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Schools in Meridian

Meridian’s public schools

Meridian Elementary School District and Sutter Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Meridian. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 24% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Sutter Union High
Students per teacher
20.8
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
812 students on the public path
In brief

Meridian’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Meridian’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Sutter Union High places highest (better than 46%); Meridian Elementary lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Meridian, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Meridian ElementaryMeridian Elementary School DistrictC+
9–12Sutter Union Highin SutterB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Meridian Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Meridian

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Meridian Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 78 students, up 24% since 2020–21 · 19.5 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,524CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Sutter Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 760 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 20.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$16,040CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Meridian Elementary School District44%
State average 46.7% · 43 students tested
Math · K–8, Meridian Elementary School District24%
State average 33.1% · 43 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Sutter Union High School District63%
State average 46.7% · 220 students tested
Math · 9–12, Sutter Union High School District25%
State average 33.1% · 219 students tested

Meridian vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Meridian’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Meridian—Meridian Elementary K–8 · Sutter Union High 9–12

Every school in Meridian

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Meridianby address
Meridian Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
C+
78 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Meridianin other towns
Sutter Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sutter
B−
734 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Meridian’s schools

Are Meridian’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Meridian. Meridian Elementary School District and Sutter Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Meridian. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Meridian in?

Meridian Elementary School District and Sutter Union High School District.

Where do Meridian kids go to high school?

Sutter Union High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.