Southeast Middle School

Regular School · Meridian, MS

Southeast Middle School is a regular school school in Meridian, Mississippi, serving grades 05–08 with 371 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

371

Teachers (FTE)

29.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	217	58%
Black or African American	119	32%
Two or more races	17	5%
Hispanic/Latino	16	4%
Asian	2	1%
Total enrollment	371	190M / 181F

English Language Learners: 6 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	37.0% +1.3pp	35.7%	408
Reading Proficiency	31.0% -4.3pp	35.3%	381
Science Proficiency	46.0%	—	202

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.19 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

19 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

18.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	371	100%

Contact & Location

2535 Old Highway 19 S E

Meridian, MS 39031

Phone: (601)485-5751

http://www.lauderdale.k12.ms.us

District

LAUDERDALE CO SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,461

District enrollment: 5,910

Other Schools in District

Clarkdale Elementary School Elementary
Northeast Elementary School Elementary
Southeast Elementary School Elementary
West Lauderdale Elementary School Elementary
Clarkdale High School High
Northeast High School High
Southeast Lauderdale High School High
West Lauderdale High School High

View all 10 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 39031) → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

280243001174

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD