Moss Point School District

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

In addition to Moss Point, the district also serves the communities of Escatawpa and Helena.

In early 2015, the district added sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression to its protected civil rights and equal education opportunity policy and paid an undisclosed sum to settle a lawsuit by a student who was bullied by teachers and staff for her sexual orientation. [1]

Schools

High School (Grades 9-12)

Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Elementary Schools (Grades K-5)

Other District Campuses (Grades K-12)

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,216 students enrolled in the Moss Point 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 71.49% African American, 26.68% White, 1.34% Hispanic, 0.44% Asian, and 0.06% Native American.[2] 69.5% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[3]

Moss Point High School has had foreign exchange students every school year for several years now.

Previous school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American		 Hispanic Native
American		 White
2005-06[2] 3,557 49% 51% 0.61% 70.65% 0.89% 0.03% 27.82%
2004-05[2] 3,862 49% 51% 0.36% 69.06% 0.85% 0.10% 29.62%
2003-04[2] 4,003 49% 51% 0.32% 67.82% 0.75% 0.05% 31.05%
2002-03[4] 4,125 49% 51% 0.32% 67.01% 0.51% 0.02% 32.15%

Accountability statistics

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hensley, Nicole (25 February 2015). "Mississippi school district settles anti-gay bullying lawsuit filed by lesbian teen". Daily News (New York).
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System" Check |url= value (help). Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  7. ↑ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  8. ↑ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  9. ↑ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-12.

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