Hinds County Agricultural High School or Hinds Agricultural High School (HAHS) was a public secondary school in unincorporated Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, south of Utica.[1] It was located on the Utica campus of Hinds Community College until its 2014 closure. Hinds County AHS was one of three independently functioning agricultural high schools in the state of Mississippi.

The community college district operated the high school.[2]

History

In 2012 the Mississippi Board of Education published a report recommending the closure of Hinds AHS. Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, the report's author, stated that enrollment was declining at Hinds, that it had among the lowest levels of academic performance, and that it no longer had a focus on agriculture.[2]

Hinds AHS closed on July 1, 2014. According to state law, its real property was to be given to Hinds Community College and its personal property was to be given to the Hinds County School District.[3] On July 1, 2015 its property was transferred to the Hinds County School District.[4]

Athletics

In 2014 the boys' track team won the third Class 1A championship of the MHSAA; this occurred just prior to the disestablishment of the school.[5]

Demographics

2006–07 school year

There were a total of 222 students enrolled at Hinds County Agricultural High School during the 2006–07 school year. The gender makeup of the school was 52% female and 48% male. The racial makeup of the school was 99.55% African American and 0.45% White.[6] 78.2% of the school's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[7]

Previous school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American 		Hispanic Native
American 		White
2005/06[6] 241 52% 48% – 100.00% – – –
2004/05[6] 299 49% 51% – 100.00% – – –
2003/04[6] 307 50% 50% – 100.00% – – –
2002/03[8] 290 49% 51% – 100.00% – – –

Accountability statistics

2006/07[9] 2005/06[10] 2004/05[11] 2003/04[12] 2002/03[13]
District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing)
Level 4 (Exemplary)
Level 3 (Successful) X X X X
Level 2 (Under Performing) X
Level 1 (Low Performing)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Utica Map" (PDF). Hinds Community College. 2006-09-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2020-07-04. - The map shows the location of the high school buildings. - Address from: "Contact Us". Hinds County Agricultural High School. 2010-05-13. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2020-07-04. Hinds County Agricultural High School Miss. Highway 18, Hinds AHS P.O. Box 1089 Utica, MS 39175-0089 - College address: "Utica 34175 Miss. 18 West Utica, MS 39175-9599" - Compare to: "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Utica town, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-07-04. - The college campus, including the high school buildings, is not in the Utica city limits.
  2. ^ a b "State education board recommends closing one agriculture school, converting one and keeping one". gulflive.com. Associated Press. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  3. ^ "2014 Mississippi Code Title 37 - EDUCATION Chapter 27 - AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOLS § 37-27-80 - Hinds Agriculture High School discontinued; disposal of property; diplomas." Justia. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
  5. ^ Hilliard, Laurence (2014-05-12). "Hinds AHS wins track title in last event before school shuts down". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  6. ^ a b c d "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
  7. ^ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-19.[dead link]
  8. ^ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-02. Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  9. ^ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2007-09-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  10. ^ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
  11. ^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
  12. ^ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
  13. ^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-11. Retrieved 2007-05-07.

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