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Oakland Heights Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Meridian, Lauderdale County. The school has 328 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Meridian Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oakland Heights Elementary School enrolls 328 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 297 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 4.3% |
| White | 9 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
328 of the school's 328 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 328 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is 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-3, state senate district 32, state house district 82.
Oakland Heights Elementary 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 328 students, Oakland Heights Elementary School is smaller 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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