Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATCHEZ-ADAMS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280303000610
West Elementary School
161 LEWIS DRIVE, NATCHEZ, MS 39120 · (601) 445-2891 · Adams County
GRADES PK–01ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
375 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 161 | 43% |
| Grade 1 | 169 | 45% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 2% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Natchez-Adams School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
32.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 23.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like West Elementary School
West Elementary School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Elementary School this school | 376 | 99.7% | 34.2% |
| Vicksburg Intermediate Vicksburg | 387 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School Magnolia | 345 | 100.0% | 34.6% |
| Dana Road Elementary Vicksburg | 403 | 100.0% | 52.2% |
| Robinsonville Elementary School Robinsonville | 380 | 99.7% | 54.0% |
| Bolton-Edwards Elem Middle School Bolton | 335 | 100.0% | 42.2% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where West Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #386 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #352 of 439 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #373 of 439 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #253 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #176 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #323 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #117 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #186 of 296 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
376
+43 (+13%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 376 | 25.7 | 14.6:1 | 100% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 33.4 | 12.5:1 | 100% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 33.1 | 11.2:1 | 100% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 100% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 30.8 | 13.7:1 | 100% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 100% (484) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 94% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 88% (331) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 23 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Elementary School.
About West Elementary School
West Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in NATCHEZ, Mississippi, administered by Natchez-Adams School District. It reports enrollment of 376 students in pre-K through 1.
West Elementary School is in Natchez-Adams School District, a district with 2,554 students across 6 schools.
At West Elementary School, 87% of students are Black. Other students are 10% White and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 56% Black share among all Adams County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
West Elementary School lists 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.6 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 1.2 students per teacher. About 100% of students at West Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Adams County is close, at 100%.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, West Elementary School outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, West Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.2%; the prediction is 44.3%.
For the population of Adams County, median household income comes to about $43,644, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. Adams County counts 9 public schools with about 2,714 students.
Natchez Early College @ Co-Lin is the nearest public school to West Elementary School, about 1.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, West Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 376, from 333 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the West Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,803
Census ACS
Median income
$43,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Natchez-Adams School District
- McLaurin ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- Natchez High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- Natchez MiddleMiddle · 397 students
- Morgantown ElementaryMiddle · 359 students
- Natchez Early College @ Co-LinHigh · 174 students
- CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERHigh
Other schools in NATCHEZ
- McLaurin ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- Natchez High SchoolHigh · 606 students
- Natchez MiddleMiddle · 397 students
- Morgantown ElementaryMiddle · 359 students
- Natchez Early College @ Co-LinHigh · 174 students
- Instant Impact Global PrepElementary · 160 students
Other West Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 25 states are named West Elementary. West Elementary School is the 25th largest of the 51.
- West ElementaryGulfport, MS · 492 students
- West Elementary SchoolSturgis, MS · 190 students
- West ElementaryMt Juliet, TN · 849 students
- West ElementaryBixby, OK · 757 students
- West Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 740 students
Nearby schools
- Natchez Early College @ Co-Lin1.5 mi · 174
- McLaurin Elementary2.0 mi · 642
- Instant Impact Global Prep2.4 mi · 160
- Vidalia Upper Elementary School2.5 mi · 316
- Vidalia Junior High School2.6 mi · 336
- Natchez Middle2.8 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About West Elementary SchoolHow large is West Elementary School?
West Elementary School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-01.
What age range does West Elementary School serve?
West Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 01.
How many students per teacher at West Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at West Elementary School.
How diverse is West Elementary School?
West Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 1% Hispanic, 87% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees West Elementary School?
West Elementary School is overseen by Natchez-Adams School District in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.