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History

It was previously the "West District School", or West District Middle School, and was grade 6-8.
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. Prior to 1988 it only had middle school levels. Beginning in 1988 it began serving grades 3-8 and served Sumner and Webb for the upper elementary grades.
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. By 1995 its name changed from West District Middle School to Bearden School. In July 1997 the school had about 700 students,
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. and in November 1997 it had 576 students.
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. That year the district closed Sumner Elementary and moved its remaining students to Bearden, and in turn moved 7th grade students to West Tallahatchie High. The district planned to build 10 new classrooms at Bearden to accommodate more students. In 2003 it was featured in the

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References

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R. H. Bearden Elementary School
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bearden, R.H. Elementary School Public elementary schools in Mississippi Schools in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi