Enrollment
200
High
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280261001059
Leland High School
402 E. Third Street, LELAND, MS 38756 · (662) 686-5020 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Mississippi public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
200 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 9 | 51 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 20% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
28.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
53.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 45.0% |
% 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Leland High School
Leland High School's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leland High School this school | 200 | 100.0% | 49.2% |
| Shaw High School SHAW | 200 | 98.5% | 24.9% |
| Natchez Early College @ Co-Lin Natchez | 174 | 100.0% | 61.8% |
| EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOL Columbia | 216 | 98.6% | 53.6% |
| West Bolivar High School ROSEDALE | 227 | 98.7% | 38.1% |
| Amite County High School LIBERTY | 284 | 100.0% | 49.7% |
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 Leland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #121 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #127 of 199 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #167 of 199 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #193 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #127 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #100 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #27 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #17 of 121 |
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
200
0 (0%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 200 | 14.8 | 13.6:1 | 100% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 13.1 | 15.5:1 | 100% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 15 | 11.9:1 | 100% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 100% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 24.3 | 10.8:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 15 | 16.9:1 | 100% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 88% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 351 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 99% (348) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 22 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leland High School.
About Leland High School
Leland High School is a public high school in LELAND, Mississippi. The latest federal count shows 200 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Mississippi is about 651 students, so this school is 69% smaller than average.
The district, Leland School District, has 671 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Leland High School is 69% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 26% multiracial, 4% White, and 2% Hispanic. The Black share in Washington County as a whole is similar, at about 72%. Leland High School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 13.6 students per teacher and 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Washington County average 100%.
allk12 grades Leland High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Leland High School, the prediction is 44.1% and the result is 49.2%.
Washington County has about 42,765 residents, and the median household income is $42,165, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 22% of people live in poverty. Besides Leland High School, Washington County has 24 other public schools.
Edna M Scott Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Leland High School. By average proficiency, Leland High School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
Leland High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 200 to 200, a small change.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Leland High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,765
Census ACS
Median income
$42,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,329 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Leland School District
- Edna M Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 239 students
- Leland School ParkMiddle · 232 students
- LELAND CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Other schools in LELAND
- Edna M Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 239 students
- Leland School ParkMiddle · 232 students
- LELAND CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Other Leland High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Leland High. Leland High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Leland HighSan Jose, CA · 1,471 students
- Leland High SchoolLeland, IL · 88 students
Nearby schools
- Edna M Scott Elementary School0.1 mi · 239
- Leland School Park0.8 mi · 232
- O'Bannon High School6.6 mi · 474
- O'Bannon Elementary School6.6 mi · 543
- Trigg Elementary School6.7 mi · 231
- Boyd Elementary School7.9 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Leland High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Leland High School?
Leland High School enrolls approximately 200 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Leland High School serve?
Leland High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Leland High School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Leland High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leland High School?
At Leland High School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 2% Hispanic, 69% Black, 26% Two or more.
Is Leland High School public or private?
Leland High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Leland School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.