Summary:
The 38941 zip code is home to a single high school, Leflore County High School, which serves the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance compared to district and state averages, high poverty and chronic absenteeism rates, and limited options for comparison to other local high schools.
Leflore County High School's four-year graduation rate was 89.4% in the 2022-2023 school year, but its test scores on the MAAP exams were consistently lower than the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.5% of 7th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 10.3% for the district and 37.3% for the state. Similarly, in 2024-2025, only 11.9% of 8th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 12.4% for the district and 47.5% for the state. The school also had a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% in the 2022-2023 school year and a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a high-poverty student population.
Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.3, the data suggests that this staffing advantage has not translated into higher academic outcomes. The lack of other high schools in the 38941 zip code limits the ability to identify standout schools or best practices within the immediate area. Addressing the challenges faced by Leflore County High School will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach involving the school, Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District, and community stakeholders.
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