Leflore Legacy Academy

Leflore Legacy Academy is a middle school in Greenwood, MS, serving 203 students in grades 6–8, and as its own single-school district, it serves a student body where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school is ranked 118th out of 134 Mississippi districts (12th percentile, 1 star) but has shown steady improvement in its statewide school ranking, rising from the 5th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 16th–17th percentile in the most recent two school years.

For parents comparing middle school options in the Greenwood area, Leflore Legacy Academy is the strongest-performing public middle school in the immediate area. In the 2024-2025 school year, Leflore outperformed both Amanda Elzy Junior High School and Greenwood Middle School — both part of the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District — in nearly every tested subject and grade level. For example, 7th-grade math proficiency at Leflore was 33.4%, compared with just 9.3% at Amanda Elzy and 25.6% at Greenwood Middle. Science is a particular strength: 8th-grade science proficiency reached 50.7% in 2025-2026, close to the state average of 57.8% and well above Greenwood Middle's 39.0%. Leflore also offers Algebra I to middle schoolers, an advanced math option not seen in the data for nearby schools.

The school also stands out for its attendance. Chronic absenteeism at Leflore was 17.6% in 2023-2024, below the state rate of 23.9% and far below Greenwood Middle's 35.2%. While Leflore still trails state averages in ELA and math by 20 to 35 percentage points, the school has shown meaningful improvement over time—8th-grade science proficiency nearly tripled from 16.9% to 50.7% over three years. Because grade-level cohorts are small with roughly 200 students in the entire school, year-to-year results can bounce around. Still, the combination of local academic leadership, better attendance, and steady gains makes Leflore Legacy Academy a relative bright spot in a very challenging area.