Meridian Elementary

Set in Meridian, California, Meridian Elementary is a minimally staffed primary school, overseen by Meridian Elementary. It caters to 78 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Meridian Elementary sits 83% below that benchmark.

Operationally, Meridian Elementary answers to Meridian Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Meridian Elementary records that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 42% White, 9% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sutter County (around 60%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Meridian Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 23.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Sutter County put median household income runs about $79,704, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Meridian Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Sutter County (combined enrollment of about 23,784 students).

Nearest neighbor: Grand Island Elementary, around 5.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Meridian Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 30.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 11%: 70 students in 2018 compared to 78 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 54% to 45% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Meridian Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.