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Schools in Sumner

Sumner’s public schools

West Tallahatchie School has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sumner. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
15%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.2K
▲ 47% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
MS 13.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
548 students on the public path
In brief

Sumner’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Sumner’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. West Tallahatchie High School places highest (better than 10%); R.H. Bearden Elementary lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sumner, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6R.H. Bearden ElementaryWest Tallahatchie SchoolD−
7–12West Tallahatchie High Schoolin WebbD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Tallahatchie School.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

West Tallahatchie SchoolGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 548 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$18,241MS $12,392 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading15%
State average 41.7% · 305 students tested
Math15%
State average 47% · 273 students tested

Sumner vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Sumner’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sumner—West Tallahatchie School

Every school in Sumner

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Sumnerin other towns
R.H. Bearden Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
D−
251 students21:1Rate it →
West Tallahatchie High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Webb
D
297 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (North Delta Alternative School).

Questions about Sumner’s schools

Are Sumner’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sumner. West Tallahatchie School has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sumner. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sumner in?

West Tallahatchie School.

Where do Sumner kids go to high school?

West Tallahatchie High School.

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What Sumner families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.