Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Greenwood

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D−

Leflore Legacy Academy

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8Charter

500 W. Washington Street, Greenwood, MS 38930 · (662) 455-3697

Greenwood’s School Grade D better than 12% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
203
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Leflore Legacy Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 65% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 34.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

500 W. Washington Street, Greenwood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 646
Grade 775
Grade 882
Enrollment over time
123’20
195’21
241’22
227’23
203’24

Up 65% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 59%Two or more races 30%Hispanic 8%White 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Leflore Legacy Academy from Greenwood families.

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; Greenwood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.