The Ferguson-Florissant School District (FFSD) is a public

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. Its headquarters are in Hazelwood. 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. Mrs

History

On June 7, 1975, a U.S. district court ordered FFSD to annex the

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Retrieved on 2009-06-13. In 2004, Berkeley High School closed, replaced by McCluer South-Berkeley High School. 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. On Jan. 30, 2015, the Board of Education unanimously approved Dr. Joseph Davis as superintendent of schools, effective July 1. 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.

Operations

Previously the district headquarters were in Florissant.

Schools

; High schools * McCluer High School *

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* STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley, formerly McCluer South-Berkeley High School ; 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 ; Former schools: * Airport Elementary School - Closed 2019 * Berkeley Middle School * Cool Valley Elementary School * Vogt Elementary School - Closed 2019 Students who are differently abled are referred to the

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(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.
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References

External links

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