Both the Yazoo City and Yazoo County school districts have improved in the latest state accountability ratings.
The city school district is no longer a failing district. Its 2017 rating improved from an “F” to a “D” rating.
Superintendent Dr. Darron Edwards recently announced that the Yazoo City Municipal School will not have a failing school within the district.
“We do not have any ‘F’ schools in the Yazoo City Municipal School District,” Edwards said, during last week’s school board meeting. “I am proud of that. Some of our scores are still in embargo, but it is good to know that our high school is successful. For the first time in our history (of state scores), we have a ‘C’ school within our district.”
Edwards said the district’s improvement lies within the hard work of the students, district staff and the community as a whole.
“Our students deserve all the credit, as does our teams, our community and our parents,” Edwards said. “This has been a team effort. It is something that we all played a role in and we are proud of that.”
But Edwards said the hard work and progress does not stop here.
“We are not complacent or content,” he said. “And we are not satisfied. The journey continues.”
In subject area scores, 13.3 percent are proficient in reading; 9.4 percent are proficient in math; 37.5 percent are proficient in history; and 42.6 percent are proficient in science.
The city school district also has a 16.1 percent dropout rate and a 74.2 percent graduation rate.
The Yazoo County School District’s 2017 rating also improved from a “D” to a “C” rating.
In subject area scores, 26 percent are proficient in reading; 24.2 percent are proficient in math; 47.9 percent are proficient in history; and 50.8 percent are proficient in science.
The city school district also has a 13.8 percent dropout rate and a 82.9 percent graduation rate.
