Leon County Schools (LCS) is a school district headquartered in the LCS Admin Complex in Tallahassee, Florida, United States."Contact." Leon County Schools. Retrieved on December 16, 2017. "LCS Admin Complex 2757 West Pensacola Street Tallahassee, Florida 32304" It is the sole school district of Leon County. - Text list
History
Prior to November 2004 the school district allowed parents to have their children moved to schools in proximity to where their parents worked. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
Public schools
Elementary schools Apalachee Elementary School (Est. 1969) Astoria Park Elementary School (Est. 1969) Bond Elementary School (Est. 1935, Current Structure Est. 2006) Buck Lake Elementary School (Est. 1989) Canopy Oaks Elementary School (Est. 1998) Chaires Elementary School (Est. 1929, Current structure Est. 1987) J. Michael Conley Elementary School (Est. 2008) DeSoto Trail Elementary School (Est. 1989) Fort Braden K-8 School (Est. 1847, Current Structure Est. 1994) Gilchrist Elementary School (Est. 1966) Hartsfield Elementary School (Est. 1954) Hawks Rise Elementary School (Est. 1995) Kate Sullivan Elementary School (Est. 1948) Killearn Lakes Elementary School (Est. 1985) Oak Ridge Elementary School (Est. 1969) Pineview Elementary School, Est. 1956 Riley Elementary School (Est. 1951) Roberts Elementary School (Est. 2001) Ruediger Elementary School (Est. 1955) Sabal Palm Elementary School (Est. 1962) Sealey Elementary School (Est. 1930, Current Structure Est. 1969) Springwood Elementary School (Est. 1987) W T Moore Elementary School (Est. 1968) Woodville K-8 School (Est. 1856, Current Structure Est. 1981)
Middle schools Elizabeth Cobb Middle School, Est. 1954 Deerlake Middle School, Est. 1990 Fairview Middle School, Est. 1970 Griffin Middle School, Est. 1920, Current Structure Est. 1955 William J. Montford Middle School, Est. 2008 R. Frank Nims Middle School, Est. 1958 Augusta Raa Middle School, Est. 1959
High schools
Lawton Chiles (Mascot: Timberwolf), Est. 1999 Godby (Mascot: Cougar), Est. 1966 Leon (Mascot: Lion), Est. 1831 Lincoln (Mascot: Trojan), Est. 1974 Rickards (Mascot: Raider), Est. 1960 SAIL (Mascot: Pirate), Est. 1975
Special and alternative schools Adult Education, Leon Everhart Leon Regional Detention Center Lively Technical Center Heritage Trails Community School (Jaguars) Second Chance
Former LCS public schools Belle Vue Middle School, 1969–2009 Caroline Brevard Grammar School, 1925–2007 Leonard Wesson Elementary School, 1947–2007
Segregated schools All of the following "colored" schools closed no later than the desegregation of Leon County schools in the late 1960s. Old Lincoln High School 1869–1969 Station One School Concord School (Miccosukee) St. Peters School Lake McBride School Macon Community School Bell School Raney School Barrow Hill School Lucy Moten School Bellaire School Rural "negro" schoolhouse near Miller's Pond Rural "negro" schoolhouse in Saint Paul
National Blue Ribbon Schools The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Only a few hundred are selected each year from across the nation. The following Leon County Schools have received this prestigious honor.
Kate Sullivan Elementary School- 1985 & 2000 Sealey Elementary School- 1989 Hawks Rise Elementary School- 2000 & 2015 Killearn Lakes Elementary School- 2004 & 2012 Deerlake Middle School- 2005 DeSoto Trail Elementary School- 2005 Gilchrist Elementary School- 2008
References
External links
Leon County Schools homepage
Leon County Schools history