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Schools in Meriden

Meriden’s public schools

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Meriden. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
74%
2021–22
Math proficiency
74%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▲ 4% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
379 students on the public path
In brief

Meriden’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Meriden’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. MMCRU High School places highest (better than 70%); MMCRU Marcus Elementary lowest (70%). 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 Meriden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4MMCRU Marcus Elementaryin MarcusB+
9–12MMCRU High Schoolin MarcusB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District.

The district

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

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 379 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,305IA $13,713 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading74%
State average 69.7% · 203 students tested
Math74%
State average 63.8% · 202 students tested

Meriden vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Meriden’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Meriden—Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn

Every school in Meriden

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

Also serving Meridenin other towns
MMCRU Marcus Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Marcus
B+
166 students15:1Rate it →
MMCRU High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Marcus
B+
213 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Meriden’s schools

Are Meriden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Meriden. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Meriden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Meriden in?

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District.

Where do Meriden kids go to high school?

MMCRU High School.

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What Meriden families are saying about school.

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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.