Holmes County Central High School
Address
9749 Brozville Road

Lexington
,
Mississippi
39095

United States
Coordinates33°06′17″N 90°03′26″W / 33.1047°N 90.0571°W / 33.1047; -90.0571
Information
School typePublic
Founded2015
School districtHolmes County School District
Grades9–12
Enrollment788 (2016–17)[1]
Color(s)cardinal, gold
Team nameJaguars
Websitesites.google.com/a/holmes.k12.ms.us/holmes-county-central-high-school/

Holmes County Central High School is a senior high school in unincorporated Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of Lexington.[2] A part of the Holmes County School District,[3] it occupies the former J.J. McClain High School.[4] The mascot is the jaguar,[5] and it serves grades 9–12.[6]

As of 2015 the school had about 760 students, with 99% of them being African-American.[6]

History

It opened in 2015 and was the consolidation of the high school sectors of Jacob Joshua McClain High School, S.V. Marshall High School, and Williams-Sullivan High School.[5] The school district attempted to pass a bond to build a consolidated high school in August 2013, but it was voted down.[7]

Stanford University Graduate School of Education Center to Support Excellence in Teaching (CSET) stated that "Despite concerns by some in the community, the merging of the high schools has been a success."[6]

In March 2018 the newly elected Holmes County school board voted to move high school students in Durant High School to Holmes County Central High, an action opposed by area residents.[8] Due to the consolidation, the district again sought a new building for its consolidated high school. As of 2017 it is considering acquiring a former factory, which would only need $20 million to be renovated into a high school.[7]

Academic performance

In 2015 about 66% of incoming 9th graders had reading scores below their intended grade levels.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "HOLMES COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ "History." J.J. McClain High School. May 4, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. Note that Holmes County is located at the former McClain High.
  3. ↑ Home. Holmes County Central High School. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. "9479 Brozville Road ● Lexington, MS 39095"
  4. ↑ Home. J.J. McClain High School. March 22, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. " J.J. McClain High School 9479 Brozeville Rd. Lexington, MS 39095"
  5. 1 2 Stevens, Calvin. "New high school in Holmes." The Greenwood Commonwealth. Sunday July 20, 2014. Page B002. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "2015 Hollyhock Fellows." Stanford University Graduate School of Education Center to Support Excellence in Teaching (CSET). Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Hillyer, Ben (2017-05-14). "Sunday focus: One Mississippi school district considers alternative to building new school". Natchez Democrat. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  8. ↑ Carter, Margaret-Ann (2018-03-09). "Some Durant Public School Students to be transferred to Holmes County School". WJTV. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  9. ↑ Boger, Paul. "Feds Are Underfunding Mississippi Schools?." Mississippi Public Radio. May 2, 2016. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.



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