Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School in Starkville, Mississippi on �ǿմ�ý

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Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School

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Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School is a town public school in Starkville, Mississippi that is part of Starkville Oktibbeha School District. It serves 1,061 students in grades 2 - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Its teachers have had 95 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades 2 - 4

1,061 Students

75 Teachers

200A MLK DR W

Starkville, MS 39759 View local requests

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Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School Demographics

69%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

66%

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

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