Middle Schools in Leflore Legacy Academy

Middle Schools located in Leflore Legacy Academy consist of a single school, Leflore Legacy Academy, a small 6–8 grade middle school in Greenwood, Mississippi, serving 203 students. This school is its own district, so all data reflects both the school and district level. It serves a student population where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school has a 13.5:1 student-teacher ratio.

Because there is only one school, parent focus should be on its overall profile and specific strengths and weaknesses. The school consistently ranks in the bottom fifth of Mississippi middle schools, sitting at the 16th percentile (rank 218 out of 260) for 2025–2026, with a 1-star rating. The strongest subject is 8th grade Science, where 50.7% of students are proficient—only 7.1 points below the state average of 57.8%. English Language Arts is improving across all grades, with 6th grade ELA rising 8.2 points to 27.4%, and 8th grade ELA rising 6.3 points to 29.4%. Meanwhile, math is the biggest concern: 6th grade math proficiency is just 16.5%, a 36.2-point gap from the state, and 7th grade math and Algebra I both declined. Chronically absent students make up 17.6%, which is actually better than the state average of 23.9%.

For parents, the key takeaway is that Leflore Legacy Academy faces serious academic challenges, especially in mathematics, but there are real bright spots. Science improved by 13.6 points in one year, and ELA gains outpaced the state in every grade. The school has strong attendance despite high poverty, which suggests students are engaged and ready to learn. The most urgent need is to apply the successful strategies from science and ELA to math, particularly in 6th and 7th grade. Since this is a single-school district, school leadership has full control over its approach—making it possible to target math interventions directly. Overall, while the school remains low-performing relative to the state, the recent subject-level improvements offer hope that focused efforts can turn things around.