Enrollment
293
High
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD-LEFLORE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280019801518
Leflore County High School
401 LAKESIDE DRIVE, ITTA BENA, MS 38941 · (662) 374-7076 · Leflore County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Mississippi public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
293 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 62 | 21% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
18.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
27.7%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.3% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 31.4% |
% 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Leflore County High School
Leflore County High School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leflore County High School this school | 293 | 100.0% | 30.9% |
| Leake County High School WALNUT GROVE | 266 | 99.6% | 42.7% |
| Amanda Elzy High School Greenwood | 367 | 100.0% | 33.3% |
| Collins High School COLLINS | 373 | 99.2% | 37.4% |
| Crystal Springs High School Crystal Springs | 397 | 99.7% | 42.7% |
| Leland High School LELAND | 200 | 100.0% | 49.2% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 Leflore County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #185 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #188 of 199 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #191 of 199 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #168 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #26 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #83 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #7 of 194 |
Ranked against other public high 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
293
-38 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 293 | 28.4 | 10.3:1 | 100% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 27.5 | 11.4:1 | 100% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 26.6 | 13.0:1 | 100% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 33 | 10.0:1 | 100% (331) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leflore County High School.
About Leflore County High School
Students in ITTA BENA, Mississippi, attend Leflore County High School, a small high school. Its 293 students are spread across grades 7 through 12. The school's enrollment is 55% smaller than the 651 average for high schools in Mississippi.
Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District has 12 schools; together they serve 3,718 students.
Black students are the majority at Leflore County High School, with 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. The county population is about 74% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 28.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.3:1. That is 2.3 students per teacher below the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Leflore County High School is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Leflore County average 100%.
Measured against Mississippi public high schools, Leflore County High School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Leflore County High School scores 30.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 44.1%.
In the county around the school, Leflore County, the median household income is $35,277, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 28% of people live in poverty. There are 16 public schools in Leflore County, enrolling about 3,921 students in all.
The shortest distance from Leflore County High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Leflore Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Leflore County High School ranks 6th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 293 students in 2024-25, 38 fewer than the 331 it had in 2020-21.
The Leflore County High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Leflore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,141
Census ACS
Median income
$35,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
28%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
- Greenwood High School/VotechHigh · 633 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Amanda Elzy High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Leflore Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Threadgill ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
Other schools in ITTA BENA
- Leflore Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- LEFLORE COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
Nearby schools
- Leflore Elementary School0.0 mi · 306
- Claudine Brown Elementary School7.2 mi · 248
- Greenwood High School/Votech7.4 mi · 633
- Greenwood Middle School7.4 mi · 278
- Leflore Legacy Academy8.0 mi · 203
- Davis Elementary School8.0 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Leflore County High SchoolHow large is Leflore County High School?
Leflore County High School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Leflore County High School serve?
Leflore County High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Leflore County High School have?
Leflore County High School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Leflore County High School?
Student demographics at Leflore County High School are roughly 7% Hispanic, 64% Black, 29% Two or more.
Is Leflore County High School public or private?
Leflore County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District.
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