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Schools in Leake County, MS

At a glance

Schools

2,693

Students

Districts

Top rankedLeake County Elementary School227^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Leake County Elementary School up 46 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Red Water Elementary School 5.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		MAAP Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Leake County Career & Technical Center	Public	8-12	703 Northwest Street	Carthage	39051	Leake County	Leake County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 267-8442	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Leake Central High School	Public	9-12	704 N Jordan Street	Carthage	39051	Leake County	Leake County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 267-7713	592	37	15.8	23.8%	81 (13.7%)	337 (56.9%)	134 (22.6%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	13.7	201^st of 224 public high schools	10.3%		14.5	199^th of 232 public high schools	14.2%	2													37.5	38.2			29.2	$11,873
Leake County High School	Public	7-12	220 Spruce Street	Walnut Grove	39189	Leake County	Leake County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 253-2393	266	23	11.8	20.7%	33 (12.4%)	204 (76.7%)	19 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	18.5	188^th of 224 public high schools	16.1%		46.1	129^th of 232 public high schools	44.4%	59					27.0	35.0					35.1	30.0	43.7	34.2		30.0	46.5	$15,296
Leake Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	603 Hwy. 16 West	Carthage	39051	Leake County	Leake County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 267-9148	850	54	15.8	33.3%	119 (14.0%)	469 (55.2%)	236 (27.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	21	319^th of 377 public elementary schools	15.4%		16.7	337^th of 380 public elementary schools	11.3%	18	30.3	24.8	41.9				37.9	16.3	39.4						59.0			$11,299
Leake Central Junior High School	Public	6-8	801 Martin Luther King Drive	Carthage	39051	Leake County	Leake County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 267-8909	383	27	14.0	26.1%	53 (13.8%)	222 (58.0%)	93 (24.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	22.7	210^th of 263 public middle schools	20.2%		28.4	194^th of 265 public middle schools	26.8%	16				27.0	29.0	23.3				27.2	47.1	32.2				40.8		$12,188
Leake County Elementary School	Public	K-6	1280 School Street	Walnut Grove	39189	Leake County	Leake County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 253-2324	317	26	12.1	42.3%	88 (27.8%)	203 (64.0%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	40.7	227^th of 377 public elementary schools	39.8%		30.7	273^rd of 380 public elementary schools	28.2%	46	61.0	40.4	45.7	40.9			65.9	38.3	25.7	38.6					60.0			$13,753
Standing Pine Elementary School	Public	K-6	538 Highway 487 East	Carthage	39051	Leake County	Standing Pine Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(601) 267-9225	119	16	7.6	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Red Water Elementary School	Public	K-8	107 Braves Boulevard	Carthage	39051	Leake County	Red Water Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(601) 267-8500	117	20	5.8	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Leake Academy	Private, Methodist	PK, KG-12	PO Box 128	Madden	39109	Leake County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 267-8107				—															(n/a)
Carthage Christian Academy	Private, Pentecostal	1-12	111 Dona Dr	Carthage	39051	Leake County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 267-8676	49	9	5.4	—	43 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.2%)								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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