📍 1280 School Street, Walnut Grove, Leake County, 39189
Leake County Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Walnut Grove, Leake County. The school has 349 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Leake Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leake County Elementary School enrolls 349 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 29% White and 3.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 230 | 66% |
| White | 100 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
349 of the school's 349 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 349 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 County 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 County 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 349 students, Leake County Elementary School is close to 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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