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Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District

At a glance

41^stof 133 Mississippi districts▲ 16

Better than 69% of Mississippi districts

Elementary 3 Middle 3 High 2 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

401 Greensboro Street
Starkville, MS 39759·(662) 324-4050·All Mississippi district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 69.2% of districts

Schools

4,880

Students

Top rankedArmstrong Junior High School75^th of 263 Mississippi middle schools

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Biggest riser

Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School up 75 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Armstrong Junior High School 10.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District serves approximately 4,880 students across 7 schools in Starkville, Mississippi, including three elementary schools, three middle-level schools, and one high school, all in a high-poverty area where roughly 67% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the district overall holds a 4-star rating, ranking 41st out of 134 Mississippi districts.

The district's standout campus is Armstrong Junior High School, ranked 75th out of 260 Mississippi middle schools with a 4-star rating, the highest in the district, and it posts exceptional results including 100% Algebra I proficiency, 57.8% 8th-grade math proficiency, and the lowest student-teacher ratio in the district at 10.2:1. SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle School is also strong, consistently earning 3 stars with its own 100% Algebra I proficiency. At the elementary level, West Elementary School has made the most dramatic improvement, climbing from the 38th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 66th percentile in 2025-2026 despite having the highest poverty rate in the district at 76.84%, with 4th-grade math proficiency of 71.4% well above the state's 51.5%. Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School has also improved significantly, reaching the 57th percentile in 2025-2026 while posting the district's best attendance with only 13.6% chronic absenteeism.

The biggest concern is Starkville High School, which graduates 91.2% of its students but struggles with a 40.1% chronic absenteeism rate, nearly double the state average, and below-state proficiency in Algebra I and Biology, leaving it stuck at a 2-star rating. Overstreet Elementary School serves only 5th grade and shows solid results with low absenteeism at 14.7%, while Sudduth Elementary School serves PK-1 and has no test data yet. The clear takeaway is that high-poverty schools in this district can beat state averages, especially in middle school math, but the high school's attendance problem appears to be limiting academic achievement.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		MAAP Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School	Public	2-4	200 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive West	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4160	1,066	71	15.1	69.2%	300 (28.1%)	694 (65.1%)	20 (1.9%)	42 (3.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	56.4	162^nd of 377 public elementary schools	57.0%		39.2	237^th of 380 public elementary schools	37.6%	75	46.8	53.4					49.1	53.1										$11,168
Sudduth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	101 Greenfield Drive	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4150	920	54	17.0	67.9%	248 (27.0%)	611 (66.4%)	18 (2.0%)	38 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)								(n/a)																		$11,204
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	127 Sturgis-Maben Road	Sturgis	39769	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 465-7956	190	15	12.2	76.8%	98 (51.6%)	91 (47.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.1	128^th of 377 public elementary schools	66.0%		48.6	198^th of 380 public elementary schools	47.9%	70	45.7	64.3	57.9				54.3	71.4	52.7						63.1			$14,043
Starkville High School	Public	9-12	603 Yellowjacket Drive	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4130	1,376	116	11.8	64.8%	377 (27.4%)	911 (66.2%)	35 (2.5%)	43 (3.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	43.9	126^th of 224 public high schools	43.8%		46.2	128^th of 232 public high schools	44.8%	2													58.7	50.5			52.2	$14,375
Armstrong Junior High School	Public	8	303 Mckee Street	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4070	358	35	10.2	66.8%	93 (26.0%)	251 (70.1%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.5	75^th of 263 public middle schools	71.5%		60.9	106^th of 265 public middle schools	60.0%	31						44.8						57.8	100.0			61.5		$16,838
Millsaps Career & Technical Center	Public	8-12	803 Louisville Road	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 324-4170	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
The Learning Center Alternative	Public, Alternative	1-12	2926 Sisteenth Section Road	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 323-1462	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Overstreet Elementary School	Public	5	307 South Jackson Street	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4193	324	25	12.9	66.4%	104 (32.1%)	192 (59.3%)	6 (1.9%)	18 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)			55.2						56.2						67.9			$15,128
Socsd/Msu Partnership Middle School	Public	6-7	11200 Ms Hwy 182	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4181	646	52	12.3	65.8%	205 (31.7%)	395 (61.1%)	18 (2.8%)	25 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56.8	103^rd of 263 public middle schools	60.8%		62.6	98^th of 265 public middle schools	63.0%	5				47.6	38.4					47.3	58.6		100.0					$14,648

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Starkville School District	0 mi	7
Oktibbeha County School District	6.13 mi	4
West Point Consolidated School District	12.81 mi	8	73^rd
West Point School District	12.83 mi	8
Lowndes County School District	17.34 mi	11	53^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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