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Northwest Jr High Middle School
4400 32nd St
Meridian MS, 39307, Lauderdale County
Phone: 601-484-4099
Ranking: 
(531 out of 672, bottom 21%)*
(531 out of 672, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Meridian Public School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | 40 | 36 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 492 | 517 | 534 | 526 | 569 | 581 | 581 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 144 | 29.3% | 183 | 35.4% | 171 | 32.0% | 151 | 28.7% | 184 | 32.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 167 | 33.9% | 173 | 33.5% | 162 | 30.3% | 188 | 35.7% | 164 | 28.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 172 | 35.0% | 154 | 29.8% | 189 | 35.4% | 177 | 33.7% | 215 | 37.8% | 303 | 52.2% | 67 | 11.5% |
| Ungraded: | 9 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 15 | 2.6% | 96 | 16.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 246 | 50.0% | 261 | 50.5% | 287 | 53.7% | 278 | 52.9% | 301 | 52.9% | 294 | 50.6% | 296 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 246 | 50.0% | 256 | 49.5% | 247 | 46.3% | 248 | 47.1% | 268 | 47.1% | 287 | 49.4% | 281 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 424 | 86.2% | 437 | 84.5% | 459 | 86.0% | 450 | 85.6% | 464 | 81.5% | 492 | 84.7% | 474 | 81.6% |
| White: | 49 | 10.0% | 68 | 13.2% | 63 | 11.8% | 64 | 12.2% | 98 | 17.2% | 74 | 12.7% | 91 | 15.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 373 | 75.8% | 369 | 71.4% | 400 | 74.9% | 383 | 72.8% | 370 | 65.0% | 418 | 71.9% | 376 | 64.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.7% | 47 | 9.1% | 36 | 6.7% | 39 | 7.4% | 39 | 6.9% | 41 | 7.1% | 50 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.32 | 12.78 | 14.70 | 12.84 | 14.46 | 13.90 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2010 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.1 | 142.7 | 149.4 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.4 | 144.2 | 149.8 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.5 | 144.6 | 150.3 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.5 | 146.1 | 150.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146 | 144.3 | 150.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146 | 145 | 150.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.5 | 144.9 | 151.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.2 | 147.2 | 152.4 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.5 | 146.3 | 149.7 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.3 | 143 | 149.9 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.4 | 146.5 | 150.7 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.1 | 145.6 | 151.4 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.8 | 147.8 | 151.1 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.5 | 146.6 | 152.1 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.5 | 147.3 | 152.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.1 | 147.9 | 153.1 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.7 | 144 | 146.6 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.8 | 143.5 | 147.8 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.6 | 145.1 | 147.8 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.5 | 144.4 | 149.1 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.5 | 145.1 | 149.9 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.2 | 145.9 | 150 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.9 | 142.6 | 148.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.1 | 143.1 | 149.6 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.5 | 146.5 | 151.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.3 | 146.2 | 153.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.6 | 146.4 | 153.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.1 | 148.6 | 154.6 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 23.7% | 39.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 21% | 40% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 20.3% | 42.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 30.2% | 56.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 52.0% | 64.0% |
| SATP2 | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 91% | 90.7% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 91.9% | 91.6% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94.9% | 91% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 95.4% | 90.8% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99% | 69.2% | 71% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 29% | 37% | 72% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87.3% | 72.8% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88.4% | 74.8% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95.3% | 82.2% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 83.9% | 85.2% |
| 2004 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 75.5% | 89.2% |
| 2005 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 97% | 88% | 91.8% |
| 2006 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 97.8% | 85.7% | 93.3% |
| 2007 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 96.8% | 87.5% | 92.2% |
| 2008 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 92.1% | 87.8% | 87.9% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 68.9% | 69.7% | 87.6% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 37.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,624.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,612.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,437.0 |
* Northwest Jr High Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.