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Enrollment
1,066
Elementary
DISTRICT 725 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STARKVILLE OKTIBBEHA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280018901438
Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
200 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive West, Starkville, MS 39759 · (662) 324-4160 · Oktibbeha County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,066 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
738 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 347 | 33% |
| Grade 3 | 394 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 325 | 30% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
46.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 46.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 44.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School this school | 1,066 | 69.2% | 45.8% |
| Sudduth Elementary School STARKVILLE | 920 | 67.9% | 44.5% |
| Lawhon Elementary School Tupelo | 575 | 75.0% | 57.0% |
| Longleaf Elementary Hattiesburg | 787 | 56.5% | 68.6% |
| Oak Grove Elementary Hattiesburg | 758 | 62.0% | 67.2% |
| Northeast Elementary School Meridian | 730 | 77.8% | 45.0% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #297 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #243 of 439 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #276 of 439 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,066 | #13 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #214 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #178 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.2% | #329 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #205 of 296 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,066
+78 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,066 | 70.5 | 15.1:1 | 69% (738) |
| 2023-24 | 1,061 | 68.4 | 15.5:1 | 69% (727) |
| 2022-23 | 948 | 66.2 | 14.3:1 | 100% (945) |
| 2020-21 | 988 | 72 | 13.7:1 | 100% (985) |
| 2017-18 | 1,168 | 74.6 | 15.7:1 | 74% (869) |
| 2015-16 | 676 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 71% (481) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School.
About Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School is one of the public schools in Starkville, Mississippi. It is a large elementary school. In all, 1,066 students attend the school in grades 2 through 4. It has 139% more students than the average for elementary schools in Mississippi (about 446).
The district, Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, operates 7 schools serving 4,880 students.
The student body at Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School is 65% Black. It is also 28% White and 4% Asian. Oktibbeha County's residents are about 36% Black, 30 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 15.1:1 is based on 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Mississippi have an average ratio of 15.9:1. In all, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 67% average for public schools in Oktibbeha County.
Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School is 13.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (45.8% versus 59.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
In the surrounding county, Oktibbeha County, the median household earns about $46,695 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School, Oktibbeha County has 9 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Armstrong Junior High School is about 0.6 miles from Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. On proficiency, Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School is behind the 47.7% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 78 students, from 988 to 1,066. Students per teacher increased from 13.7 in 2020-21 to 15.1 in 2024-25.
The Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Oktibbeha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,771
Census ACS
Median income
$46,695
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
- Starkville High SchoolHigh · 1,376 students
- Sudduth Elementary SchoolElementary · 920 students
- SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Armstrong Junior High SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- Overstreet Elementary SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
Other schools in Starkville
- Starkville High SchoolHigh · 1,376 students
- Sudduth Elementary SchoolElementary · 920 students
- SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Armstrong Junior High SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- Overstreet Elementary SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- MILLSAPS CAREER & TECH CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Armstrong Junior High School0.6 mi · 358
- Sudduth Elementary School0.7 mi · 920
- Overstreet Elementary School0.7 mi · 324
- Starkville High School1.2 mi · 1,376
- SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle School1.9 mi · 646
- South Side Elementary School12.8 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School?
Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,066 students in grades 02-04.
Is Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-04.
How many students per teacher at Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School.
How diverse is Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School?
Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 2% Hispanic, 65% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School public or private?
Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.