📍 121 South Jennings St., Sumner, Tallahatchie County, 38957
R H Bearden Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sumner, Tallahatchie County. The school has 253 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Tallahatchie School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
R H Bearden Elementary School enrolls 253 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, <1% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 249 | 98% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 253 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 253 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
R H Bearden 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-20, state senate district 13, state house district 30.
R H Bearden Elementary School is one of 3 schools in West Tallahatchie School District, based in Sumner, Mississippi. The district serves 548 students district-wide and employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 253 students, R H Bearden Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 183 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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