📍 1985 Scanlon Drive, Jackson, Hinds County, 39204
Wingfield High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 608 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 71%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wingfield High School enrolls 608 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 582 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 3.1% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
608 of the school's 608 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 608 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wingfield High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-20, state senate district 28, state house district 69.
Wingfield High School is one of 54 schools in Jackson Public Schools, based in JACKSON, Mississippi. The district serves 17,429 students district-wide and employs 1,470 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 608 students, Wingfield High School is larger than the district average of about 323 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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