Instant Impact Global Prep

Instant Impact Global Prep is a small elementary school in Natchez, MS, serving about 160 students in grades K–3. It operates as its own district, and the Instant Impact Global Prep district is ranked 133 out of 134 in Mississippi (1st percentile, 0 stars). The school itself ranks 369 out of 377 schools statewide, and nearly all students — 98.12% — qualify for free/reduced lunch.

The most urgent concern is math. Only 8.8% of 3rd graders and 4.3% of 4th graders are proficient in math, compared to 34.6% and 45.2% at nearby McLaurin Elementary and state averages of 48.8% and 51.5%. That means more than 95% of this school's 4th graders are not proficient in math. ELA scores are low but less extreme: 24.4% of 3rd graders and 34.8% of 4th graders are proficient, versus state averages of 48.5% and 52.4%.

Chronic absenteeism is another red flag. In 2023–2024, 37.4% of students were chronically absent — roughly 60 of the 160 students — more than double the rate at McLaurin Elementary (17.7%) and West Elementary School (18.3%), and well above the state average of 23.9%. The school does have a favorable 9.5:1 student-teacher ratio, compared with roughly 15:1 at neighboring schools, but that advantage has not translated into better outcomes. Since nearby schools serve similarly high-poverty families and earn far stronger results, improvement is possible — but it will take sustained work on attendance and academic intervention.