Summary:
Zip code 62544 has two schools in Meridian CUSD 15, serving grades 6–12: Meridian Middle School (grades 6–8) and Meridian High School (grades 9–12). The latest results show different strengths by subject and grade, rather than one consistent pattern across the area. The clearest concern is middle-school math: proficiency was 28%, compared with 40% statewide, a 12-point gap.
Meridian High School stands out for its grade 9 and 10 PreACT results, which were above state results in five of six subject-and-grade combinations, by 1 to 6 points; grade 10 science was the exception, 4 points below. Its grade 11 ACT results were below the state in all three subjects, by 4 points in ELA, 4 in math and 7 in science. At Meridian Middle School, all-grades ELA was 51%, 5 points below the state, while grade 8 science was 47%, 5 points below. Because the schools serve different grades and report different tests, these figures do not support a direct school-to-school achievement ranking.
Matched results generally moved closer to state results from 2024–25 to 2025–26. At Meridian Middle School, ELA rose 4 points, math 2 and grade 8 science 9; the respective gaps narrowed by 1, 1 and 3 points. At Meridian High School, five of six grade 9–10 PreACT gaps narrowed, but the grade 9 ELA advantage shrank from 10 points to 1. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile was 60 for the high school in 2025–26, compared with 62 in 2023–24; the middle school’s was 33, down from 51. As context, both schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–25: 44% at the high school and 43% at the middle school. Student-teacher ratios were similar, 12.3 and 12.1, respectively. The high school’s graduation rate was 95%, above the state’s 90%, while its chronic absenteeism was 26%, compared with 24% statewide; the middle school’s absenteeism was 16%.
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