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Leake Central Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

801 Martin Luther King Drive, Carthage, MS 39051 · (601) 267-8909 · Part of Leake County School District

Carthage’s School Grade C better than 28% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
383
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Leake Central Junior High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 22.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Carthage kids: Leake Central High School

On the path

Where Carthage kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Leake Central Elementary School850 students
6–8Leake Central Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12Leake Central High School592 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts16%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

801 Martin Luther King Drive, Carthage

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6125
Grade 7132
Grade 8126
Enrollment over time
492’20
462’21
415’22
383’23
383’24

Down 22.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 58%Hispanic 24%White 14%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Leake Central Junior High School from Carthage families.

Other schools in Leake County School District

The district →
Leake Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carthage
C−
850 students16:1
Leake County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Walnut Grove
C+
317 students12:1
Leake County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Walnut Grove
C
266 students12:1
Leake Central High School
High · Grades 9–13 · Carthage
C
592 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Carthage’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.