Greenville Public School District

"GPSD" redirects here. For computer software program, see gpsd.

Greenville Public School District
Location
Greenville, Mississippi
United States
District information
GradesPreK–12
SuperintendentDr. Janice Monroe
Schools15
Students and staff
Students6718
Other information
Websitewww.gvillepublicschooldistrict.com

The Greenville Public School District (GPSD) or Greenville Public Schools (GPS) is a public school district based in Greenville, Mississippi (USA).

Adam Ganucheau and Kate Royals of Mississippi Today wrote in 2021 that the district was "one of the most under-resourced school districts" in the United States.[1]

Schools

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High school:

Middle schools:

  • Coleman Middle School
  • TL Weston Middle School

Elementary schools:

  • Matty Akin Elementary School
    • As of a year before 2017 it was the largest elementary school in the community.[3]
  • Julia L. Armstrong Elementary School
  • Boyd Elementary School
  • Darling Achievement Center (formerly Darling Elementary School)
  • Carrie Stern Elementary School
  • Trigg Elementary School
  • Lucy L. Webb Elementary School
    • It includes the Lucy Webb Kindergarten Preparatory School, the district's first area that only houses kindergarten classes.[4]
  • Weddington Elementary School

Preschools:

  • McBride Pre-K Academy

Magnet schools:

  • Solomon Magnet School

Other campuses:

  • Greenville Technical Center

Former schools:[2]

  • Solomon Middle School
  • Fulwiler Elementary School
  • Manning Elementary School
  • McBride Elementary School

Demographics

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2006–07 school year

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There were a total of 7,001 students enrolled in the Greenville Public 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 97.30% African American, 2.44% White, 0.14% Hispanic, and 0.11% Asian.[5] 97.1% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[6]

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[5] 7,288 50% 50% 0.11% 96.98% 0.12% – 2.79%
2004-05[5] 7,277 49% 51% 0.08% 96.39% 0.14% 0.01% 3.38%
2003-04[5] 7,383 49% 51% 0.12% 96.10% 0.11% 0.01% 3.66%
2002-03[7] 7,401 50% 50% 0.16% 96.10% 0.12% – 3.62%

Accountability statistics

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2006-07[8] 2005-06[9] 2004-05[10] 2003-04[11] 2002-03[12]
District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools 1 2 0 1 0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 1 3 1 2 2
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 12 9 11 11 7
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 0 0 2 0 5
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. ^ Ganucheau, Adam; Royals, Kate (May 7, 2021). "Greenville bus strike could transform public education in Mississippi". Mississippi Today. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Schools." Greenville Public School District (old website). Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Home page. Akin Elementary School. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Ozbun, Sarah (née Kramer) (July 3, 2016). "Reeves is beyond ecstatic to welcome kindergarteners to Webb Prep". Delta Democrat-Times. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 18, 2008. [dead link]
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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 7, 2007.
  10. ^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
  11. ^ "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 7, 2007.
  12. ^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
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