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Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 2–4

200 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive West, Starkville, MS 39759 · (662) 324-4160 · Part of Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District

Starkville’s School Grade B− better than 49% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
1,066
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Town
Grades
2–4
The gist

What stands out about Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Next stop for Starkville kids: SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle School

On the path

Where Starkville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–1Sudduth Elementary School920 students
2–4Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–7SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle School646 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

200 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive West, Starkville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 2347
Grade 3394
Grade 4325
Enrollment over time
988’20
912’21
948’22
1,061’23
1,066’24

Up 7.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 65%White 28%Asian 4%Hispanic 2%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School from Starkville families.

Other schools in Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District

The district →
Sudduth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Starkville
920 students17:1
West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sturgis
B
190 students12:1
Overstreet Elementary School
Middle · Grades 5 · Starkville
B+
324 students13:1
SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Starkville
B−
646 students12:1
Armstrong Junior High School
Middle · Grades 8 · Starkville
B−
358 students10:1
Starkville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Starkville
C
1,376 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Starkville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.