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If you could change one rule at LEAKESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280159001031
Leakesville Elem. School
175 Annex Road, Leakesville, MS 39451 · (601) 394-2493 · Greene County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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
16.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
420 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 12% larger than its 4th grade class (78).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Leakesville Elem. School→Leakesville Jr. High
Based on grade levels within Greene County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -9.5pp since 2023
Math
48.4%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 52.6% | 47.4% |
% 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
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
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 Leakesville Elem. School
Leakesville Elem. School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leakesville Elem. School this school | 423 | 99.3% | 47.9% |
| WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL Foxworth | 435 | 99.3% | 70.0% |
| Union Elementary School Union | 410 | 99.3% | 66.5% |
| Ackerman Elementary ACKERMAN | 462 | 99.4% | 85.3% |
| Redwood Elementary REDWOOD | 367 | 100.0% | 66.2% |
| Clara School Waynesboro | 418 | 99.3% | 61.4% |
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 Leakesville Elem. School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #284 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #229 of 439 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #265 of 439 ▼ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #197 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #275 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #233 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #149 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #225 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
423
+44 (+12%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 423 | 26.5 | 16.0:1 | 99% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 33.8 | 12.6:1 | 100% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 31.5 | 12.9:1 | 100% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 99% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 23.4 | 19.6:1 | 86% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 80% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 79% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 71% (350) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 25 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leakesville Elem. School.
About Leakesville Elem. School
Leakesville Elem. School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Leakesville, Mississippi. Total enrollment is 423 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 4.
District-wide, Greene County Schools has 5 schools and 1,621 students.
More than half of the students at Leakesville Elem. School are White (75%). Next come 19% Black and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Greene County, where about 71% of residents are White. The diversity index for Leakesville Elem. School is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 16.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Leakesville Elem. School, which has 26.5. The 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. The average for public schools in Greene County is similar, at 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Leakesville Elem. School lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Leakesville Elem. School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (47.9%) and its predicted rate (44.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
The school's county is Greene County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $54,276, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 11%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 6 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,621, Leakesville Elem. School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Leakesville Elem. School is closest to Leakesville Jr. High, about 1.7 miles away. Leakesville Elem. School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Leakesville Elem. School's average proficiency of 47.9% compares with 52.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Leakesville Elem. School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 379 to 423, a 12% gain.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,615
Census ACS
Median income
$54,276
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greene County Schools
- Greene County High SchoolHigh · 446 students
- Leakesville Jr. HighMiddle · 325 students
- Sand Hill SchoolElementary · 267 students
- Mclain Attendance CenterElementary · 160 students
- GREENE COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICALHigh
Other schools in Leakesville
- Greene County High SchoolHigh · 446 students
- Leakesville Jr. HighMiddle · 325 students
- GREENE COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICALHigh
Nearby schools
- Leakesville Jr. High1.7 mi · 325
- Greene County High School4.2 mi · 446
- Rocky Creek Elementary School13.1 mi · 402
- Fruitdale High School15.6 mi · 301
- George County Middle School16.0 mi · 618
- LC Hatcher Elementary School16.1 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Leakesville Elem. SchoolHow many students attend Leakesville Elem. School?
Leakesville Elem. School enrolls approximately 423 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Leakesville Elem. School serve?
Leakesville Elem. School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leakesville Elem. School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leakesville Elem. School is approximately 16.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Leakesville Elem. School?
Student demographics at Leakesville Elem. School are roughly 75% White, 2% Hispanic, 19% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Leakesville Elem. School?
Leakesville Elem. School is overseen by Greene County Schools in Greene County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.