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Southeast Elementary School

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Southeast Elementary School ranks 168 th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Southeast Elementary School is a PK–4 public school in Meridian, Mississippi, serving 562 students as part of the Lauderdale County School District, a district ranked in the top 15% of districts statewide. The school serves a predominantly low-income community, with 69.4% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. In 2025–2026, Southeast ranked 167th out of 377 Mississippi elementary schools, earning a 3-star rating and landing it in the middle of the pack — comfortably ahead of most Meridian Public Schools alternatives, but well behind its strongest district peers.

Reading is a relative strength at Southeast. In 2025–2026, 3rd-grade ELA proficiency was 50.5% (above the state's 48.5%) and 4th-grade ELA reached 56.1% (above the state's 52.4%). Math tells a different story: only 33.6% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, a 15-point gap behind the state average. The good news is that 4th-grade math rebounds to 57.1%, suggesting students can catch up. Within Lauderdale County, Southeast sits between Clarkdale Elementary School (5 stars) and West Lauderdale Elementary School (4 stars) at the top, and Northeast Elementary School (1 star) at the bottom. Families comparing options will find Southeast dramatically outperforms nearby Meridian Public Schools elementaries like Carver Elementary School, Parkview Elementary, and Crestwood Elementary, which rank in the bottom 10% statewide.

The school's most urgent issue is chronic absenteeism, which has nearly doubled from 16.9% before the pandemic to 29.5% — meaning nearly one in three students misses significant school time. That is more than double the rate at nearby Enterprise Elementary (13.1%) and Poplar Springs Elementary (13.3%). Southeast's student-teacher ratio has also climbed from 13.7 to 16.7 over three years. The school has shown it can perform well — it earned 4 stars in 2017–2018 and rebounded to 3 stars in 2025–2026 after a 2-star dip — but it remains an inconsistent mid-tier school. For parents, Southeast offers solid reading instruction and a clear advantage over city district options, but early math support and regular attendance are worth watching closely.

562

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,391

Per pupil spending ?

69.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2362 A Long Creek Road
Meridian, MS 39031

(601) 486-2500

District: Lauderdale County School District

Students who attend Southeast Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Southeast Middle School
High:	Southeast Lauderdale High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

African American:

29.5%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Mississippi median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Lauderdale County School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg52%

Mississippi avg50%

168^th of 377

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 12 pts since 2017

From top 33% (2017) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Lauderdale County School District

18^th of 133Lauderdale County School District 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	168 of 377	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.8	212 of 380	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	186 of 380	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	159 of 358	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	119 of 355	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	165 of 352	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	147 of 354	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	103 of 351	70.7%	★★★★☆
2017	64.2	132 of 406	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.4	161 of 402	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.6	112 of 394	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	57.0	168 of 408	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.4	150 of 414	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.5	224 of 418	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	72.5	99 of 403	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	55.0	185 of 392	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.3	200 of 394	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%+3 vs state

Mathematics45%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)				MAAP Mathematics (2026)				MAAP Science (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
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	168^th of 377 public elementary schools	55.4%		44.8	212^th of 380 public elementary schools	44.2%	44	50.5	56.1			33.6	57.1				$9,391
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	356^th of 380 public elementary schools	6.3%	5	28.7	26.4	34.4		12.9	15.1	21.3		49.2	$13,837
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	336^th of 380 public elementary schools	11.6%	7	19.4	31.6	40.0		13.5	21.1	27.3		56.3	$14,081
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	376^th of 380 public elementary schools	1.1%	25	22.2	24.6	40.3		14.5	24.6	26.3		54.4	$6,880
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	278^th of 377 public elementary schools	26.3%		40.3	230^th of 380 public elementary schools	39.5%	48	33.3	42.5			21.0	47.3				$11,676
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	268^th of 380 public elementary schools	29.5%	34	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	289^th of 380 public elementary schools	23.9%	31	28.0	27.5	62.3		24.4	13.0	44.9		81.2	$13,480
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 380 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
Enterprise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	103 Short Street	Enterprise	39330	Clarke County	Enterprise	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 659-7613	390	29	13.4	50.0%	346 (88.7%)	18 (4.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	83.1	50^th of 377 public elementary schools	86.7%		88.5	29^th of 380 public elementary schools	92.4%	21	57.8	76.9			59.2	88.5				$10,696
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	83^rd of 377 public elementary schools	78.0%		73.3	92^nd of 380 public elementary schools	75.8%	9	55.8	63.6			52.9	71.3				$9,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Southeast Elementary School

How many students attend Southeast Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Southeast Elementary School.

What district is Southeast Elementary School in?

Lauderdale County School District

Is Southeast Elementary School a good school?

Southeast Elementary School ranks 168^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Southeast Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Southeast Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southeast Middle School
High : Southeast Lauderdale High School

What is the racial makeup of Southeast Elementary School?

Students at Southeast Elementary School are 65% White, 30% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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2024–25 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025

2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 26, 2025

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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