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Meridian High School

Q: Is Meridian High School a good school?

Meridian High School ranks 1135 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

1135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 43% of Texas high schools

Summary

Meridian High School is a public high school in Meridian, Texas, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 182 students. The school is part of the Meridian Independent School District, which is ranked 818 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's high graduation rates and low dropout rates, Meridian High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools, with its overall SchoolDigger rating ranging from 1 to 2 stars out of 5 for most years. The school's academic performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and low-socioeconomic status students lagging behind their peers statewide. Meridian High School's proficiency rates on STAAR/EOC assessments are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels.

Compared to nearby schools like Whitney High School and Clifton High School, Meridian High School performs significantly worse on academic measures, despite serving a smaller student population. This highlights the need for Meridian to learn from the practices and strategies employed by its higher-performing counterparts to address the root causes of its underperformance, such as resource constraints and inequitable practices, and improve student outcomes.

212

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,139

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Cr 2515
Meridian, TX 76665-0349

(254) 435-2723

District: Meridian Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Meridian High School:

Elementary:

Meridian Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.9%

Hispanic:

33.5%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2022 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2025) from a 25th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 36 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Texas avg49%

Middle school

1,928^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 55 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,135^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

818^th of 961Meridian Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1928 of 2344	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	2047 of 2372	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1776 of 2330	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1833 of 2254	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	1383 of 2252	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1481 of 2193	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	1190 of 2080	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.8	1406 of 2027	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	80.1	274 of 1987	86.2%	★★★★☆
2015	69.3	557 of 2043	72.7%	★★★★☆
2014	76.6	348 of 1987	82.5%	★★★★☆
2013	64.2	652 of 1973	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.9	425 of 1951	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	67.6	504 of 1895	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	69.0	437 of 1803	75.8%	★★★★☆
2009	70.3	411 of 1763	76.7%	★★★★☆
2008	83.0	97 of 1718	94.4%	★★★★★
2007	73.6	331 of 1684	80.3%	★★★★☆
2006	82.9	126 of 1585	92.1%	★★★★★
2005	81.8	145 of 1582	90.8%	★★★★★
2004	53.1	825 of 1573	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	41.5	1150 of 2118	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	1058 of 2058	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1320 of 2008	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	1355 of 1643	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1603 of 1825	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2085 of 2242	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1514 of 2241	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1731 of 2221	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	1207 of 2151	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1216 of 2047	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	1112 of 2008	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	52.0	909 of 1481	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1412 of 1488	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1246 of 1501	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1690 of 1731	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1912 of 2119	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2060 of 2116	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1934 of 2077	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1724 of 2043	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1608 of 1935	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1090 of 1895	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1498 of 1820	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1993 of 2235	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1862 of 2251	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1949 of 2220	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	1513 of 2172	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1616 of 2073	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	910 of 2039	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1468 of 1818	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1838 of 2246	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1848 of 2245	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1870 of 2228	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	1417 of 2168	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1590 of 2069	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1250 of 2030	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1007 of 1568	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	397 of 1891	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	45.0	827 of 1815	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	286 of 1626	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.7	469 of 1597	70.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1188 of 1439	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1619 of 1733	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1293 of 1749	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	1348 of 1700	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1335 of 1684	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1119 of 1673	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1135 of 1974	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	1015 of 1990	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1388 of 1961	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1412 of 1876	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.3	879 of 1861	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	1270 of 1857	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	1197 of 1797	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.9	790 of 1777	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.8	1058 of 1762	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.7	712 of 1743	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.2	322 of 1734	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	72.8	294 of 1652	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	58.0	611 of 1603	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.1	640 of 1672	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.9	526 of 1568	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.9	804 of 1539	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.6	502 of 1510	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.0	582 of 1497	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.0	388 of 1430	72.9%	★★★★☆
2005	61.1	616 of 1429	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.3	730 of 1427	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	49.7	744 of 1829	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	1331 of 1810	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1499 of 1784	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	321 of 1153	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	25.6	1076 of 1437	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.2	490 of 1371	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	899 of 1504	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	1003 of 1880	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1305 of 1891	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1377 of 1841	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	933 of 1815	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1278 of 1798	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	1170 of 1781	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	233 of 964	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	0.7	1167 of 1182	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1067 of 1453	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1415 of 1805	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1611 of 1820	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1605 of 1762	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	1087 of 1743	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1199 of 1714	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1312 of 1691	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	766 of 1513	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1120 of 1884	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1459 of 1897	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1492 of 1847	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.5	767 of 1848	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	1039 of 1818	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1373 of 1794	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	838 of 1515	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1011 of 1891	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1419 of 1913	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1404 of 1853	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.3	828 of 1840	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	1346 of 1824	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1378 of 1803	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	316 of 1299	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	495 of 1548	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	670 of 1418	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	212 of 1382	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.3	827 of 1357	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1014 of 1347	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	855 of 1294	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	693 of 1556	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.4	1215 of 1576	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	811 of 1510	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1219 of 1526	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1202 of 1539	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

At Risk (2021)46th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)39th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)18th percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-15 vs school

High school

Gifted and Talented (2025)76th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+30 vs school

At Risk (2021)59th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

White (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History78%+10 vs state

English II Reading67%+10 vs state

English I Reading41%-10 vs state

Reading41%-13 vs state

Biology38%-25 vs state

Science32%-14 vs state

Social Studies23%-7 vs state

Algebra I11%-36 vs state

Mathematics7%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Meridian High School	Public	6-12	500 Cr 2515	Meridian	76665	Bosque County	Meridian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 435-2723	212	25	8.4	72.2%	127 (59.9%)	3 (1.4%)	71 (33.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	41	1135^th of 1974 public high schools	42.5%		46.6	1015^th of 1990 public high schools	49.0%	120	10.5	37.5	41.2	66.7	78.4	44.4	44.4	31.8	3.7	14.8	0.0	31.8	22.7	$14,139
Clifton High School	Public	9-12	1101 N Ave Q	Clifton	76634	Bosque County	Clifton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 675-1845	311	26	11.9	52.7%	174 (55.9%)	6 (1.9%)	117 (37.6%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	66.4	510^th of 1974 public high schools	74.2%		65.6	543^rd of 1990 public high schools	72.7%	33	39.7	83.3	58.3	65.0	82.3									$12,656
Whitney High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Brazos	Whitney	76692	Hill County	Whitney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 694-3457	437	40	10.9	59.3%	289 (66.1%)	15 (3.4%)	113 (25.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	66.3	514^th of 1974 public high schools	74.0%		53.7	848^th of 1990 public high schools	57.4%	334	42.5	74.6	65.6	71.8	78.9									$10,164

Frequently Asked Questions about Meridian High School

Is Meridian High School a good school?

Meridian High School ranks 1135^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Meridian High School?

Students at Meridian High School are 60% White, 33% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Meridian High School?

Meridian High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Meridian Elementary

How many students attend Meridian High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Meridian High School.

What district is Meridian High School in?

Meridian Independent School District (Isd)

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