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Middle Schools in Leake County School District

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DistrictLeake County School District99^th of 130 Mississippi districtsFull district overview →

School

383

Students

Top rankedLeake Central Junior High School195^th of 266 Mississippi middle schools

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Summary:

Leake County School District in Mississippi has only one middle school, Leake Central Junior High, which serves grades 6-8. The school has consistently struggled with low academic performance, with proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts and Mathematics lagging behind the state averages. Additionally, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Leake Central Junior High is currently ranked 195 out of 266 middle schools in Mississippi for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 185 out of 264 schools in 2023-2024 (2-star rating) to 189 out of 243 schools in 2022-2023 (1-star rating). This indicates a need for consistent and sustained efforts to improve the school's performance and reputation.

While the school has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 14.4 compared to the state average, the academic performance data suggests that additional resources and targeted interventions may be necessary to address the unique challenges faced by the Leake County School District and its only middle school, Leake Central Junior High.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAAP Mathematics (2025)			MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)	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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
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	100.0%	53 (13.8%)	222 (58.0%)	93 (24.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	28.4	195^th of 266 public middle schools	26.7%		28.9	185^th of 264 public middle schools	29.9%	10	36.5	26.7	27.6	28.0	40.0	36.6	100.0	39.1	$12,188

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Red Water Elementary School	2.93 mi	1
Standing Pine Elementary School	6.44 mi	1
Scott County School District	16.3 mi	9	51^st
Madison County Schools	17.06 mi	23	18^th
Choctaw Central Middle School	17.78 mi	1

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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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