Meridian Public School District

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The Meridian Public School District is a public school district based in Meridian, Mississippi (USA). Its service area is the same as the city limits of Meridian. [1]

Contents

Schools

High schools
Junior high schools
Middle schools
Elementary schools


Former schools

Discipline litigation

The district agreed in 2013 to change how it disciplined students after the United States Department of Justice sued officials over inappropriate arrests of suspended students. [3]

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 6,630 students enrolled in the Meridian Public School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 82.90% African American, 15.25% White, 1.09% Hispanic, 0.65% Asian, and 0.12% Native American. [4] 71.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. [5]

Previous school years

School YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American		HispanicNative
American		White
2005-06 [4] 6,73050%50%0.67%82.23%0.94%0.03%16.14%
2004-05 [4] 6,64550%50%0.57%81.32%0.92%0.03%17.16%
2003-04 [4] 6,74250%50%0.43%80.07%0.86%0.04%18.60%
2002-03 [6] 6,69550%50%0.37%78.61%0.70%0.06%20.25%

Accountability statistics

2006-07 [7] 2005-06 [8] 2004-05 [9] 2003-04 [10] 2002-03 [11]
District Accreditation StatusAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools21311
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools22251
Level 3 (Successful) Schools87546
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools02223
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools00011
Not Assigned00001

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References

  1. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lauderdale County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2011-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "U.S. acts to keep minority, disabled students out of jail". Reuters. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
  5. ↑ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-18.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-02. Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  7. ↑ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2007-09-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  8. ↑ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  9. ↑ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  10. ↑ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  11. ↑ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-12.

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