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Meridian Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Meridian.

Meridian’s Schools page →

Students
78
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,524
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
The gist

What stands out about Meridian Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 45% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 23.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 45% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Meridian 319

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Meridian. Grade by grade →

K–8Meridian ElementaryThis district
9–12Sutter Union HighSutter Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 33.1% · 43 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 46.7% · 43 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 97% at Sutter Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,524 per student · 3% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 39%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 74%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
63’20
71’21
70’22
63’23
78’24

Up 23.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 45%White 42%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Meridian Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Meridian
C+
78 students20:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.