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Schools in Redwater

Redwater’s public schools

Leake County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Redwater. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
24%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 2% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
MS 13.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,816 students on the public path
In brief

Redwater’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Redwater’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Leake County Elementary School places highest (better than 42%); Leake Central Elementary School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Redwater, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Leake Central Junior High School and Leake County High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Redwater, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Leake County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Leake County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,408 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$12,106MS $12,392 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 41.7% · 1346 students tested
Math22%
State average 47% · 1371 students tested

Redwater vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Redwater’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Redwater—Leake County
CarthageCLeake County

Every school in Redwater

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Redwaterin other towns
Leake Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carthage
C−
850 students16:1Rate it →
Leake County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Walnut Grove
C+
317 students12:1Rate it →
Leake Central Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carthage
C−
383 students14:1Rate it →
Leake County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Walnut Grove
C
266 students12:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Redwaterrun by other districts or the state
Red Water Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Carthage
117 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Redwater’s schools

Are Redwater’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Redwater. Leake County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Redwater. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Redwater in?

Leake County School District.

Where do Redwater kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Leake Central Junior High School and Leake County High School.

Parents talk

What Redwater families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.