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'''West Feliciana Parish Public Schools''' is a [[school district]] headquartered in [[St. Francisville, Louisiana|St. Francisville]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States]].<ref>"[http://www.wfpsb.org/District/district_contact.html Locations]." West Feliciana Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on October 12, 2010. "4727 Fidelity Street St. Francisville, LA 70775"</ref>
{{redirect|WFP Schools|other uses|WFPS (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:WestFelicianaschoolsentrance.JPG|thumb|The entrance to the West Feliciana schools complex in [[Bains, Louisiana|Bains]]]]
[[File:West Feliciana (LA) High School.jpg|thumb|West Feliciana High School]]
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'''West Feliciana Parish Public Schools''' ('''WFPPS''') or '''West Feliciana Parish School Board''' ('''WFPSB''') is a [[school district]] headquartered in [[St. Francisville, Louisiana|St. Francisville]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States]].<ref>"[http://www.wfpsb.org/District/district_contact.html Locations]." West Feliciana Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on October 12, 2010. "4727 Fidelity Street St. Francisville, LA 70775"</ref>


The district serves residents of [[West Feliciana Parish]], including St. Francisville, [[Bains, Louisiana|Bains]], [[Tunica, Louisiana|Tunica]], [[Wakefield, Louisiana|Wakefield]], and the residences of the [[Louisiana State Penitentiary]] (Angola).
The district serves residents of [[West Feliciana Parish]], including St. Francisville,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22125_west_feliciana/DC20SD_C22125.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: West Feliciana Parish, LA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-09}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22125_west_feliciana/DC20SD_C22125_SD2MS.txt Text list]. All locations in West Feliciana Parish are in the school district: the map only shows the location of St. Francisville and not the [[unincorporated areas]].</ref> [[Bains, Louisiana|Bains]], [[Tunica, Louisiana|Tunica]], [[Wakefield, Louisiana|Wakefield]], and the residences of the [[Louisiana State Penitentiary]] (Angola).


As of 2012 it was the school district in Louisiana with the third-highest level of academic performance, after the [[Zachary Community School Board]] and the [[New Orleans Public Schools]] campuses not within the [[Recovery School District]].<ref>Minton, James. "[http://theadvocate.com/home/4482596-125/w-feliciana-schools-celebrate-gains W. Feliciana schools celebrate gains]." ''[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]''. December 7, 2012. Retrieved on March 23, 2013. "West Feliciana, as a district, moved into the ranks of A-rated districts in the second year of the state’s letter-grade labeling program and maintained its position as the third-highest performing district in the state, behind Zachary and the Orleans Parish schools that are not in the state-run Recovery School District."</ref>
It neighbors and rivals the Zachary school system.{{fact}}


==School uniforms==
==School uniforms==
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All of the schools are located in [[unincorporated area]]s.
All of the schools are located in [[unincorporated area]]s.


===Secondary schools===
;Secondary schools
* West Feliciana High School [http://www.wfpsb.org/Schools/HighSchool/highschool.html] ([[Bains, Louisiana|Bains]])
* [[West Feliciana High School]] [http://www.wfpsb.org/Schools/HighSchool/highschool.html] ([[Bains, Louisiana|Bains]])
* West Feliciana Middle School (Bains)
* West Feliciana Middle (Bains)
**The newest school, WFMS opened in 1999. Upon opening it was accredited by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref name="WFProfile">"[http://wfpsb.org/education/page/download.php?fileinfo=U2VjdGlvbl8zX0Rpc3RyaWN0X1Byb2ZpbGVfLnBkZjo6Oi93d3c1L3NjaG9vbHMvbGEvd2VzdGZlbGljaWFuYS9pbWFnZXMvZG9jbWdyLzQzMGZpbGUzMDQucGRm West Feliciana Parish School System Profile]." ([http://www.webcitation.org/65YbPN73A Archive]) [[West Feliciana Parish School System]]. 3. Retrieved on February 18, 2012.</ref>
**The newest school, WFMS opened in 1999. Upon opening it was accredited by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref name="WFProfile">"[http://wfpsb.org/education/page/download.php?fileinfo=U2VjdGlvbl8zX0Rpc3RyaWN0X1Byb2ZpbGVfLnBkZjo6Oi93d3c1L3NjaG9vbHMvbGEvd2VzdGZlbGljaWFuYS9pbWFnZXMvZG9jbWdyLzQzMGZpbGUzMDQucGRm West Feliciana Parish School System Profile]." ([https://www.webcitation.org/65YbPN73A?url=http://wfpsb.org/education/page/download.php?fileinfo=U2VjdGlvbl8zX0Rpc3RyaWN0X1Byb2ZpbGVfLnBkZjo6Oi93d3c1L3NjaG9vbHMvbGEvd2VzdGZlbGljaWFuYS9pbWFnZXMvZG9jbWdyLzQzMGZpbGUzMDQucGRm Archive]) [[West Feliciana Parish School System]]. 3. Retrieved on February 18, 2012.</ref>


