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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Lauderdale County, Mississippi

20 public schools in Lauderdale County, Mississippi appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Clarkdale Elementary School leads the list at 72.8%, against a median of 44.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Top % Proficient (Reading)

72.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

44.8%

BEST IN READING · LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Clarkdale Elementary School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Elementary	527	72.8%	▲ 1
2	Clarkdale High School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	422	66.0%	▲ 1
3	Northeast High School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	608	65.3%	▲ 8
4	West Lauderdale Elementary School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Elementary	761	65.2%	▼ 3
5	West Lauderdale Middle School	Collinsville, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Middle	537	63.1%	▼ 1
6	West Lauderdale High School	Collinsville, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	535	61.8%	no change
7	Southeast Middle School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Middle	371	54.9%	▲ 1
8	Southeast Elementary School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Elementary	562	47.4%	▼ 3
9	West Hills Elementary	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Elementary	423	45.6%	▲ 3
10	Northeast Elementary School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Elementary	730	44.9%	▼ 3
11	Poplar Springs Elementary	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Elementary	405	44.6%	▼ 1
12	Southeast Lauderdale High School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	367	44.3%	▼ 3
13	Northeast Middle School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Middle	520	39.6%	no change
14	Parkview Elementary	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Elementary	364	36.9%	▲ 1
15	Meridian PreK Academy	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Elementary	142	31.4%	▼ 1
16	Meridian High School	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	High	1,253	28.7%	no change
17	Northwest Middle School	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Middle	484	28.6%	▲ 2
18	Crestwood Elementary	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Elementary	368	27.8%	no change
19	Magnolia Middle School	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Middle	440	27.1%	▲ 1
20	Carver Elementary School	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Elementary	506	24.5%	▼ 3

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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