📍 200-C Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., Starkville, Oktibbeha County, 39759
Henderson/ward-stewart Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Starkville, Oktibbeha County. The school has 948 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist school district. It serves grades 2–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 66.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Henderson/ward-stewart Elementary enrolls 948 students across grades 2–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 66.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 32% White and 3.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 597 | 63% |
| White | 302 | 32% |
| Asian | 36 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
945 of the school's 948 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 651 qualify for free lunch and 294 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Henderson/ward-stewart Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-30, state senate district 15, state house district 38.
Henderson/ward-stewart Elementary is one of 9 schools in Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, based in Starkville, Mississippi. The district serves 4,880 students district-wide and employs 382 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 948 students, Henderson/ward-stewart Elementary is larger than the district average of about 542 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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