===Primary schools===
;Primary schools
* 2nd Grade-5th Grade: Bains Elementary School (Bains)
* 2nd Grade-5th Grade: Bains Elementary School (Bains)
**The school is adjacent to Bains Lower Elementary.<ref name="WFProfile"/> It is {{convert|13|mi|km}} south of the Tunica Elementary School building in [[Tunica, Louisiana|Tunica]].<ref name="Tuncl">Lussier, Charles. "[http://theadvocate.com/news/527958-63/school-systems-battling-budget-woes.html Officials say they try to keep cuts out of classrooms]." ''[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]''. Retrieved on February 18, 2012.</ref>
**The school is adjacent to Bains Lower Elementary.<ref name="WFProfile"/> It is {{convert|13|mi|km}} south of the Tunica Elementary School building in [[Tunica, Louisiana|Tunica]].<ref name="Tuncl">Lussier, Charles. "[http://theadvocate.com/news/527958-63/school-systems-battling-budget-woes.html Officials say they try to keep cuts out of classrooms]." ''[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]''. Retrieved on February 18, 2012.</ref>
* Preschool-1st Grade: Bains Lower Elementary School (Bains)
* Preschool-1st Grade: Bains Lower Elementary School (Bains)


===Former schools===
;Former schools
[[File:TunicaESLouisiana.JPG|thumb|Tunica Elementary School]]
* Preschool-5th Grade: Tunica Elementary School ([[Tunica, Louisiana|Tunica]])
* Preschool-5th Grade: Tunica Elementary School ([[Tunica, Louisiana|Tunica]])
** The Tunica Elementary building is in proximity to the [[Louisiana State Penitentiary]] (LSP),<ref>"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB476F7A6019137&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Complaints build over cutbacks, board says]." ''[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]''. August 18, 1992. Retrieved on August 16, 2010. "John Cobb and Billy Bishop asked board members to overturn a staff decision to reassign their children to Tunica Elementary located near Angola..."</ref> being four miles from the facility. During its life about 125 students attended the school.<ref name="WFProfile"/> Before its closure, it had 110 students.<ref name="Tuncl"/> Many Tunica Elementary students lived on the premises of LSP.<ref>"Fair enlivens out-of-the-way school." ''[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]''. May 18, 1991. Retrieved on August 16, 2010. "Tunica Elementary is only a few miles from the main gate of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and many of its students live on the 18000acre prison"</ref><!--Found on Google News - the archive article link was broken. But this article obviously existed. The Advocate archive searches go to 1995--> On May 18, 2011, due to budget cuts, the parish school board voted to close Tunica Elementary.<ref name="Tunicaclosed">Rivas, Brittany. "[http://www.wbrz.com/news/west-feliciana-board-closes-elementary-school West Feliciana board closes elementary school]." ''[[WBRZ]]''. May 18, 2007. Retrieved on February 18, 2012.</ref>
** The Tunica Elementary building is in proximity to the [[Louisiana State Penitentiary]] (LSP),<ref>"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB476F7A6019137&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Complaints build over cutbacks, board says]." ''[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]''. August 18, 1992. Retrieved on August 16, 2010. "John Cobb and Billy Bishop asked board members to overturn a staff decision to reassign their children to Tunica Elementary located near Angola..."</ref> being {{convert|4|mi|km}} from the facility. During its life about 125 students attended the school.<ref name="WFProfile"/> Before its closure, it had 110 students.<ref name="Tuncl"/> Many Tunica Elementary students lived on the premises of LSP.<ref>"Fair enlivens out-of-the-way school." ''[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]''. May 18, 1991. Retrieved on August 16, 2010. "Tunica Elementary is only a few miles from the main gate of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and many of its students live on the 18000acre prison"</ref><!--Found on Google News - the archive article link was broken. But this article obviously existed. The Advocate archive searches go to 1995--> On May 18, 2011, due to budget cuts, the parish school board voted to close Tunica Elementary.<ref name="Tunicaclosed">{{cite web|last=Rivas|first=Brittany|url=http://www.wbrz.com/news/west-feliciana-board-closes-elementary-school|title=West Feliciana board closes elementary school|publisher=[[WBRZ]]|date=2007-05-18|access-date=2012-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630225713/http://www.wbrz.com/news/west-feliciana-board-closes-elementary-school|archive-date=2014-06-30}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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"WFP Schools" redirects here. For other uses, see WFPS (disambiguation).
The entrance to the West Feliciana schools complex in Bains
West Feliciana High School

