Shaw School District

The Shaw School District was a public school district based in Shaw, Mississippi (USA). The district served the Bolivar County portion of the city; the small portion of the city that lies in Sunflower County was and is served by the Sunflower County School District.[1] On July 1, 2014, the Shaw School District was consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District.

The district served Shaw and Skene.[2]

The district operated two schools, Shaw High School and McEvans School (elementary-middle school).

History

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In 2012 the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill that required five school districts in Bolivar County to consolidate into two larger ones.[3] On July 1, 2014, the Shaw School District was consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District.[4]

Demographics

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The district had about 960 students sometime before or in 2003.[5]

2006-07 school year

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There were a total of 668 students enrolled in the Shaw School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 98.65% African American, 0.60% White, and 0.75% Hispanic.[6] 95.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[7]

Previous school years

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School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American 		Hispanic Native
American 		White
2005-06[6] 697 49% 51% – 98.28% 0.86% – 0.86%
2004-05[6] 718 50% 50% – 98.61% 0.97% – 0.42%
2003-04[6] 728 51% 49% – 98.35% 0.69% – 0.96%
2002-03[8] 740 50% 50% – 98.51% 0.68% – 0.81%

Accountability statistics

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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 0 0 0 0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 0 0 0 1 1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 2 2 2 1 1
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Sunflower County School District Reference Map." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021. - Skene is not indicated directly on this map but it may be compared to the 2020 map: "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021. which shows the location of Skene.
  3. ^ Wright, Megan (May 12, 2012). "Bill passes to consolidate Delta county's school districts". Mississippi Business Journal. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017. Coleman noted that West Bolivar and Benoit combined high schools for a time in the 1990s, but said transportation costs were too high.
  4. ^ "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
  5. ^ Home page. Shaw School District. December 24, 2003. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
  7. ^ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2008. [dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
  9. ^ "2007 Results" (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.
  10. ^ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  11. ^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  12. ^ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  13. ^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.

Further reading

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