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Alumni: what's one memory from NORTHEAST LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
608
High
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAUDERDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280243000469
Northeast High School
702 Briarwood Road, Meridian, MS 39305 · (601) 679-8523 · Lauderdale County
GRADES 09–13HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
388 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +22.3pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
608
-9 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.2:1
% White
34%
was 41%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
57%
was 54%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Northeast High School
Set in Meridian, Mississippi, Northeast High School is an average-sized high school, operated by Lauderdale County School District. It instructs 608 students across grades 9 through 13.
Lauderdale County School District comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 5,940 students; Northeast High School is among them.
Looking at the student body, Northeast High School records that Black students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school reports 34% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lauderdale County as a whole is about 41% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Lauderdale County's rate of about 75%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northeast High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.1%, the actual is 69.6%, a residual of +5.5 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Lauderdale County shows median household income runs about $50,817, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Lauderdale County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,325 students), of which Northeast High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Northeast Middle School, around 2.3 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northeast High School has showed little movement, going from 617 students in 2018 to 608 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 41% to 34% over that span.
On allk12, members of the Northeast High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Clarkdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast Middle School2.3 mi · 520
- Northeast Elementary School2.9 mi · 730
- Poplar Springs Elementary6.0 mi · 405
- Meridian High School6.5 mi · 1,253
- Parkview Elementary6.5 mi · 364
- Magnolia Middle School6.6 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast High SchoolHow many students attend Northeast High School?
Northeast High School enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 09-13.
Is Northeast High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northeast High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many teachers does Northeast High School have?
Northeast High School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Northeast High School?
Student demographics at Northeast High School are roughly 34% White, 5% Hispanic, 57% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Northeast High School in?
Northeast High School is part of Lauderdale County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.