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Southeast Lauderdale High School

2362 Longcreek Raod, Meridian, MS 39301 · (601) 483-5501 · Lauderdale County
GRADES 09–13HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Mississippi public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats 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 high schools

Enrollment
367
High
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 651
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
214 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 99025%
Grade 109827%
Grade 118623%
Grade 129225%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
20957%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 40% · US 43%
Hispanic
175%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
13437%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 45% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
20055%
Female
16746%

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Test scores

MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
44.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
63.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -8.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.

MAAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2544.3%63.3%
2023-2450.6%71.7%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Southeast Lauderdale High School

Southeast Lauderdale High School's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Southeast Lauderdale High School this school36758.3%64.2%
Amory High School
Amory
44462.2%67.1%
Booneville High School
Booneville
37060.0%73.2%
Eupora High School
Eupora
43757.9%60.4%
Pelahatchie High School
Pelahatchie
33661.3%53.0%
Richton High School
RICHTON
28161.6%60.5%
Matched among Mississippi high 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 Southeast Lauderdale High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Mississippi
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
64.2%#72 of 192
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.3%#95 of 199
▼ 36
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.3%#99 of 199
▼ 30
Enrollment
ranked largest first
367#150 of 203
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#44 of 192
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.0%#70 of 192
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
58.3%#147 of 194
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.7%#65 of 121
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
367
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 1,168
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536733.211.1:158% (214)
2023-2437630.312.4:152% (194)
2022-2339629.713.3:199% (393)
2020-213992913.8:199% (396)
2017-184022913.8:161% (247)
2015-164342716.1:170% (302)
2010-114172417.4:164% (267)
2000-019595916.3:142% (403)
1990-911,1686218.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeast Lauderdale High School.

About Southeast Lauderdale High School

Southeast Lauderdale High School is a low-enrollment high school in Meridian, Mississippi, under Lauderdale County School District. It is open to students in grades 9 through 13 and enrolls 367 students. It has 44% fewer students than the average for high schools in Mississippi (about 651).

Lauderdale County School District has 11 schools and 5,940 students, and Southeast Lauderdale High School is one of those schools.

Of every 100 students at Southeast Lauderdale High School, about 57 are White. The rest of enrollment is 37% Black and 5% Hispanic. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Southeast Lauderdale High School are from different groups.

With 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.1:1. High schools in Mississippi have an average ratio of 12.6:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Southeast Lauderdale High School, 58% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Lauderdale County averages 75%, higher than here.

Southeast Lauderdale High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of Mississippi public high schools.

Southeast Lauderdale High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.2%, compared with a predicted 65.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.

Lauderdale County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $50,817 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. Southeast Lauderdale High School shares Lauderdale County with 23 other public schools.

Southeast Lauderdale High School's nearest public school is Southeast Elementary School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Southeast Lauderdale High School. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Southeast Lauderdale High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

NCES describes the area around Southeast Lauderdale High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 8%. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 11.1:1 in 2024-25.

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Lauderdale County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Southeast Lauderdale High School
District
Lauderdale County School District
Address
2362 Longcreek Raod, Meridian, MS 39301
Phone
(601) 483-5501
County
Lauderdale County
Level
High
Grade range
09–13
Total enrollment
367
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
214 (58%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
280243000470
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Southeast Lauderdale High School
What is the total enrollment at Southeast Lauderdale High School?
Southeast Lauderdale High School enrolls approximately 367 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Southeast Lauderdale High School serve?
Southeast Lauderdale High School serves grades 09-13.
How many students per teacher at Southeast Lauderdale High School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Southeast Lauderdale High School.
How diverse is Southeast Lauderdale High School?
Southeast Lauderdale High School reports a student body of 57% White, 5% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Southeast Lauderdale High School in?
Southeast Lauderdale High School is part of Lauderdale County School District.
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