📍 500 Cr 2515, Meridian, Bosque County, 76665
Meridian H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Meridian, Bosque County. The school has 187 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lizette Paceley. It is part of the Meridian Isd school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meridian H S enrolls 187 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 104 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 187 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Meridian H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 58.
Meridian H S is one of 2 schools in MERIDIAN ISD, based in MERIDIAN, Texas. The district serves 382 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 187 students, Meridian H S is close to the district average of about 191 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote