State/Public Middle Open

Magnolia Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 1350 24th Street, Meridian, Lauderdale County, 39305

428
Pupils
12.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Magnolia Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Meridian, Lauderdale County. The school has 428 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Meridian Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Meridian Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Magnolia Middle School enrolls 428 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.

Male students
228 (53%)
Female students
200 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.1
Student-teacher ratio
12.6:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American39392%
Hispanic or Latino184.2%
White102.3%
Two or more races4<1%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

428 of the school's 428 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 428 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Magnolia Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 32, state house district 82.

School district: Meridian Public Schools

Magnolia Middle School is one of 11 schools in Meridian Public Schools, based in Meridian, Mississippi. The district serves 4,385 students district-wide and employs 361 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 428 students, Magnolia Middle School is close to the district average of about 399 students per school.

4,385
District students
11
Schools
361
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

15%
Reading proficient
17%
Math proficient
37%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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