West Feliciana Parish Public Schools (WFPPS) or West Feliciana Parish School Board (WFPSB) is a school district headquartered in St. Francisville, Louisiana, United States.[1]

The district serves residents of West Feliciana Parish, including St. Francisville,[2] Bains, Tunica, Wakefield, and the residences of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola).

As of 2012 it was the school district in Louisiana with the third-highest level of academic performance, after the Zachary Community School Board and the New Orleans Public Schools campuses not within the Recovery School District.[3]

School uniforms

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All WFPPS schools have mandatory school uniforms.[4][5][6][7][8]

Schools

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All of the schools are located in unincorporated areas.

Secondary schools
Primary schools
  • 2nd Grade-5th Grade: Bains Elementary School (Bains)
    • The school is adjacent to Bains Lower Elementary.[9] It is 13 miles (21 km) south of the Tunica Elementary School building in Tunica.[10]
  • Preschool-1st Grade: Bains Lower Elementary School (Bains)
Former schools
Tunica Elementary School
  • Preschool-5th Grade: Tunica Elementary School (Tunica)
    • The Tunica Elementary building is in proximity to the Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP),[11] being 4 miles (6.4 km) from the facility. During its life about 125 students attended the school.[9] Before its closure, it had 110 students.[10] Many Tunica Elementary students lived on the premises of LSP.[12] On May 18, 2011, due to budget cuts, the parish school board voted to close Tunica Elementary.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Locations." West Feliciana Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on October 12, 2010. "4727 Fidelity Street St. Francisville, LA 70775"
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: West Feliciana Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2024. - Text list. All locations in West Feliciana Parish are in the school district: the map only shows the location of St. Francisville and not the unincorporated areas.
  3. ^ Minton, James. "W. Feliciana schools celebrate gains." The Advocate. December 7, 2012. Retrieved on March 23, 2013. "West Feliciana, as a district, moved into the ranks of A-rated districts in the second year of the state’s letter-grade labeling program and maintained its position as the third-highest performing district in the state, behind Zachary and the Orleans Parish schools that are not in the state-run Recovery School District."
  4. ^ West Feliciana High School Handbook. West Feliciana Parish Public Schools. 15/26.
  5. ^ West Feliciana Middle School Handbook. West Feliciana Parish Public Schools. 6.1 (34/58)
  6. ^ Tunica Elementary School Handbook. West Feliciana Parish Public Schools. 7/15.
  7. ^ Bains Lower Elementary School Handbook. West Feliciana Parish Public Schools. 5/6
  8. ^ "Bains Elementary School Handbook. West Feliciana Parish Public Schools. 17/51.
  9. ^ a b c "West Feliciana Parish School System Profile." (Archive) West Feliciana Parish School System. 3. Retrieved on February 18, 2012.
  10. ^ a b Lussier, Charles. "Officials say they try to keep cuts out of classrooms." The Advocate. Retrieved on February 18, 2012.
  11. ^ "Complaints build over cutbacks, board says." The Advocate. August 18, 1992. Retrieved on August 16, 2010. "John Cobb and Billy Bishop asked board members to overturn a staff decision to reassign their children to Tunica Elementary located near Angola..."
  12. ^ "Fair enlivens out-of-the-way school." The Advocate. May 18, 1991. Retrieved on August 16, 2010. "Tunica Elementary is only a few miles from the main gate of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and many of its students live on the 18000acre prison"
  13. ^ Rivas, Brittany (May 18, 2007). "West Feliciana board closes elementary school". WBRZ. Archived from the original on June 30, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
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