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Natchez Middle

Public Grades 7-8
179th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 266 Mississippi Middle Schools
Better than 33% of Mississippi middle schools
Summary

Natchez Middle School is a public middle school in Natchez, Mississippi, serving 601 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Natchez-Adams School District, which is ranked 87 out of 130 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Natchez Middle School faces several key challenges. The school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 14.5% in 2021-2022 to 23.9% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the MAAP exams, is consistently below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 31.8% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.3%. Additionally, Natchez Middle School has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating a high-poverty student population, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.7 to 16.1 in recent years.

Interestingly, the closest comparable school, Jefferson County Middle School, which is located approximately 20 miles away, also serves a high-poverty student population with a 100% free and reduced lunch rate. However, Jefferson County Middle School's academic performance is even lower than Natchez Middle School, with significantly fewer students proficient or better on MAAP exams across all grade levels and subjects. This suggests that the challenges faced by Natchez Middle School are not unique and may be indicative of broader systemic issues within the region's education system.

397
Students ?
11.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,133
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 319 Seargent Prentiss Dr
       Natchez, MS  39120

(601) 445-2917

District: Natchez-Adams School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
87.9%
White:
7.8%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2024 → 33rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2024
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)
!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Mississippi average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg34%
Mississippi avg47%
179th of 266
Mississippi public middle schools ?
Bottom 33%▲ up 7 pts since 2024
From bottom 26% (2024) to bottom 33% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Middle Schools in the Natchez-Adams School District
87th of 130Natchez-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
202532.5179 of 26632.7%★★☆☆☆
202425.2196 of 26425.8%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
Science45%-10 vs state
Mathematics31%-20 vs state
English Language Arts31%-8 vs state

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Natchez Middle ranks 179th of 266 Mississippi middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Natchez Middle are 88% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Natchez Middle.


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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.




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