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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)}}
{{primary sources|date=August 2009}}
[[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]]
'''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>
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>


==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]]
[[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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[[Category:St. Francisville, Louisiana]]

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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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