📍 127 Sturgis Maben Road, Sturgis, Oktibbeha County, 39769
West Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sturgis, Oktibbeha County. The school has 183 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Elementary School enrolls 183 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 49% Black or African American and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 93 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 89 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
180 of the school's 183 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 144 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-10, state senate district 15, state house district 43.
West Elementary School 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 183 students, West Elementary School is smaller 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: Rural - Remote
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