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Meridian Public Schools

At a glance

120^thof 133 Mississippi districts▲ 2

Better than 9% of Mississippi districts

Elementary 5 Middle 2 High 2 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

1019 25th Ave
Meridian, MS 39302·(601) 483-6271·All Mississippi district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 9.8% of districts

Schools

4,385

Students

Top rankedWest Hills Elementary258^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

West Hills Elementary up 32 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Meridian High School 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

0★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Meridian Public Schools serves 4,243 students across 8 schools in the Meridian, Mississippi area, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, and faces significant challenges with universal high poverty and above-average chronic absenteeism. The district as a whole ranks in the 10th percentile of Mississippi districts with a 1-star rating, and no school ranks above the 32nd percentile within its school-type cohort.

For parents comparing schools, West Hills Elementary stands out as the district's strongest school, ranking in the 32nd percentile with 2 stars, and its 5th grade students exceed state averages in both ELA (62.3% vs. 55.8%) and science (81.2% vs. 71.5%). Poplar Springs Elementary has the best attendance in the district at just 13.3% chronic absenteeism and posts competitive ELA scores, though its ranking slipped from the 39th to the 20th percentile. Among middle schools, Northwest Middle clearly outperforms Magnolia Middle, with better attendance (27.8% vs. 39.9% chronic absenteeism), stronger science results, and a higher rank (19th vs. 10th percentile). Meridian High School showed meaningful improvement in Algebra I and Biology from 2024-25 to 2025-26, but its 83.3% graduation rate trails the state, and chronic absenteeism of 47.0% remains a serious concern. Crestwood Elementary is the lowest-ranked school in the district (4th percentile), with only 12.9% of 3rd graders proficient in math.

Math is the district's biggest academic weakness, with proficiency gaps of 30 points or more compared to state averages in 3rd, 4th, and 6th grade math. The one bright spot is 7th grade math, where both middle schools post rates near 45%. Across the district, attendance closely tracks performance — the highest-performing schools have the lowest absenteeism, while the lowest performers struggle with chronic absenteeism. Encouragingly, most schools improved from 2024-25 to 2025-26, including a dramatic turnaround at Carver Elementary, though the district's universal poverty and persistently low English II proficiency (25.8%) highlight the scale of the challenges ahead.

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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 (2025)	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
Crestwood Elementary	Public	K-5	730 Crestwood Dr	Meridian	39301	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4971	368	22	16.3	99.2%	9 (2.4%)	328 (89.1%)	21 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	9.4	361^st of 377 public elementary schools	4.2%		10.4	359^th of 383 public elementary schools	6.3%	2	28.7	26.4	34.4				12.9	15.1	21.3						49.2			$13,837
Magnolia Middle School	Public	6-8	1350 24th St	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4060	440	34	12.9	100.0%	12 (2.7%)	404 (91.8%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	15.5	237^th of 263 public middle schools	9.9%		15.5	235^th of 266 public middle schools	11.7%	2				27.5	19.8	26.3				21.1	45.5	24.8				34.2		$13,645
Meridian High School	Public	9-12	2320 32nd St	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 482-3191	1,253	114	11.0	99.8%	26 (2.1%)	1,157 (92.3%)	56 (4.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	9	209^th of 224 public high schools	6.7%		7.5	220^th of 232 public high schools	5.2%	11													41.5	25.8			33.8	$18,658
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 32nd St	Meridian	39307	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4094	484	39	12.5	100.0%	13 (2.7%)	437 (90.3%)	19 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	22.6	213^th of 263 public middle schools	19.0%		21.9	212^th of 266 public middle schools	20.3%	1				29.7	26.4	31.6				18.2	45.4	25.2				47.8		$13,317
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	1225 26th St	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4990	364	29	12.6	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	347 (95.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	12.5	343^rd of 377 public elementary schools	9.0%		16.8	339^th of 383 public elementary schools	11.5%	4	19.4	31.6	40.0				13.5	21.1	27.3						56.3			$14,081
Poplar Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	4101 27th Ave	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4450	405	28	14.5	100.0%	32 (7.9%)	339 (83.7%)	14 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	24.6	302^nd of 377 public elementary schools	19.9%		31.6	269^th of 383 public elementary schools	29.8%	33	31.9	40.4	50.0				27.7	34.0	27.8						59.3			$14,692
West Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 32nd St	Meridian	39307	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4472	423	27	15.6	100.0%	4 (0.9%)	385 (91.0%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	33.3	258^th of 377 public elementary schools	31.6%		27.3	290^th of 383 public elementary schools	24.3%	32	28.0	27.5	62.3				24.4	13.0	44.9						81.2			$13,480
Marion Park Complex	Public, Alternative	1-12	2815 25th St.	Meridian	39302	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 484-5166	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ross Collins Vocational Center	Public	8-12	2640 24th Ave	Meridian	39302	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 483-3331	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Carver Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 44th Ave	Meridian	39307	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 484-4482	506	31	16.3	100.0%	8 (1.6%)	462 (91.3%)	22 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	11.5	351^st of 377 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.4	379^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.0%	28	22.2	24.6	40.3				14.5	24.6	26.3						54.4			$6,880
Meridian PreK Academy	Public	PK	3930 14th St	Meridian	39307	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 484-4463	142	11	12.9	97.9%	3 (2.1%)	136 (95.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																		$7,594

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lauderdale County School District	3.57 mi	12	18^th
Enterprise	14.38 mi	3	5^th
Quitman School District	21.61 mi	6	91^st
Newton County School District	22.18 mi	4	12^th
Newton Municipal School District	25.38 mi	4	104^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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