Summary:
Greene County Schools in Mississippi is served by a single middle school, Leakesville Junior High, which enrolls 325 students in grades 5 through 8 in Leakesville, MS. As the only middle school in the district, its performance represents the district's entire middle-school profile. The school serves an almost exclusively low-income population, with 99.08% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. The district ranks 58th out of 134 districts in Mississippi with a three-star rating.
Leakesville Junior High has shown clear academic strengths in English Language Arts and science, but mathematics remains its main weakness. In the most recent year, the school exceeded state averages in ELA across all four tested grades, with 6th grade standing out at 55.9% proficiency versus 48.0% statewide. Science is also a genuine asset, especially in 8th grade where 64.6% of students scored proficient compared to 57.8% statewide. Math tells a different story: proficiency lagged the state by 9 to 18 percentage points in three of four grades, with only 6th grade (53.3%) narrowly surpassing the state average. The school's state ranking improved from 112th to 94th out of roughly 260 schools, though it remains below its 4-star 2023-2024 peak.
One notable finding is that despite high poverty levels, chronic absenteeism stands at 19.2%, below the 23.9% state rate. However, grade-level performance can swing sharply from year to year, likely due to small cohort sizes. For example, 7th grade math dropped 14.7 points year over year, while 8th grade math improved 13.5 points. Overall, Greene County Schools offers a middle school that competes well in reading and science but needs targeted math intervention to close persistent gaps and return to 4-star territory.
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