West Elementary School

West Elementary School is an elementary-level community of cozy scale in NATCHEZ, Mississippi, run under Natchez-Adams School District, caters to 376 students in grades pre-K through 1.

Within Natchez-Adams School District, which oversees 6 schools and 2,554 students, West Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, West Elementary School records that 87% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 10% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 56% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Adams County) logs that median household earnings sit near $43,644, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. In all, Adams County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,714 students), of which West Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Natchez Early College @ Co-Lin, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Elementary School has edged down 11%, going from 421 students in 2018 to 376 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.