Summary:
Zip code 38930 in Greenwood, Mississippi, is home to three middle schools serving grades 6–8 (with Greenwood Middle School covering grades 7–8), all operating in a high-poverty area where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The strongest performer is Leflore Legacy Academy, which ranks in the 16th percentile statewide and has been stable over three years, never dropping below one star. It leads the group in 8th grade science (50.7% proficient), 8th grade math (32.8%), and 8th grade ELA (29.4%), and is the only school offering Algebra I testing. Greenwood Middle School shows a recent improvement story, with notable gains in 7th grade ELA (from 11.6% to 21.7%) and 7th grade math (from 25.6% to 35.8%), yet it still ranks in the 7th percentile and has the highest chronic absenteeism rate in the area at 35.2%—nearly 1.5 times the state average.
On the other hand, Amanda Elzy Junior High School has the best attendance (14.4% chronic absenteeism) and the smallest class sizes (10.7 student-teacher ratio), but its academic outcomes are the weakest, ranking in the 2nd percentile in 2024–2025 with single-digit proficiency rates in most subjects. This shows that strong attendance and small classes do not automatically lead to success. Both Greenwood Middle and Amanda Elzy belong to the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District, which ranks near the bottom of Mississippi districts, while Leflore Legacy Academy operates as a standalone district and ranks slightly higher.
Overall, all three schools trail state averages by double digits in most subjects, though science is a relative strength—Leflore Legacy’s 50.7% science proficiency is close to the state average, and Greenwood’s 39% outpaces its own reading and math scores. Poverty is a shared challenge, but it does not explain the varying results. Leflore Legacy is the most consistent choice academically, Greenwood is improving but still struggling, and Amanda Elzy’s performance is concerning despite favorable attendance and class-size metrics. Parents should also note that data gaps exist: Amanda Elzy has no 2025–2026 test scores, and Greenwood reports 6th grade results despite serving grades 7–8.
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