📍 121 Mustang Alley, Falls Church, Falls Church city, 22043
Meridian High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Falls Church, Falls Church city. The school has 865 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Falls Church City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 93% of students are proficient in reading. 84% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meridian High enrolls 865 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 64 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 550 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 96 | 11% |
| Asian | 64 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
86 of the school's 865 students (9.9%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 70 qualify for free lunch and 16 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 High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-80, state senate district 35, state house district 53.
Meridian High is one of 5 schools in Falls Church City Public Schools, based in Falls Church, Virginia. The district serves 2,671 students district-wide and employs 207 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 865 students, Meridian High is larger than the district average of about 534 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large