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2022-23 School Year: What were the backgrounds of Vicksburg Warren School District students?

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Black students made up 61.4% of the 6,862 students enrolled in Vicksburg Warren School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 4.4% decrease from the previous school year.

Warren Central High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,159 students.

A snapshot of Vicksburg Warren School District showed 61.4% of students were Black, 28.5% were white, 0.9% were multiracial, 0.6% were Hispanic, and 0.3% 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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Vicksburg Warren School District

Black [61.4%]White [28.5%]Ethnicities <5% [1.8%]
Enrollment in Vicksburg Warren School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Beechwood Elementary School0%37.4%0%5.2%57.4%
Bovina Elementary School0%27.2%0%3.9%68.9%
Bowmar Avenue School0%38.7%0%4.2%57.1%
Dana Road Elementary School0%86.2%0%3.9%9.9%
Sherman Ave Elementary School0%82.6%0%6.5%10.9%
South Park Elementary School0%57.5%0%5.1%37.4%
Vicksburg High School0%83.8%0%4.6%11.6%
Vicksburg Intermediate School0%87.8%0%4.9%7.3%
Vicksburg Junior High School0%81.5%3.2%2.2%13.1%
Warren Central High School0%53.7%1.4%2.7%42.2%
Warren Central Intermediate School3.3%85.6%0%2.0%9.1%
Warren Central Junior High School2.0%54.9%1.7%1.3%40.1%
Warrenton Elementary School0%78.8%0%4.3%16.9%

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