Enrollment
203
Middle
STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEFLORE LEGACY ACADEMY·NCES 280019901531
Leflore Legacy Academy
500 W. Washington Street, Greenwood, MS 38930 · (662) 455-3697 · Leflore County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Mississippi public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
203 students
STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 46 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 40% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
22.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.2% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 31.3% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
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 Legacy Academy
Leflore Legacy Academy's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leflore Legacy Academy this school | 203 | 100.0% | 31.0% |
| Plantersville Middle School PLANTERSVILLE | 241 | 99.6% | 30.7% |
| Amanda Elzy Junior High School GREENWOOD | 199 | 100.0% | 19.2% |
| Hattiesburg STEAM Academy Hattiesburg | 263 | 100.0% | 54.4% |
| Leland School Park LELAND | 232 | 98.7% | 32.8% |
| Oakhurst Intermediate School CLARKSDALE | 197 | 96.4% | 33.4% |
Matched among Mississippi middle 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 Legacy Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #150 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #155 of 181 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #154 of 181 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #164 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #87 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #53 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #10 of 184 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
203
+80 (+65%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 203 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 100% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 19.2 | 11.8:1 | 100% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 22.9 | 10.5:1 | 100% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 8 | 15.4:1 | 98% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leflore Legacy Academy.
About Leflore Legacy Academy
Leflore Legacy Academy is a public low-enrollment middle school in Greenwood, Mississippi. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 203 students. It has 55% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Mississippi (about 452).
Leflore Legacy Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
At Leflore Legacy Academy, 59% of students are Black. The school is also 30% multiracial and 8% Hispanic. That is lower than the 74% Black share among all Leflore County residents. The diversity index for Leflore Legacy Academy is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 15 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Mississippi is similar, at 13.7:1. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Leflore County is similar, at 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, Leflore Legacy Academy lands at C-, ahead of 16% of Mississippi public middle schools.
Leflore Legacy Academy's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.0%) and its predicted rate (44.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
The school's county is Leflore County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $35,277, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 28% of residents are in poverty. There are 16 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,921, Leflore Legacy Academy among them.
Leflore Legacy Academy is about 0.1 miles from Davis Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Leflore Legacy Academy ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 31.0% versus a 29.3% average.
For locale, NCES codes Leflore Legacy Academy as Town: Remote. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 123 students at Leflore Legacy Academy; in 2024-25, 203. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The school's ratio dropped from 15.4:1 to 13.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Leflore Legacy Academy. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Greenwood High School/VotechHigh · 633 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Amanda Elzy High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Threadgill ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Nearby schools
- Davis Elementary School0.1 mi · 377
- Greenwood Middle School0.6 mi · 278
- Greenwood High School/Votech0.7 mi · 633
- Threadgill Primary School1.1 mi · 207
- Bankston Elementary School1.4 mi · 254
- Threadgill Elementary1.5 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Leflore Legacy AcademyHow large is Leflore Legacy Academy?
Leflore Legacy Academy enrolls approximately 203 students in grades 06-08.
Is Leflore Legacy Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leflore Legacy Academy is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Leflore Legacy Academy?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Leflore Legacy Academy.
What is the student diversity at Leflore Legacy Academy?
Student demographics at Leflore Legacy Academy are roughly 2% White, 8% Hispanic, 59% Black, 0% Asian, 30% Two or more.
What district is Leflore Legacy Academy in?
Leflore Legacy Academy is part of LEFLORE LEGACY ACADEMY.
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