Meridian Public School District

The Meridian Public School District is a public school district based in Meridian, Mississippi (USA).

Schools

High Schools

• Meridian High School [2]
  • 1984-1985 National Blue Ribbon School ^[1]
• Ross Collins Career and Technical Center

Junior High Schools

• Kate Griffin Junior High School
  • 1986-1987 National Blue Ribbon School ^[1]
• Northwest Junior High School

Middle Schools

• Carver Middle School
  • 1988-1989 National Blue Ribbon School ^[1]
• Magnolia Middle School
• Northwest Middle School

Elementary Schools

• Crestwood Elementary School
• Oakland Heights Elementary School
• Parkview Elementary School
• Poplar Springs Elementary School
• T. J. Harris Elementary School
• West Hills Elementary School
• Witherspoon Elementary School

Former Schools

• Marion Park Elementary School
  • 1985-1986 National Blue Ribbon School ^[1]

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 6,630 students enrolled in the Meridian Public School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 82.90% African American, 15.25% White, 1.09% Hispanic, 0.65% Asian, and 0.12% Native American.^[2] 71.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.^[3]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06[2]	6,730	50%	50%	0.67%	82.23%	0.94%	0.03%	16.14%
2004-05[2]	6,645	50%	50%	0.57%	81.32%	0.92%	0.03%	17.16%
2003-04[2]	6,742	50%	50%	0.43%	80.07%	0.86%	0.04%	18.60%
2002-03[4]	6,695	50%	50%	0.37%	78.61%	0.70%	0.06%	20.25%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07[5]	2005-06[6]	2004-05[7]	2003-04[8]	2002-03[9]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	2	1	3	1	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	2	2	2	5	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	8	7	5	4	6
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	2	2	2	3
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	1	1
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	1

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} [1]
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp. 
3. ^ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/2008Report/DEMO0607.xls. Retrieved 2008-05-18. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-02. Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20070812173502/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/RC3B/RC3B.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
5. ^ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2007-09-13. Archived from the original on 2007-11-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20071127152304/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM07/ACC07LST.PDF. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 
6. ^ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original on 2007-02-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20070217064644/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM06/ACC06LST.PDF. Retrieved 2007-06-12. 
7. ^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original on 2006-12-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20061213051444/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM05/ACC05FLST.PDF. Retrieved 2007-06-12. 
8. ^ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20070705114957/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM04/ACC04FLST.PDF. Retrieved 2007-06-12. 
9. ^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20070705114951/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM03/ACC03CLST.PDF. Retrieved 2007-06-12. 

External links

• Meridian Public School District