Gary Road Elementary School in Byram, Mississippi on �ǿմ�ý

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Gary Road Elementary School

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Gary Road Elementary School is a rural public school in Byram, Mississippi that is part of Hinds County School District. It serves 716 students in grades K - 2 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.7:1. Its teachers have had 18 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 2

716 Students

43 Teachers

7241 Gary Rd

Byram, MS 39272 View local requests

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Gary Road Elementary School Demographics

60%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

90%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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