Summary:
The city of Sumner, Mississippi has only one public elementary school, R H Bearden Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the West Tallahatchie School District.
R H Bearden Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Mississippi elementary schools over the past 3 school years, with a performance rating of just 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 22.2% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state's 49.4%, and just 18.1% proficient in Math compared to 53.3% statewide. The school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 35.3% is also well below the state's 66.3%.
Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.3 to 1, R H Bearden Elementary School faces significant challenges, including a 100% rate of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9%. These factors likely contribute to the school's consistently low academic performance and indicate a need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for the students it serves.
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