Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEAKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280252001120
Leake County Elementary School
1280 SCHOOL STREET, WALNUT GROVE, MS 39189 · (601) 253-2324 · Leake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
317 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 19% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Leake County Elementary School→Leake County High School
Based on grade levels within Leake County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.9% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.1% | 49.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Leake County Elementary School
Leake County Elementary School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leake County Elementary School this school | 317 | 100.0% | 47.9% |
| Warrenton Elementary VICKSBURG | 311 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
| EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Columbia | 298 | 99.0% | 46.3% |
| Buckatunna School Buckatunna | 418 | 99.3% | 49.9% |
| Verona Elementary School VERONA | 364 | 99.2% | 23.6% |
| Kreole Primary Elementary MOSS POINT | 419 | 99.8% | 35.5% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Leake County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #282 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #271 of 439 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #289 of 439 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #309 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #30 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #164 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #80 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.0% | #32 of 296 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
317
-78 (-20%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 317 | 26.1 | 12.2:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 31.5 | 10.9:1 | 100% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 32.5 | 10.7:1 | 100% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 99% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 28.1 | 17.1:1 | 99% (477) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 95% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 94% (361) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 75% (324) |
| 1990-91 | 677 | 29 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leake County Elementary School.
About Leake County Elementary School
Leake County Elementary School serves students in WALNUT GROVE, Mississippi, as a small elementary school. It reported 317 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students, which makes this school 29% below average.
Leake County School District, which runs Leake County Elementary School, has 5 schools and 2,408 students.
The largest group at Leake County Elementary School is Black students, at 64%. Other students are 28% White and 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Leake County residents are about 39% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Leake County Elementary School scores 51%.
With 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Leake County is close, at 100%.
Leake County Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Leake County Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.9%, compared with a predicted 44.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Leake County, median household income comes to about $50,728, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Leake County's 8 public schools enroll about 2,644 students and include Leake County Elementary School.
Leake County Elementary School's nearest public school is Leake County High School (about 1.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.3%; Leake County Elementary School's is 47.9%, ranking 3rd of 7.
In the federal locale system, Leake County Elementary School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
A 20% decrease took enrollment from 395 in 2020-21 to 317 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.6:1 to 12.2:1.
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Leake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,319
Census ACS
Median income
$50,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,644 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Leake County School District
- Leake Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 850 students
- Leake Central High SchoolHigh · 592 students
- Leake Central Junior High SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- Leake County High SchoolHigh · 266 students
- LEAKE CO CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Leake County High School1.4 mi · 266
- Standing Pine Elementary School4.2 mi · 119
- Sebastopol Attendance Center7.5 mi · 684
- Leake Central Elementary School9.3 mi · 850
- Leake Central High School9.7 mi · 592
- Leake Central Junior High School10.1 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Leake County Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Leake County Elementary School?
Leake County Elementary School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Leake County Elementary School serve?
Leake County Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leake County Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leake County Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Leake County Elementary School?
Student demographics at Leake County Elementary School are roughly 28% White, 6% Hispanic, 64% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Leake County Elementary School in?
Leake County Elementary School is part of Leake County School District.
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