📍 4400 32nd Street, Meridian, Lauderdale County, 39307
Northwest Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Meridian, Lauderdale County. The school has 566 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Meridian Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Junior High School enrolls 566 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 38.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 534 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 2.8% |
| White | 12 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
566 of the school's 566 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 566 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.
Northwest Junior High 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.
Northwest Junior High 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 566 students, Northwest Junior High School is larger than the district average of about 399 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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