Lumberton Public School District

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

In addition to Lumberton, the district also serves rural areas in southeastern Lamar and northeastern Pearl River counties.

Effective fall 2019, this district will be disestablished, with portions going to the Lamar County School District and the Poplarville Separate School District. Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2500, which required this consolidation, in 2016.[1] As per the bill, the Commission on the Administrative Consolidation of the Lumberton Public School District was created. This move was praised by the superintendent of the Lumberton district, Linda Smith.[2]

Schools

  • Lumberton High School (Grades 9-12)
  • Lumberton Elementary & Middle School (Grades K-8)

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 869 students enrolled in the Lumberton Public School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 44.07% African American, 55.58% White, and 0.35% Hispanic.[3] 76.5% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[4]

Previous school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American		 Hispanic Native
American		 White
2005-06[3] 824 46% 54% – 44.30% 0.36% – 55.34%
2004-05[3] 846 48% 52% 0.47% 43.26% 0.12% – 56.15%
2003-04[3] 916 50% 50% 0.44% 44.87% 0.11% 0.11% 54.48%
2002-03[5] 913 49% 51% 0.55% 43.59% 0.11% – 55.75%

Accountability statistics

2006-07[6] 2005-06[7] 2004-05[8] 2003-04[9] 2002-03[10]
District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools 0 0 0 1 0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 0 2 2 0 2
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 2 0 0 1 0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Not Assigned 0 0 0 0 0

See also

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Ryan (2016-05-11). "Law passes, Lumberton schools to consolidate". WDAM. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  2. ↑ Ciurczak, Ellen (Hattiesburg American) (2016-05-11). "Gov. Bryant signs school consolidation bills". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
  4. ↑ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  5. ↑ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-02. Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  6. ↑ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2007-09-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  7. ↑ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  8. ↑ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  9. ↑ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  10. ↑ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
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