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Wingfield High School was a public high school located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It was part of the Jackson Public School District. Almost 900 children from South Jackson attended Wingfield High School in grades 9–12, as well as over 70 administration and staff. The principal of Wingfield was Roderick Smith. The school closed in May 2024.

The mascot of Wingfield is the falcon.

Demographics

There were a total of 859 students enrolled at Wingfield 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

[NCES-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Wingfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 4, 2020.

[2] "*Wingfield Administration / Principal". www.jackson.k12.ms.us. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[colors-3] "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[Athletics-4] "Athletics". Wingfield High School. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

[5] "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.

[6] "Shotgun Murder, Suicide In High School Classroom". The Victoria Advocate, Volume 137, Number 190 (Victoria, Texas). November 13, 1982. p. 9A.

[7] "School Directory / School Feeder Patterns". www.jackson.k12.ms.us. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

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