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Natchez-Adams School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Mississippi for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 1,394 students in Natchez-Adams School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Mississippi.
Public Middle Schools in Natchez-Adams School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Mississippi public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public middle school average of 53% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
12 Schools
361 Schools
# Students
3,917 Students
134,558 Students
# Teachers
302 Teachers
10,746 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Natchez-Adams School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 148 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#112 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
47%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
55%
Graduation Rate
88%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.60
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,131 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
1,196 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
19 Students
6,148 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
5%
# Black Students
3,515 Students
57,198 Students
% Black Students
90%
42%
# White Students
287 Students
63,202 Students
% White Students
7%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
84 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
92 Students
5,599 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
53
745
# Students in K Grade:
248
3,431
# Students in 1st Grade:
257
3,299
# Students in 2nd Grade:
278
3,294
# Students in 3rd Grade:
307
3,067
# Students in 4th Grade:
243
3,121
# Students in 5th Grade:
259
5,777
# Students in 6th Grade:
373
22,171
# Students in 7th Grade:
419
33,697
# Students in 8th Grade:
406
32,414
# Students in 9th Grade:
338
6,056
# Students in 10th Grade:
215
5,568
# Students in 11th Grade:
190
5,283
# Students in 12th Grade:
180
4,423
# Ungraded Students:
151
2,212
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,088 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,205. The school district revenue/student has declined by 26% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,588 is less than the state median of $12,074. The school district spending/student has declined by 26% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$40 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,088
$12,205
Spending / Student
$11,588
$12,074
Best Natchez-Adams School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Natchez Freshman Academy
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: ≥50% )
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
208 Lynda Lee Drive
Natchez, MS 39120
(601) 445-2941
Natchez, MS 39120
(601) 445-2941
Grades: 8-9
| 143 students
Rank: #22.
Robert Lewis Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1221 Martin Luther King Street
Natchez, MS 39120
(601) 445-2926
Natchez, MS 39120
(601) 445-2926
Grades: 6-8
| 321 students
Rank: #33.
Morgantown Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
101 Cottage Home Drive
Natchez, MS 39120
(601) 445-2917
Natchez, MS 39120
(601) 445-2917
Grades: 6-8
| 329 students
Rank: n/an/a
Central School
Alternative School
208 Lynda Lee Drive
Natchez, MS 39120
(601) 445-2941
Natchez, MS 39120
(601) 445-2941
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
319 Seargent Prentiss Dr
Natchez, MS 39120
(601) 445-2917
Natchez, MS 39120
(601) 445-2917
Grades: 6-8
| 601 students
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