Leake County School District

The Leake County School District in Mississippi operates 5 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district as a whole is ranked 99 out of 130 school districts in the state and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out in their performance. Leake County Elementary School has the highest performance on state assessments, with 40.5% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 18.2% for the district and 49.4% statewide. Additionally, Leake Central Junior High has the highest performance on Algebra I end-of-course exams, with 100% of students proficient or better, compared to 60.8% for the district and 67.3% statewide.

However, the district faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates of 23.9% across all schools, and 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. While some schools, like Leake County Elementary and Leake Central Junior High, show relatively strong performance, other schools in the district lag behind the district and state averages on academic measures. The data suggests opportunities for the district to learn from its higher-performing schools and implement strategies to improve outcomes at the lower-performing schools.