📍 603 Hwy. 16 West, Carthage, Leake County, 39051
Leake Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carthage, Leake County. The school has 860 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Leake Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 67.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leake Central Elementary School enrolls 860 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 67.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 506 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 190 | 22% |
| White | 137 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
860 of the school's 860 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 860 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Leake Central Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-20, state senate district 18, state house district 27.
Leake Central Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Leake County School District, based in Carthage, Mississippi. The district serves 2,408 students district-wide and employs 192 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 860 students, Leake Central Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 401 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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