Wingfield High School
| Wingfield High School | |
|---|---|
Jackson Public Schools[1] | |
| NCES School ID | 280219000423 [1] |
| Principal | Roderick Smith[2] |
| Teaching staff | 49.59 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 [1] |
| Number of students | 766 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.45[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and gold [3] |
| Sports | Boys Sports
Football Cross Country Basketball Track Soccer Baseball Tennis Golf Girls Sports Basketball Track Soccer Slow Pitch Softball Tennis Golf Volleyball [4] |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Team name | Mighty Falcons |
| Feeder schools | Peeples Middle School, Whitten Middle School |
| Website | www |
Wingfield High School is a public
principal
of is Roderick Smith.
The mascot of Wingfield is the falcon.
Demographics
There are a total of 859 students enrolled in Wingfield High during the 2011–2012 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the school was 97.35% African American and 2.65% White.[5]
1982 shooting incident
On November 12, 1982, an 18-year-old dropout James Hartzog armed with a 20-gauge shotgun killed his girlfriend, 17-year-old Faye Williams, in her algebra class at Wingfield High School. Hartzog then killed himself.[6]
Feeder pattern
The following schools feed into Wingfield High School.[7]
- Middle Schools
- Peeples Middle School
- Whitten Middle School
- Elementary Schools
- Key Elementary School
- Lester Elementary School
- Marshall Elementary School
- Sykes Elementary School
- Wilkins Elementary School
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Wingfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "*Wingfield Administration / Principal". www.jackson.k12.ms.us. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Athletics". Wingfield High School. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ^ "Shotgun Murder, Suicide In High School Classroom". The Victoria Advocate, Volume 137, Number 190 (Victoria, Texas). November 13, 1982. p. 9A.
- ^ "School Directory / School Feeder Patterns". www.jackson.k12.ms.us. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
External links
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