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Dr. Lance Evans Mississippi Superintendent of Education | https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/inline-images/dr._lance_evans_2.png
This is a 2.9% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Leake Central Elementary School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.
A snapshot of Leake County schools showed that 61% of the students were Black or African American, 18.5% were white, 16.2% were Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% were multiracial and 0.7% were Native American.
There are five schools within Leake County.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leake Central Elementary School | 0% | 58.8% | 22.1% | 2.6% | 15.9% |
| Leake Central High School | 0% | 57% | 20.4% | 0% | 17% |
| Leake Central Junior High School | 0% | 55.9% | 19.8% | 2.7% | 20.5% |
| Leake County Elementary School | 0% | 65.9% | 0% | 0% | 28.7% |
| Leake County High School | 0% | 76.7% | 4.7% | 0% | 14.2% |
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