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Oakland Heights Elementary School

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Summary

Oakland Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 328 students in grades PK-5 in Meridian, Mississippi, which is part of the Meridian Public Schools district. The school has a predominantly African American student population (90.55%) and faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, poor statewide rankings, and high rates of economic disadvantage among its students.

Oakland Heights Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Meridian Public Schools district and the state of Mississippi in standardized test scores. For example, in 3rd grade English Language Arts, only 22.2% of Oakland Heights students were proficient, compared to 29.8% in the district and 51.6% statewide. The school has also consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Mississippi elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. While Oakland Heights has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.6, this does not appear to be translating into better academic results.

Comparisons to nearby schools in the Meridian Public Schools district, such as Crestwood Elementary and Parkview Elementary, show that they also struggle academically. However, some higher-performing schools in the Lauderdale County School District, like Enterprise Elementary, West Lauderdale Elementary, and Clarkdale Elementary, significantly outperform Oakland Heights in standardized test scores and rankings.

328
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 601 59th Ave
       Meridian, MS  39307

(601) 482-3541

District: Meridian Public Schools


Students who attend Oakland Heights Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Meridian High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
90.5%
Hispanic:
4.3%
White:
2.7%
more
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2023
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (30% vs 54% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013
!Mathematics scores 33 pts below the Mississippi average
Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?
This school30%
District avg33%
Mississippi avg54%
Not ranked this year
Oakland Heights Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
122nd of 130Meridian Public Schools 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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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202320.3319 of 37715.4%★☆☆☆☆
202214.2341 of 38210.7%★☆☆☆☆
202120.8293 of 38123.1%★☆☆☆☆
201915.2353 of 39711.1%★☆☆☆☆
201821.3331 of 40418.1%★☆☆☆☆
201730.4292 of 40628.1%★☆☆☆☆
201634.7250 of 39436.5%★★☆☆☆
201552.4167 of 40258.5%★★★☆☆
201436.2269 of 39431.7%★★☆☆☆
201330.0313 of 40823.3%★☆☆☆☆
201229.6323 of 41422.0%★☆☆☆☆
201122.0367 of 41812.2%★☆☆☆☆
201023.6331 of 40317.9%★☆☆☆☆
200913.6361 of 3927.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200814.8361 of 3948.4%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2022-2023) ?
Science56%-9 vs state
English Language Arts34%-18 vs state
Mathematics18%-33 vs state

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In the 2022-23 school year, 328 students attended Oakland Heights Elementary School.

Students at Oakland Heights Elementary School are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.


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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.

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