Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0Merigold’s public schools
Cleveland School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Merigold. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Merigold’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Merigold’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Hayes Cooper Center places highest (better than 90%); Parks Elementary School lowest (26%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Merigold, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Cleveland Central High School. 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 Merigold, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Merigold
Cleveland Central Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 423 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
8th grade in Merigold
Cleveland Central Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 423 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
9th grade in Merigold
Cleveland Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 799 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
10th grade in Merigold
Cleveland Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 799 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cleveland 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.
Well below the state in reading
Merigold vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Merigold’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Merigold | — | Cleveland |
Every school in Merigold
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Merigold’s schools
Are Merigold’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Merigold. Cleveland School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Merigold. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Merigold in?
Cleveland School District.
Where do Merigold kids go to high school?
Cleveland Central High School.
Parents talk
What Merigold families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Merigold → They have their own page.
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.