Schools in Meridian · Meridian Public School District, Lauderdale County School District
Meridian’s public schools score below 53% of Mississippi districts
The public schools Meridian’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
#67Best public schools of 9258%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
41%
▲ 6 pts vs MS 35%
2020–21
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 2 pts vs MS 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 3 pts vs MS 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.5K
▲ 17% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools
18
6,243 students
The School Grade
How Meridian compares
B− Test scoresB+ Graduation
Mississippi school districts we grade (148)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
Mississippi towns with similar household incomes (125)Better than 58%
High confidence. Built on 5,707 tested students and a graduating class of 451; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Mississippi’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Mississippi only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Meridian (some depend on your address).
6 schools teach K in Meridian’s district. Which one depends on your address: Northeast Elementary School, Carver Elementary School, West Hills Elementary and Poplar Springs Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Meridian’s district. Which one depends on your address: Northeast Elementary School, Carver Elementary School, West Hills Elementary and Poplar Springs Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Meridian’s district. Which one depends on your address: Northeast Elementary School, Carver Elementary School, West Hills Elementary and Poplar Springs Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 3rd grade in Meridian’s district. Which one depends on your address: Northeast Elementary School, Carver Elementary School, West Hills Elementary and Poplar Springs Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 4th grade in Meridian’s district. Which one depends on your address: Northeast Elementary School, Carver Elementary School, West Hills Elementary and Poplar Springs Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 5th grade in Meridian’s district. Which one depends on your address: Northeast Middle School, Carver Elementary School, West Hills Elementary and Poplar Springs Elementary and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
Two districts serve Meridian
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Meridian Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 4,385 students
$14,452MS $12,392
C−Lauderdale County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 5,940 students
$11,068MS $12,392
A−Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading · PK–12, Lauderdale County School District41%
State average 34.8%
Reading · PK–12, Meridian Public School District17%
State average 34.8%
Math · PK–12, Lauderdale County School District37%
State average 35.3%
Math · PK–12, Meridian Public School District13%
State average 35.3%
Every school in Meridian
18 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Northeast Elementary School
B−730 students13:1Rate it →
Carver Elementary School
506 students16:1Rate it →
West Hills Elementary
C−423 students16:1Rate it →
Poplar Springs Elementary
C+405 students15:1Rate it →
Crestwood Elementary
C368 students16:1Rate it →
Parkview Elementary
C−364 students13:1Rate it →
Meridian PreK Academy
142 students13:1Rate it →
Middle
Northeast Middle School
B−520 students12:1Rate it →
Northwest Middle School
C484 students13:1Rate it →
Magnolia Middle School
C440 students13:1Rate it →
High
Private & other
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1 college in Meridian, and 1 more within 30 miles.
Straight-line distance from the center of Meridian. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Mississippi. Stars are from neighbors.