grade 12 - 93 students
  • Grade Not Listed - 14 students

References

  1. 1 2 3 "History." J.J. McClain High School. May 4, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ Home. Holmes County Central High School. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. "9479 Brozville Road ● Lexington, MS 39095"
  3. ↑ Home. J.J. McClain High School. March 22, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. " J.J. McClain High School 9479 Brozeville Rd. Lexington, MS 39095"
  4. ↑ Gayle Graham Yates, Gayle Graham (1990). Mississippi Mind: A Personal Cultural History of an American State. Univ. of Tennessee Press. p. 245. ISBN 9780870496431. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Stevens, Calvin. "New high school in Holmes." The Greenwood Commonwealth. Sunday July 20, 2014. Page B002. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
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