Northwest Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Meridian, Mississippi
Northwest Junior High School in Meridian, Mississippi enrolled 484 students in 2024-25 with 38.7 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Mississippi middle-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
566 students in 2022-23, 518 students in 2023-24, 484 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.0 to 38.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 566 | 38.0 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 39.1 | 13.2 |
| 2024-25 | 484 | 38.7 | 12.5 |
12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 Mississippi middle schools
Among the 175 Mississippi middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 219 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northwest Junior High School enrolled 438 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 115 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 219 of the 438 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions115
- Chronically absent26.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.3% of students were Black, 3.9% Hispanic, 2.7% White in 2024-25.
- Black90.3%
- Hispanic3.9%
- White2.7%
- Two or more races2.7%
- Asian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Northwest Junior High School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 24% | 25% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% | 21% (2021-22) | 52.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Meridian
4 public middle schools in Meridian report 2024-25 enrollment; Northwest Junior High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Lauderdale Middle School | 520 | 11.9 | 63.7% |
| Northwest Junior High School | 484 | 12.5 | 100.0% |
| Magnolia Middle School | 440 | 13.0 | 100.0% |
| Southeast Lauderdale Middle School | 371 | 12.4 | 63.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Northwest Junior High School
- Magnolia Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 440 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Northeast Lauderdale Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.9 miles away: 520 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
- Compare Northwest Junior High School with Magnolia Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Meridian Public School District spends per student$14,308 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,308
- The largest public schools in MississippiNorthwest Junior High School is the number 59 by size of 176 Mississippi middle schools open in 2024-25.#59 of 176
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 13.1 for middle schools.12.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Northwest Junior High School
How many students attend Northwest Junior High School?
484 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 566 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Meridian, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Junior High School?
12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Northwest Junior High School a Title I school?
Northwest Junior High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Northwest Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Northwest Junior High School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Northwest Junior High School in?
Meridian Public School District, NCES district ID 2802910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280291000569 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.