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The highest-poverty public schools in Lauderdale County, Mississippi

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, drawn from 20 qualifying public schools. Magnolia Middle School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 74.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

74.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Magnolia Middle School	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Middle	440	100%
2	Northwest Middle School	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Middle	484	100%
3	Parkview Elementary	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Elementary	364	100%
4	Poplar Springs Elementary	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Elementary	405	100%
5	West Hills Elementary	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Elementary	423	100%
6	Carver Elementary School	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Elementary	506	100%
7	Meridian High School	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	High	1,253	99.8%
8	Crestwood Elementary	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Elementary	368	99.2%
9	Meridian PreK Academy	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Elementary	142	97.9%
10	Northeast Elementary School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Elementary	730	77.8%
11	Northeast Middle School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Middle	520	71.5%
12	Southeast Middle School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Middle	371	71.2%
13	Southeast Elementary School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Elementary	562	69.4%
14	Northeast High School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	608	63.8%
15	Southeast Lauderdale High School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	367	58.3%
16	West Lauderdale Elementary School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Elementary	761	46.1%
17	Clarkdale Elementary School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Elementary	527	45.4%
18	Clarkdale High School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	422	41.9%
19	West Lauderdale Middle School	Collinsville, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Middle	537	39.5%
20	West Lauderdale High School	Collinsville, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	535	36.8%

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