Coahoma Early College High School
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When it was still CAHS, the school operated the Coahoma Early College High School program.[5] On July 1, 2018, the original Coahoma County Agricultural High School was dissolved, with the Coahoma Early College High School taking its place.
History
Coahoma County Agricultural High School was established in 1924. It was one of the first agricultural high schools for Blacks in Mississippi. A junior college curriculum was added in 1949 and the institution's name was changed to Coahoma Junior College and Agricultural High School. The school was desegregated in 1965, although the student body has remained mostly and in recent years, exclusively African American.
Coahoma Junior College was removed from the title of Coahoma County Agricultural High School in 1975 and in 1981, the school began operating separately from the Coahoma County School District and dropped the word "county" from its name.
A 2012 report by Augenblick, Palaich and Associates suggested changing the school's focus to an early college school and/or merging it. It stated that the school's academic performance was below the state average and that the school no longer had a focus on agriculture.[3]
On July 1, 2018, the original Coahoma County Agricultural High School was dissolved, with the Coahoma Early College High School taking its place. Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signed into law Senate Bill 2501, which required this change in the school, in May 2016.[6]
Demographics
A majority of the Coahoma AHS student body comes from the towns of Friars Point, Coahoma, Lula, and Jonestown – all part of the Coahoma County School District. A limited number of students from the Clarksdale Municipal School District opt to attend Coahoma AHS instead of Clarksdale High School.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In the 2014Template:Ndash15 school year, the school enrolled 267 black students, 1 Hispanic, and no white students.[7]
Structure
The president of Coahoma Community College also serves as superintendent of the Coahoma Agricultural High School. The same board of trustees governs both the high school and community college.
In addition to the superintendent and board of trustees, Coahoma AHS has the same administrative personnel common in other public high schools, including a principal and assistant principal.
Leadership
Superintendents
| Term | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| 1924–1925 | M. L. Strange |
| 1925–1929 | J. M. Mosley |
| 1929–1937 | J. W. Addison |
| 1937–1945 | J. B. Wright |
| 1945–1966 | B. F. McLaurin |
| 1966–1979 | J. E. Miller |
| 1980–1992 | McKinley C. Martin |
| 1992–2013 | Vivian Presley |
| 2013–present | Valmadge T. Towner |
Principals
| Term | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| 1951–1954 | James E. Miller |
| 1954–1963 | W. L. Tobias |
| 1963–1974 | Frank McCune |
| 1974–1984 | Eugene Fox |
| 1984–1985 | Albert Williams |
| 1985–1986 | Sammy Fellton |
| 1986–1987 | T. W. Richardson |
| 1987–1993 | S. T. Bailey |
| 1993–1996 | Olenza McBride |
| 1996–2007 | John Brown |
| 2007–2013 | I. D. Thompson |
| 2014–2015 | Braxton Stowe |
| 2015–2018 | Milton Hardrict |
| 2018–Present | Cloretha Jamison |
Demographics
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There was a total of 291 students enrolled at Coahoma Agricultural High School during the 2006Template:Ndash2007 school year. The gender makeup of the school was 53% female and 47% male. The racial makeup of the school was 100.00% African American.[8] 93.5% of the school's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[9]
Previous school years
| School Year | Enrollment | Gender Makeup | Racial Makeup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Asian | African American |
Hispanic | Native American |
White | ||
| 2005Template:Ndash06[8] | 305 | 53% | 47% | – | 100.00% | – | – | – |
| 2004Template:Ndash05[8] | 313 | 53% | 47% | – | 100.00% | – | – | – |
| 2003Template:Ndash04[8] | 297 | 55% | 45% | – | 100.00% | – | – | – |
| 2002Template:Ndash03[10] | 298 | 55% | 45% | – | 100.00% | – | – | – |
Accountability statistics
| 2006Template:Ndash07[11] | 2005Template:Ndash06[12] | 2004Template:Ndash05[13] | 2003Template:Ndash04[14] | 2002Template:Ndash03[15] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District Accreditation Status | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited |
| School Performance Classifications | |||||
| Level 5 (Superior Performing) | |||||
| Level 4 (Exemplary) | |||||
| Level 3 (Successful) | X | X | X | ||
| Level 2 (Under Performing) | X | X | |||
| Level 1 (Low Performing) | |||||
Notable alumni
- Aaron Henry, civil rights leader
See also
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- Forrest County Agricultural High School - The sole remaining independently functioning agricultural high school in Mississippi
- Hinds County Agricultural High School - One of three remaining independent agricultural high schools in the state until its 2014 closure
- List of high schools in Mississippi
- List of school districts in Mississippi
References
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External links
- Coahoma Early College High School – Official site.
- Coahoma Community College – Official site.
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