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Leake County High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

220 Spruce Street, Walnut Grove, MS 39189 · (601) 253-2393 · Part of Leake County School District

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Directions
Students
266
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Leake County High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

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

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–12Leake County High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

220 Spruce Street, Walnut Grove

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 742
Grade 834
Grade 948
Grade 1054
Grade 1147
Grade 1241
Enrollment over time
278’20
289’21
296’22
274’23
266’24

Down 4.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 77%White 12%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Leake County High School from Walnut Grove 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 Central Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carthage
C−
383 students14:1
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; Walnut Grove’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.