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Ferguson-Florissant School District
Address
8855 Dunn Rd
Hazelwood
, St. Louis County, Missouri, 63042
United States
District information
GradesPK-12
SuperintendentDr. Joseph S. Davis[1]
Governing agencyMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Schools24
Budget$131.96 million (2015-2016)[2]
NCES District ID2912010[2]
Students and staff
Students10,562 (2017-2018)[2]
Teachers723.87 (2017-2018)[2]
Staff2632 (2017-2018)[2]
Other information
Websitewww.fergflor.org

The Ferguson-Florissant School District (FFSD) is a public school district located in Greater St. Louis and in Missouri. Its headquarters are in Hazelwood.[3] The district covers all or part of 11 municipalities, serving more than 11,000 students from preschool through 12th grade.

FFSD operates 17 elementary schools, four middle schools (one a STEAM and Gifted Academy), three A+ and NCA-CASI-accredited high schools and an alternative school. It also offers a comprehensive early education program, the Challenger Learning Center space education facility and the Little Creek Nature Area, a 97-acre nature preserve used for experiential learning on subjects such as biology, ecology and related areas of science.

Missouri Governor John Ashcroft and First Lady Barbara Bush with a Ferguson-Florissant "Parents as Teachers" group in October 1991. Mrs. Bush (in rocking chair) is reading Brown Bear Brown Bear to the children.

History

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On June 7, 1975, a U.S. district court ordered FFSD to annex the Berkeley School District and the Kinloch School District; therefore, the Ferguson-Florissant district began to serve Berkeley and Kinloch.[4]

In 2004, Berkeley High School closed, replaced by McCluer South-Berkeley High School.[4]

On December 8, 2010, the Board of Education named Dr. Art J. McCoy, II as Superintendent. He was the first African-American superintendent for the school district and at age 33 was one of the youngest in the state of Missouri and nation.[5]

On Jan. 30, 2015, the Board of Education unanimously approved Dr. Joseph Davis as superintendent of schools, effective July 1.[citation needed]

In 2018 the district formally closed its previous administration building, which it already moved out from. On a 4–2 vote, in which board members of different ethnic backgrounds voted different ways, the district closed or moved a different program into Airport Elementary, Mark Twain Alternative, and Vogt Elementary schools and converted McCluer South into a selective STEAM school.[6]

Operations

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Previously the district headquarters were in Florissant.[7]

Schools

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High schools
Middle schools
  • Cross Keys Middle School
  • Ferguson Middle School
  • STEAM Academy Middle School
Sixth grade centers
  • Johnson-Wabash Sixth Grade Center, formerly Johnson-Wabash Elementary School
  • Wedgewood Sixth Grade Center, formerly Wedgwood Elementary School
Intermediate schools (grades 3–5)
  • Berkeley Elementary School
  • Combs Elementary School
  • Griffith Elementary School
  • Halls Ferry Elementary School
  • Lee-Hamilton Elementary School
  • Robinwood Elementary School
Primary schools (grades PreK-2)
  • Bermuda Elementary School
  • Central Elementary School
  • Commons Lane Elementary School
  • Duchesne Elementary School
  • Holman Elementary School
  • Parker Road Elementary School
  • Walnut Grove Elementary School
Alternative Programs
  • Mark Twain Restoration and Re-Entry Center - Was Mark Twain Student Support Center until 2019[6]
Former schools
  • Airport Elementary School - Closed 2019[6]
  • Berkeley Middle School
  • Cool Valley Elementary School
  • Vogt Elementary School - Closed 2019[6]

Students with disabilities are referred to the Special School District of St. Louis County (SSD) facilities. Ferguson-Florrisant residents are zoned to Ackerman School (ages 5–13) and Northview High School (ages 14–21) in Florissant. The SSD district also maintains North Technical High School in Florissant.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Superintendent's Corner / About Dr. Davis". Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Ferguson-florissant R-ii". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "Home". Ferguson-Florissant School District. Retrieved November 10, 2019. 8855 Dunn Rd. Hazelwood, MO 63042
  4. ^ a b Bosenbecker, Ray. So Where'd You Go to High School? Virginia Publishing Corporation. 2008. 94. Retrieved on 2009-06-13.
  5. ^ "Art McCoy to become next Ferguson-Florissant School District Superintendent". KSDK. December 9, 2010. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d Benchaabane, Nassim (October 11, 2018). "Ferguson-Florissant picks redistricting plan; McCluer South-Berkeley will be special academy, Vogt Elementary to close". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Contact". Ferguson-Florissant School District. October 11, 1997. Archived from the original on October 11, 1997. Retrieved November 10, 2019. Superintendent's Office 1005 Waterford Drive Florissant, MO 63033-3694
  8. ^ "All SSD Schools". Special School District of St. Louis County. Retrieved July 23, 2022. - Ackerman Profile, Northview Profile
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