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Provine High School

2400 Robinson Road, Jackson, MS, 39209-7019 -

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Definition of Terms

Provine High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Hinds County, MS

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1180 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

56 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 422 students

Grade 10 - 294 students

Grade 11 - 190 students

Grade 12 - 187 students

Grade Not Listed - 87 students

This School

(MS) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MS) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	n/a
% Hispanic	n/a	1%
% Black	100%	52%
% White	n/a	45%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MS) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

75%

58%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MS) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Jackson Public School District

This School's Agency

(MS) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	61	6
Number of Students Managed	32,538 students	2,328 students
District Total Revenue	$242,274,000	$17,470,000
District Expenditure	$246,661,000	$17,333,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,446	$7,504
District Expenditure / Student	$7,581	$7,445
District Graduation Rates	70%	59%

Men's Basketball: Johnson reels in highly touted class, four signatures (The Daily Reveille)
posted on November 24, 2009 at 02:51:26 am
By: David Helman Basketball season is just getting underway, but LSU coach Trent Johnson is already building toward the future. Johnson finished his second recruiting class at LSU on Nov. 11, obtaining signatures from four players — forward Matt Derenbecker, guard R...
LSU men's basketball signs four star players (The Alexandria Town Talk)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:56:42 am
BATON ROUGE -- LSU men's basketball coach Trent Johnson announced a signing class of four players who will join the Tigers for the 2010-11 season.
Basketball: LSU recruits top-10 classes (The Daily Reveille)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 05:32:39 am
The LSU men’s basketball team signed four recruits Wednesday in the NCAA’s early signing period, the LSU Athletic Department announced in a news release. The Tigers’ signing class has been ranked No. 10 by ESPNU and in the top 20 nationa...
LSU gets 4 players in early signing period (SportingNews)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 03:02:00 am
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU has landed commitments from four players during college basketball's early signing period. The Tigers received papers from Matt Derenbecker, Andre Stringer, Jalen Courtney and Ralston Turner.
Jackson Medical Mall celebrates reinvestment (The Clarion-Ledger)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 02:12:27 am
The Jackson Medical Mall Foundation will welcome Dr. Benjamin Carson as guest speak er during its 13th annual Community Reinvestment Awards at 6 tonight at the medical mall's center stage.

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Provine High School is a public school in Jackson, Mississippi. It is part of the Jackson Public School District.
Provine High School, also called "Ram City", serves students in grades 9–12 in the West Jackson area. Students from subdivisions such as Northwest Hills Terrace, The Queens, Country Club Hills, and Westchester Hills attend the school. The principal of Provine High School is Mr. Tex Red Jr. and assistant principals are Dr. Gloria Johnson, Mr. Wille Collins, and Mr. Theophilus King. Provine High School is located in the western quadrant of Jackson at 2400 Robinson Street. For the past fifty-one years, Provine High School has served the constituency of the West Jackson community through its various academic and non-academic programs and activities. Provine boasts of having several extracurricular offerings for students, which have placed the school on a par with the best schools in the state. Extracurricular programs include S.E.C.M.E, the Robotics team, the choir, the band, the drill team, the cheerleaders, the academic challenge bowl team, the Mock Trial team, JROTC, FCA, FCCLA, FBLA, as well as a variety of sports teams.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni include Fred Smoot, Justin Reed, Savante Stringfellow, Tommy Kelly, David Banner and Quinton Culberson.
Demographics
There were a total of 1,179 students enrolled in Provine High during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the school was 99.70% African American.
History
In 1992, Provine High School was designated a service-learning school. September 1956, Provine High School has been instrumental in producing its share of doctors, lawyers, educators, political leaders, engineers, and a myriad of other professionals. Since that time, various organizations in the school have participated in innumerable service-learning projects. Some of the projects include collecting and disseminating canned goods to the needy, collecting toiletries and pillows to distribute to the elderly in nursing homes, tutoring and mentoring elementary students at local elementary school, assisting Habitat for Humanity with building houses for the destitute, and participating in Walk-A-Thons. The mission at Provine High School is to provide a well-rounded educational foundation to enable all students to become service-oriented lifelong learners and positive contributors in an ever-changing society.
Programs
Clubs And organizations
Provine offers extracurricular activities such as Academic Quiz Bowl, Art Club, Drama Club, Future Educators of America, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, Student Council, and over 20 more programs. Provine High School also host a Robotics Team. It is the only high school in Jackson with a robotics team. The sponsors of the Provine Robotics team are Mr. Redmon Malone and Ms. Patricia Daniels. The robotics team is composed of 29 students,and three teachers from Provine High School. Approximately half of the team is female. The student makeup includes 2 freshmen, 9 sophomore, 8 juniors, and 10 seniors. The team's sponsors include: Delphi, NASA, Jackson State University, Entergy, Geodessy Survey, and Jackson Medical Mall. The Provine JROTC is also one of the programs offered at the school. This program includes three JROTC instructors and no more than 60 students involved in the program.
Performing groups
There are five performing groups at Provine High School. These groups include the The "Spirit of Provine" Cheerleaders, The "Soul of Provine" Choir, The "Essence of Provine" Dance–Drill Team, Provine Flag/Colorguard Corp, and The Provine High School Marching Band. The band has more than 100 students. Provine High School Marching Band has been one of Jackson's best bands in the city. In 2006, Provine High School Band was nominated as the best band in Jackson. The band has also been an all-superior band for a few years now. As of 2009, the band had upgraded to over 100-120 band members in the band and 150 along with other members. The director of the band is Mr. Carlton Williams.
Feeder pattern
The following schools feed into Provine High School.
Middle Schools
Hardy Middle School
Northwest Middle School
Elementary Schools
Bradley Elementary School
Clausell Elementary School
French Elementary School
Lake Elementary School
Pecan Park Elementary School
Raines Elementary School
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