A.W. James Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 219 students
R.H. Bearden Elementary
6442 Friendship Road West, Sumner, MS 38957
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
251
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
West Tallahatchie School District
Tallahatchie County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 371 Mississippi elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Mississippi elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About R.H. Bearden Elementary
R.H. Bearden Elementary is a magnet elementary school in Sumner, Mississippi, serving grades K–6. It is part of West Tallahatchie School District. The school is located in a remote rural area in Tallahatchie County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 251 students were enrolled, with about 21 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Mississippi elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 371 Mississippi elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 251 students
- Students per teacher
- 21 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- West Tallahatchie School District
- County
- Tallahatchie County
- NCES school ID
- 280465000872
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.