Of the 6,844 students enrolled in Vicksburg Warren School District in the 2023-24 school year, 62.3% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.8% increase over the previous school year.
Among the 13 schools in the district, Warren Central High School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Vicksburg Warren School District’s student body showed that 63.9% of students were Black, 31.8% were white, 1.7% were multiracial, 1.4% were Hispanic, and 0.8% were Asian.
Vicksburg Warren School District roughly covers 13 schools within Warren County and has a main office in Vicksburg.
Mississippi’s schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | % Asian | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechwood Elementary School | 0% | 37.1% | 0% | 4.3% | 58.6% |
| Bovina Elementary School | 0% | 29.4% | 0% | 3.8% | 66.8% |
| Bowmar Avenue School | 0% | 37.0% | 0% | 3.8% | 59.2% |
| Dana Road Elementary School | 0% | 89.4% | 0% | 1.6% | 9.0% |
| Sherman Ave Elementary School | 0% | 83.0% | 0% | 7.6% | 9.4% |
| South Park Elementary School | 0% | 63.0% | 0% | 3.3% | 33.7% |
| Vicksburg High School | 0% | 85.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 10.3% |
| Vicksburg Intermediate School | 0% | 89.0% | 0% | 2.6% | 8.4% |
| Vicksburg Junior High School | 0% | 82.1% | 0% | 4.0% | 13.9% |
| Warren Central High School | 1.5% | 55.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 39.9% |
| Warren Central Intermediate School | 0% | 87.8% | 0% | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| Warren Central Junior High School | 0% | 52.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 42.7% |
| Warrenton Elementary School | 0% | 79.1% | 0% | 6.7% | 14.2% |
