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2022-23 School Year: What were the backgrounds of Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District students?

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Black students made up 84.2% of the 4,030 students enrolled in Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 7.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Greenwood High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 637 students.

A snapshot of Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District showed 84.2% of students were Black, 3% were Hispanic, and 1.3% white.

Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District roughly covers 12 schools within Leflore County and has a main office in Greenwood.

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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District

Black [84.2%]Ethnicities <5% [4.3%]
Enrollment in Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Amanda Elzy High School0%92.9%0%7.1%0%
Amanda Elzy Junior High School0%91.5%0%8.5%0%
Bankston Elementary School0%65.7%18.3%4.2%11.8%
Claudine F. Brown Elementary School0%92.3%5.4%2.3%0%
Davis Elementary School0%96.8%0%3.2%0%
East Elementary School0%94.3%4.6%1.1%0%
Greenwood High School0%95.3%0%2.7%2.0%
Greenwood Middle School0%98.0%0%2.0%0%
Leflore County Elementary School0%88.8%10.3%0.9%0%
Leflore County High School0%95.4%0%4.6%0%
Threadgill Elementary School0%0%0%100%0%
Threadgill Primary School0%98.4%0%1.6%0%

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