Leon County Schools
Leon County Schools (LCS) is a school district headquartered in the LCS Admin Complex in Tallahassee, Florida, United States.[1]
Public schools
Elementary schools
- Apalachee Elementary School
- Astoria Park Elementary School
- Bond Elementary School
- Buck Lake Elementary School
- Canopy Oaks Elementary School
- Chaires Elementary School
- J. Michael Conley Elementary School
- DeSoto Trail Elementary School
- Fort Braden K-8 School
- Gilchrist Elementary School
- Hartsfield Elementary School
- Hawks Rise Elementary School
- Kate Sullivan Elementary School
- Killearn Lakes Elementary School
- Oak Ridge Elementary School
- Pineview Elementary School
- Riley Elementary School
- Roberts Elementary School
- Ruediger Elementary School
- Sabal Palm Elementary School
- Sealey Elementary School
- The original Sealey School building, at 234 East 7th Avenue, where the Tallahassee Police Department is now (2019), was the first site of private Maclay School.[2]
- Springwood Elementary School
- W T Moore Elementary School
- Woodville K-8 School
Middle schools
- Cobb Middle School
- Deerlake Middle School
- Fairview Middle School
- Griffin Middle School
- Montford Middle School
- Nims Middle School
- Augusta Raa Middle School
- In 2002, "Our Generation's Heroes," a book written by eighth grade students about the stories of people involved in World War II, was published. It started as an assignment for Kathy Corder's social studies class.[3]
- Swift Creek Middle School
High schools
- Lawton Chiles (Mascot: Timberwolf)
- Godby (Cougar)
- Leon (Lion)
- Lincoln (Trojan)
- Rickards (Raider)
- SAIL (Pirate)
Special and alternative schools
- Academic Resource Center (ARC)
- Adult Education, Leon
- Everhart
- Leon Regional Detention Center
- Lively Technical Center
- Heritage Trails Community School (Jaguars)
- Second Chance
Charter schools
- School of Arts and Sciences, two locations, tuition free
- Governor's Charter Academy
- Tallahassee School of Math and Science
Former schools
- Steele-Collins Charter School, closed 2016
All of the following "colored" schools closed no later than the desegregation of Leon County schools in the late 1960s.
- Old Lincoln High School
- Station One School
- Concord School (Miccosukee)
- St. Peters School[4]
- Lake McBride School[5]
- Macon Community School[6]
- Bell School[7]
- Raney School[8]
- Barrow Hill School[9][10]
- Lucy Moten Schoolf[11]
- Bellaire School[12]
- Rural "negro" schoolhouse near Miller's Pond[13]
- Rural "negro" schoolhouse in Saint Paul[14]
References
- ^ "Contact." Leon County Schools. Retrieved on December 16, 2017. "LCS Admin Complex 2757 West Pensacola Street Tallahassee, Florida 32304"
- ^ Draughon, Don (2011). "Old Sealey Elementary School in Tallahassee.A Collection of Classroom and other Pictures". Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Wakisha, Douglas (May 28, 2002). "Florida students pen World War II veterans' stories in book". Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ "St. Peters school - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Lake McBride School top spellers in Leon County". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Macon Community School - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Bell School - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Raney School - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Barrow Hill school - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Barrow Hill school building - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Class portrait at Lucy Moten school - Tallahassee, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Front view of a one-teacher Rosenwald schoolhouse in Leon County - Bellaire". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Rural "Negro" schoolhouse near Miller's Pond - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Rural "Negro" schoolhouse in Saint Paul - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leon County Schools.
- Leon County Schools homepage
- Leon County Schools homepage at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Leon County Schools history