📍 7763 Highway 39 North, Meridian, Lauderdale County, 39305
Northeast Lauderdale Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Meridian, Lauderdale County. The school has 565 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lauderdale Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northeast Lauderdale Middle School enrolls 565 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 32% White and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 324 | 57% |
| White | 180 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
562 of the school's 565 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 373 qualify for free lunch and 189 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northeast Lauderdale Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-30, state senate district 33, state house district 83.
Northeast Lauderdale Middle School is one of 11 schools in Lauderdale County School District, based in Meridian, Mississippi. The district serves 5,940 students district-wide and employs 451 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 565 students, Northeast Lauderdale Middle School is close to the district average of about 540 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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