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What's the biggest difference between NORTHEAST LAUDERDALE ELEMENTARY and what you expected?
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Enrollment
730
Elementary
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAUDERDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280243001056
Northeast Elementary School
6750 Newell Road, Meridian, MS 39305 · (601) 485-4882 · Lauderdale County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
568 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 140 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (140).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 40.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Northeast Elementary School
Northeast Elementary School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Elementary School this school | 730 | 77.8% | 45.0% |
| Mamie Martin Elementary BROOKHAVEN | 622 | 82.0% | 57.4% |
| Southaven Elementary School Southaven | 681 | 78.4% | 45.3% |
| Parkway Elementary School Tupelo | 418 | 74.9% | 55.3% |
| Lawhon Elementary School Tupelo | 575 | 75.0% | 57.0% |
| Greenbrook Elementary School Southaven | 556 | 70.0% | 55.7% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Northeast Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lauderdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #304 of 428 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #276 of 439 ▲ 29 | #4 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #250 of 439 ▼ 19 | #5 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #53 of 453 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #78 of 408 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #130 of 409 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #266 of 444 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #82 of 90 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
730
+116 (+19%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 1,643
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 730 | 55.5 | 13.2:1 | 78% (568) |
| 2023-24 | 746 | 63.5 | 11.7:1 | 71% (526) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 63.3 | 11.0:1 | 100% (696) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | 54 | 11.4:1 | 100% (611) |
| 2017-18 | 723 | 51.4 | 14.1:1 | 70% (505) |
| 2015-16 | 876 | 59 | 14.8:1 | 73% (642) |
| 2010-11 | 913 | 51 | 17.9:1 | 68% (621) |
| 2000-01 | 980 | 66 | 14.8:1 | 42% (412) |
| 1990-91 | 1,643 | 82 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast Elementary School.
About Northeast Elementary School
Northeast Elementary School is a large elementary school that serves part of Meridian, Mississippi. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 730 students in pre-K through 4. Against the 446-student average for elementary schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 64% higher.
Lauderdale County School District oversees Northeast Elementary School and 10 other schools, with 5,940 students in total.
Black students make up a majority at Northeast Elementary School, at 61%. The remaining students are 29% White, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Lauderdale County is about 41% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Northeast Elementary School is 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.2:1. This ratio sits 2.7 below the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 78%. That tracks the 75% average for public schools in Lauderdale County.
allk12 grades Northeast Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Northeast Elementary School are 10.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (45.0% actual, 55.3% predicted).
In the county around the school, Lauderdale County, the median household income is $50,817, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 24 public schools in Lauderdale County, enrolling about 10,325 students in all.
The school nearest to Northeast Elementary School is Northeast Middle School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Northeast Elementary School places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Northeast Elementary School's location as Town: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 116 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 11.4:1 to 13.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Northeast Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lauderdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,504
Census ACS
Median income
$50,817
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,325 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lauderdale County School District
- West Lauderdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- West Lauderdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 537 students
- West Lauderdale High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- Clarkdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Other schools in Meridian
- Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- West Lauderdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Clarkdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
Other Northeast Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 17 states are named Northeast Elementary. Northeast Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 25.
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 937 students
- Northeast ElementaryClarksville, TN · 722 students
- Northeast ElementaryAnkeny, IA · 595 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolGlenwood, IA · 538 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolWaltham, MA · 527 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast Middle School1.0 mi · 520
- Northeast High School2.9 mi · 608
- Poplar Springs Elementary3.1 mi · 405
- Meridian High School3.5 mi · 1,253
- Parkview Elementary3.6 mi · 364
- Magnolia Middle School3.7 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northeast Elementary School?
Northeast Elementary School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Northeast Elementary School serve?
Northeast Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northeast Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northeast Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Northeast Elementary School?
Student demographics at Northeast Elementary School are roughly 29% White, 5% Hispanic, 61% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Northeast Elementary School in?
Northeast Elementary School is part of Lauderdale County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.