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West Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-1
Summary

Susie B West Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Natchez, Mississippi, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 369 students. The school is part of the Natchez-Adams School District, which is ranked 99 out of 130 school districts in Mississippi and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Susie B West Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, racial equity, and socioeconomic factors. The school has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (86.72%) compared to the state average of Mississippi (37.7% in 2022-2023), and it consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating that the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

While the student-teacher ratio at Susie B West Elementary School has improved over the years, decreasing from 16.5 in 2020-2021 to 11.1 in 2022-2023, the school still performs worse on academic measures compared to the nearby Morgantown Elementary and Mc Laurin Elementary schools, which are also part of the Natchez-Adams School District. This suggests that there may be opportunities for the district to learn from the practices and strategies of the higher-performing schools to address the persistent academic underperformance and racial disparities at Susie B West Elementary School.

376
Students ?
14.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,569
Per pupil spending ?
43.1%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)
 161 Lewis Drive
       Natchez, MS  39120

(601) 445-2891

District: Natchez-Adams School District


Students who attend West Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Natchez High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
87.0%
White:
9.8%
Two or more races:
2.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2024
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (32% vs 51% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2014
!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Mississippi average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg34%
Mississippi avg51%
Not ranked this year
West Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
94th of 133Natchez-Adams School District among Mississippi districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202415.3341 of 38010.3%★☆☆☆☆
202325.9289 of 35819.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.6291 of 35518.0%★☆☆☆☆
202118.9291 of 35217.3%★☆☆☆☆
201920.8298 of 35415.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.3279 of 35120.5%★☆☆☆☆
201731.1290 of 40628.6%★☆☆☆☆
201622.4322 of 39418.3%★☆☆☆☆
201545.3209 of 40248.0%★★☆☆☆
201435.6275 of 39430.2%★★☆☆☆
201315.3376 of 4087.8%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics33%-22 vs state
English Language Arts31%-17 vs state

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Students at West Elementary School are 87% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend West Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Natchez High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended West Elementary School.

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026
2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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