Leake Central Junior High

801 Martin Luther King Drive, Carthage MS, 39051 | Leake County School District | 601-267-8909
  • grades 6-8
  • students 487
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 29% 29% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 6 in Carthage
  • Ranked #0 of 1291 in Mississippi
Proficiency Averages
26%Carthage
40%Mississippi

Leake Central Junior High is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Leake County School District" in Carthage, MS. There are a total of 487 students and 30 teachers at Leake Central Junior High, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Leake Central Junior High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 28.5%, which is 29% lower than the Mississippi average.

Leake Central Junior High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students487
Teachers30
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Leake Central Junior High, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All33%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
635-39%
735-39%
825-29%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All24%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
620-24%
720-24%
820-24%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Leake Central Junior High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMississippiNational
White 25.6% 25.8% 47.0% 51.1%
Black 62.4% 63.2% 48.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 0.5% 1.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.5% 9.4% 3.3% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.8% 0.9% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 3.1%

Carthage demographics profile

StatisticCarthageMississippiNational
Population4,7732,976,149328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5146491
Median age34.036.737.7
Male/Female ratio1.1:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)43%54%55%
Speak English80%96%79%
Speak Spanish19%2%13%

Education level achieved in Carthage

IndexCarthageMississippiNational
Completed 8th grade72.3%78.6%84.3%
Completed high school69.1%76.7%83.0%
Completed some college40.6%52.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree22.1%29.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors13.7%21.0%30.3%
Completed masters5.8%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.7%2.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Leake Central Junior High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.