Leake Central Junior High School

Regular School · Carthage, MS

Leake Central Junior High School is a regular school school in Carthage, Mississippi, serving grades 06–08 with 383 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

383

Teachers (FTE)

27.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

14:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	222	58%
Hispanic/Latino	93	24%
White	53	14%
Two or more races	12	3%
Asian	2	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	383	196M / 187F

English Language Learners: 39 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11.0% -24.7pp	35.7%	481
Reading Proficiency	16.0% -19.3pp	35.3%	484
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	153

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.70 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

13 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

101

26.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

109

28.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	383	100%

Contact & Location

801 Martin Luther King Drive

Carthage, MS 39051

Phone: (601)267-8909

http://www.leakesd.org

District

LEAKE CO SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,825

District enrollment: 2,532

Other Schools in District

Leake Central Elementary School Elementary
Leake County Elementary School Elementary
LEAKE CO CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER High
Leake Central High School High
Leake County High School High

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 39051) → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

280252001119

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD