The top reported proficiency rate is 31% in Science. The lowest is 14% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Leflore County High School
Leflore County High School sits in Itta Bena, a small rural Delta town in Leflore County, part of the Greenwood micropolitan area. The town grew around cotton plantation trade and the Columbus and Greenville Railway, and it retains a quiet, low-density residential character. Mississippi Valley State University sits just northwest of town and is the area's most prominent institutional anchor, with Rice-Totten Stadium serving as a civic gathering point. Commercial activity is limited, no transit system or walkability data was found, and the town has experienced steady population decline over decades as agricultural employment in the surrounding county contracted. Publicly reported sources note no major housing developments or growth projects in the area.
The school serves grades seven through twelve and draws a student body that is overwhelmingly Black or African American, with a small Hispanic presence and a very small share of students identifying as two or more races. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks this as a uniformly low-income enrollment. The total enrollment is modest for a secondary school spanning six grade levels. Data on special education and English learner populations was not available, so those shares cannot be characterized here. The school is not a charter or magnet, and its Title I status was not reported in the available data.
State assessment results from the most recent school year cover only the middle grades, since Mississippi tests specific subjects at specific grade levels and the available data included seventh and eighth grade math, seventh and eighth grade ELA, and eighth grade science. Seventh grade math proficiency was moderate, with roughly two-fifths of tested students scoring proficient or above. That figure drops sharply by eighth grade, where math proficiency falls to a low level. ELA proficiency is low in both seventh and eighth grade, with only a small fraction of students reaching proficient or above. Science results for eighth grade sit between the math and ELA figures, with a moderate share proficient. No high school end-of-course assessment results, such as Algebra I or Biology, were included in the data, so a full picture of upper-grade academic performance is not available from these sources.
Graduation rate data was not provided. A parent may want to look into this directly with the school, since graduation outcomes are a central question for any secondary school and the absence here reflects a gap in what was available rather than a reported result. No trend data across years was available for any subject, so it is not possible to say whether these proficiency levels are improving or declining.
The school sits within the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District, formed from a merger of the Greenwood Public School District and the Leflore County School District. The district has undergone a period of reorganization with multiple school closures and mergers. Publicly reported changes include the merger of Amanda Elzy Junior High into Greenwood Middle, the closure of Leflore County Elementary in Itta Bena with its students absorbed into Greenwood Middle, and the closure of Claudine F. Brown Elementary. The district's total school count has declined from the prior year to its current level. Leflore County High School itself remains open and continues to serve secondary students from Itta Bena and the surrounding area.
Housing in the school's zip code is very inexpensive relative to both Mississippi and national benchmarks, with typical home values sitting far below the state level and well below national figures. The area has also seen a notable recent decline in values year over year, and rental data was not available. The price-to-income ratio suggests that homeownership is relatively attainable for those with steady income, though the broader economic context of the town, with limited employers and population decline, shapes the housing picture as much as price does. Mississippi Valley State University and local government are the most visible employers, and agricultural work in the surrounding region has diminished over time.
No data on course offerings, Advanced Placement, career pathways, dual credit, staffing ratios, attendance, or discipline was available for this school. Without those pieces, a family looking at Leflore County High School has the academic signal of middle-grade test results and the district context of ongoing consolidation. The middle-grade proficiency levels, particularly in ELA and eighth-grade math, are areas a parent may want to explore further with school leadership, including what supports and interventions are in place and how the school is working to strengthen outcomes as the district reorganizes around it.
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