Clarksdale Municipal School District

The Clarksdale Municipal School District (CMSD) is a public school district based in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States.


District Leadership[1]

Dr. Earl Joe Nelson, Superintendent of Education

Dr. Toya Harrell-Matthews, Assistant Superintendent of Education/Chief Operations Officer

Mrs. Jessica Pulley, Chief Financial Officer

Mrs. Rosalyn Griffin, Director of Human Resources

History

Around the time of racial integration, circa the 1960s, the district arranged attendance boundaries of elementary schools so de facto segregation would occur. There had been plans to build a new consolidated Clarksdale-Coahoma County High School to serve all children in Coahoma County, plans were abandoned, even though the building was already constructed, because the officials wanted to maintain segregation in a de facto manner.[2]

Performance

In 2019, "the district remains classified as low performing, bouncing between D and F every year since 2013. ...In the 2017-2018 school year, 19% of the district's teachers were not certified and – perhaps consequently – the district received an F rating." The district "has trouble retaining highly qualified educators."[3]

Schools
High School
Middle schools
  • Oakhurst Intermediate School
  • W. A. Higgins Middle School (formerly Junior High School)
Elementary schools

Each elementary school has a school theme.

  • Heidelberg Elementary School – Math and science.
  • Kirkpatrick Elementary School – Health sciences.
  • George H. Oliver Elementary School – Visual and performing arts.
  • Booker T. Washington Elementary School – International Baccalaureate –Brenda Miller– Principal

Former schools

Former elementary schools:[4]

  • Myrtle Hall III Elementary School
  • Myrtle Hall IV Elementary School
  • Riverton Elementary School
  • Jerome Y. Stamply Elementary School

Demographics

Circa 2017 the district had about 3,200 students.[5] Circa 2008 the district had about 3,600 students.[6]

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,603 students enrolled in the Clarksdale Municipal 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 94.34% African American, 4.75% White, 0.75% Asian, and 0.17% Hispanic.[7] 89.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[8]

Previous school years
School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American		 Hispanic Native
American		 White
2005-06[7] 3,610 51% 49% 0.66% 92.96% 0.30% – 6.07%
2004-05[7] 3,615 50% 50% 0.50% 91.54% 0.25% – 7.72%
2003-04[7] 3,703 51% 49% 0.51% 90.44% 0.14% – 8.91%
2002-03[9] 3,726 50% 50% 0.51% 88.67% 0.16% – 10.68%

Accountability statistics
2006-07[10] 2005-06[11] 2004-05[12] 2003-04[13] 2002-03[14]
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 0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 5 6 7 6 4
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 4 3 2 3 3
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 3
Not Assigned 0 0 0 0 0

See also

References
  1. https://www.cmsdschools.org/
  2. Wilkie, Curtis. Dixie: A Personal Odyssey Through Events That Shaped the Modern South. Simon and Schuster, October 10, 2002. ISBN 0684872862, 9780684872865. p. 147.
  3. Wright, Aallyah (August 8, 2019). "I'm looking to re-energize and build': Clarksdale schools new leader accepts 'the unique set of challenges' the Delta presents". Mississippi Today.
  4. "Coahoma County". Mississippi Department of Education. 2000-01-24. Retrieved 2021-06-06. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "A New Era of Schools." Clarksdale Municipal School District. Retrieved on July 6, 2017.
  6. Home. Clarksdale Municipal School District. March 14, 2008. Retrieved on July 6, 2017.
  7. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
  8. "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  9. "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-02. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  10. "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2007-09-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  11. "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
  12. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
  13. "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
  14. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
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