📍 2535 Old Highway 19 S.E., Meridian, Lauderdale County, 39301
Southeast Lauderdale Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Meridian, Lauderdale County. The school has 365 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 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southeast Lauderdale Middle School enrolls 365 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 28% Black or African American and 4.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 232 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
362 of the school's 365 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 219 qualify for free lunch and 143 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southeast Lauderdale Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 81.
Southeast 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 365 students, Southeast Lauderdale Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 540 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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