📍 4101 27th Avenue, Meridian, Lauderdale County, 39305
Poplar Springs Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Meridian, Lauderdale County. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Meridian Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poplar Springs Elementary School enrolls 412 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Black or African American, 10% White and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 337 | 82% |
| White | 41 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
412 of the school's 412 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 412 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.
Poplar Springs Elementary 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 33, state house district 83.
Poplar Springs 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 412 students, Poplar Springs Elementary School is close to 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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