Holmes County Central High School is a senior high school in unincorporated Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, about south of Lexington."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. A part of the Holmes County School District,Home. Holmes County Central High School. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. "9479 Brozville Road ● Lexington, MS 39095" it occupies the former J.J. McClain High School.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" The mascot is the jaguar,Stevens, Calvin. "New high school in Holmes." The Greenwood Commonwealth. Sunday July 20, 2014. Page B002. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. and it serves grades 912."2015 Hollyhock Fellows." Stanford University Graduate School of Education Center to Support Excellence in Teaching (CSET). Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
the school had about 760 students, 99% of them African-American.
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. The school district attempted to pass a bond to build a consolidated high school in August 2013, but it was voted down.
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."
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. Due to the consolidation, the district again sought a new building for its consolidated high school. it is considering acquiring a former factory, which would only need $20 million to be renovated into a high school.
Academic performance In 2015 about 66% of incoming 9th graders had reading scores below their intended grade levels.Boger, Paul. "Feds Are Underfunding Mississippi Schools?." Mississippi Public Radio. May 2, 2016. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
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External links Holmes County Central High School