Summary:
The Natchez-Adams School District operates two middle-level schools — Natchez Middle (grades 7–8) and Morgantown Elementary (grades 5–6) — serving 756 students in the Natchez, Mississippi area, where every student at both schools qualifies for free/reduced lunch and the district itself ranks in the 30th percentile statewide.
For parents comparing the two schools, Natchez Middle has the stronger overall profile. Its state ranking has improved for three consecutive years, climbing from the 26th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 38th percentile in 2025–2026, and its 8th grade science proficiency reached 64.2% — the only subject at either school above the state average, and a jump of more than 19 points in one year. Natchez Middle also has notably low chronic absenteeism at 14.5%, far better than both the district (19.6%) and state (23.9%) rates. Morgantown Elementary, meanwhile, has posted strong gains in math — 5th grade improved from 20.3% to 32.4% and 6th grade from 15.1% to 26.2% — but its chronic absenteeism rate of 27.2% is a serious concern, running well above district and state averages.
Math remains the district's biggest challenge: every math score at both schools trails the state average by double digits, with the largest gaps in 7th grade math at Natchez Middle (-26.6 points) and 6th grade math at Morgantown (-26.5 points). There are also signs of volatility at Natchez Middle, where 7th grade math and ELA dropped sharply between years even as 8th grade scores surged. Still, the overall direction is positive. Morgantown's 5th grade ELA was nearly at the state average in 2024–2025, and both schools improved in multiple subjects year-over-year. The clearest opportunities for the Natchez-Adams School District are to address Morgantown's absenteeism, replicate Natchez Middle's science success, and build on the math momentum at both campuses.
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