Summary:
Instant Impact Global Prep is the only school in this dataset, an elementary school in Natchez, Mississippi, serving roughly 160 students in grades K–3 within the Instant Impact Global Prep district. Notably, the reported grade span is K–3, yet 2025–2026 test results include 4th-grade scores, which may indicate a data-reporting quirk. The school's rankings are deeply concerning: it places 369th out of 377 schools statewide, putting it in the bottom 2% of Mississippi schools, and its district ranks 133rd out of 134 districts.
Nearly every student at this school comes from a low-income household, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 98.12%. Chronic absenteeism is alarmingly high, with 37.4% of students chronically absent in 2023–2024, compared to the state average of 23.9%. Academically, the school falls far below state averages in every subject. On the 2025–2026 MAAP assessments, 3rd-grade ELA proficiency was 24.4% versus the state's 48.5%, and 4th-grade ELA proficiency was 34.8% versus 52.4%. Math scores are far worse: only 8.8% of 3rd graders and just 4.3% of 4th graders were proficient in mathematics.
The most urgent academic concern is mathematics, where more than 90% of tested students are not proficient, and gaps with the state average reach 40 to 47 percentage points. ELA is weak but noticeably stronger than math, with proficiency rates roughly three to eight times higher. Grade-level patterns diverge as well: ELA improves from 3rd to 4th grade, while math declines. On a positive note, 3rd-grade ELA showed modest year-to-year improvement, rising from 21.7% to 24.4%, though math remained essentially flat at about 8.8%. These compounding factors — extreme poverty, high chronic absenteeism, and single-digit math proficiency — suggest that Instant Impact Global Prep would benefit greatly from targeted interventions in mathematics, attendance, and family support services.
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