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Lauderdale County School District

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At a glance

18^thof 134 Mississippi districts▲ 3

Better than 86% of Mississippi districts

Elementary 4 Middle 3 High 5Grades PK, KG-12

301 46th Court
Meridian, MS 39035-5498·(601) 639-1683·All Mississippi district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 86.6% of districts

Schools

5,940

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedClarkdale Elementary School22^nd of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Southeast Lauderdale High School up 83 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southeast Lauderdale High School 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3★

1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Lauderdale County School District serves about 5,940 students across 11 schools in the Meridian, MS area, including four elementary schools, three middle schools, and four high schools, and is rated 4 stars overall. The district’s strongest schools are Clarkdale Elementary School (94th percentile, 5 stars), West Lauderdale Middle School (91st percentile, 5 stars), and Clarkdale High School (94th percentile, 5 stars), which together set the standard for achievement. Clarkdale Elementary shines with 5th grade science at 93.7% proficiency and 5th grade ELA at 82.5%, while Clarkdale High posts a 94.9% graduation rate and strong EOC scores in Algebra I, Biology, and English II. West Lauderdale Middle also stands out with a 75.2% 8th grade math proficiency rate and the lowest poverty rate among middle schools.

Looking across the district, Southeast Middle School is a clear overachiever, earning a 90th percentile rank despite a 71.2% free/reduced lunch rate, with 8th grade science at 80.3%. Meanwhile, West Lauderdale Elementary School and West Lauderdale High School are consistent 4-star performers with strong biology and algebra scores. Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide concern, averaging 29.7% versus the state’s 23.9%, and all four high schools are above that average, led by Northeast High School at 47.6%. Poverty and performance do tend to line up by feeder pattern: the Northeast cluster is weaker, with Northeast Elementary School ranking just 27th percentile (1 star), while the West Lauderdale cluster is consistently strong.

One notable bright spot is Southeast Lauderdale High School, which jumped from a 2-star rating in 2024-25 to 4 stars in 2025-26, with Algebra I proficiency rising from 59.5% to 81.5%. Yet English II remains a weak point at 50%. Interestingly, Northeast Middle School and Northeast High show that smaller class sizes and high graduation rates don’t always tell the whole story—Northeast High graduates 97.0% of students despite nearly half its students being chronically absent. The district’s 3rd grade math proficiency (39.9%) trails the state, but by 4th grade it jumps to 61.0%, suggesting early intervention could pay off. Overall, parents will find excellent options at the Clarkdale and West Lauderdale schools, while the Northeast and Southeast feeder patterns offer more variation.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		MAAP Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Northeast High School	Public	9-12	702 Briarwood Road	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 679-8523	608	49	12.2	63.8%	205 (33.7%)	347 (57.1%)	28 (4.6%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	63.4	80^th of 224 public high schools	64.3%		77	51^st of 232 public high schools	78.0%	29													67.0	55.9			66.6	$12,178
Southeast Lauderdale High School	Public	9-12	2362 Longcreek Raod	Meridian	39301	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 483-5501	367	33	11.0	58.3%	209 (56.9%)	134 (36.5%)	17 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	77.1	38^th of 224 public high schools	83.0%		48.6	121^st of 232 public high schools	47.8%	83													81.5	50.0			87.9	$13,596
West Lauderdale Middle School	Public	5-8	9916A West Lauderdale Road	Collinsville	39325	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 737-8689	537	39	13.6	39.5%	414 (77.1%)	71 (13.2%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	87.3	24^th of 260 public middle schools	90.8%		87.4	18^th of 266 public middle schools	93.2%	6			72.3	64.9	42.4	60.5			62.6	68.1	71.2	75.2			87.0	76.8		$10,008
Northeast Middle School	Public	5-8	7763 Highway 39 North	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 483-3532	520	44	11.9	71.5%	149 (28.7%)	306 (58.8%)	24 (4.6%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.4%)	50.8	125^th of 260 public middle schools	51.9%		46.8	141^st of 266 public middle schools	47.0%	16			44.8	47.0	30.4	37.1			23.6	43.5	51.2	54.3			53.0	60.3		$11,175
Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6750 Newell Road	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 485-4882	730	56	13.1	77.8%	209 (28.6%)	443 (60.7%)	37 (5.1%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.7%)	29.3	277^th of 377 public elementary schools	26.5%		40.3	230^th of 383 public elementary schools	39.9%	47	33.3	42.5					21.0	47.3										$11,676
Southeast Middle School	Public	5-8	2535 Old Highway 19 S.E.	Meridian	39031	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 485-5751	371	30	12.4	71.2%	217 (58.5%)	119 (32.1%)	16 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	86.9	27^th of 260 public middle schools	89.6%		84	26^th of 266 public middle schools	90.2%	1			49.0	56.2	45.6	61.3			43.8	75.0	69.6	67.3			75.5	80.3		$11,474
West Lauderdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	10350 Highway 495	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 737-2279	761	44	17.2	46.1%	580 (76.2%)	119 (15.6%)	32 (4.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	74.9	82^nd of 377 public elementary schools	78.2%		73.3	92^nd of 383 public elementary schools	76.0%	10	55.8	63.6					52.9	71.3										$9,508
West Lauderdale High School	Public	9-12	9916 West Lauderdale Road	Collinsville	39325	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 737-2277	535	40	13.3	36.8%	387 (72.3%)	101 (18.9%)	17 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	79	31^st of 224 public high schools	86.2%		80.3	40^th of 232 public high schools	82.8%	9													73.2	71.1			74.7	$10,519
Clarkdale High School	Public	7-12	7000 Highway 145	Meridian	39301	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 693-4463	422	38	11.1	41.9%	314 (74.4%)	43 (10.2%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.6%)	87.1	14^th of 224 public high schools	93.8%		95.5	4^th of 232 public high schools	98.3%	10					50.0	59.5					67.6	77.2	85.7	61.9		74.6	86.0	$13,938
Clarkdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7000 Highway 145	Meridian	39301	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 693-4463	527	36	14.5	45.4%	437 (82.9%)	49 (9.3%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	90.8	22^nd of 377 public elementary schools	94.2%		87.5	32^nd of 383 public elementary schools	91.6%	10	65.8	79.7	82.5	81.7			60.0	79.7	68.3	77.4					93.7			$9,864
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2362 A Long Creek Road	Meridian	39031	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 486-2500	562	34	16.7	69.4%	363 (64.6%)	166 (29.5%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	54.5	167^th of 377 public elementary schools	55.7%		44.8	212^th of 383 public elementary schools	44.6%	45	50.5	56.1					33.6	57.1										$9,391
Lcsd Cte Center	Public	8-12	412 Highway 11 & 80	Meridian	39301	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 693-1683	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Enterprise	7.21 mi	3	5^th
Meridian Public Schools	8.89 mi	11	120^th
Quitman School District	12.02 mi	6	91^st
Newton County School District	26.8 mi	4	12^th
Newton Municipal School District	27.17 mi	4	105^th

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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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