📍 550 Cr 2515, Meridian, Bosque County, 76665
Meridian el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Meridian, Bosque County. The school has 170 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Chandler. It is part of the Meridian Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Meridian el enrolls 170 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 91 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 170 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 el 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 el 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 170 students, Meridian el 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