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Northwest Middle School

Regular School · Meridian, MS

Northwest Middle School is a regular school school in Meridian, Mississippi, serving grades 06–08 with 484 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.5:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
484
Teachers (FTE)
38.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 437 90%
Hispanic/Latino 19 4%
White 13 3%
Two or more races 13 3%
Asian 2 0%
Total enrollment 484 241M / 243F

English Language Learners: 5 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 14.0% -21.7pp 35.7% 506
Reading Proficiency 18.0% -17.3pp 35.3% 490
Science Proficiency 15-19% — 161

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)
-0.62 grade levels
Math
-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
12 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
95
19.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
119
24.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 484 100%

Contact & Location

4400 32nd St

Meridian, MS 39307

Phone: (601)484-4094

http://www.mpsdk12.net/fs/pages/1087

District

MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,641

District enrollment: 4,614

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

280291000569

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