Is Meridian Middle School a good school?

Meridian Middle School ranks 280 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Meridian Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 382 students attended Meridian Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Meridian Middle School?

Students at Meridian Middle School are 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Meridian Middle School attend?

Students who attend Meridian Middle School usually go on to attend Meridian High School

Meridian Middle School

Summary:

Meridian Middle School is a public middle school located in Lynden, Washington, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 382. The school is part of the Lynden School District, which is ranked 80 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meridian Middle School faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to state and district averages. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (50.14%) and Math (32.27%) are below the state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. Additionally, the school's performance for specific student subgroups is mixed, with White students performing relatively well but Hispanic students and students with special needs ranking much lower. The school has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 25.07% in 2021-2022 to 47.91% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Fairhaven Middle School and Kulshan Middle School in the Bellingham School District, Meridian Middle School generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, from 170 out of 498 Washington middle schools in 2012-2013 to 280 out of 535 in 2023-2024, suggesting that it is not keeping pace with improvements in other middle schools across the state.

Detail:

Public 6-8

861 Ten Mile Road
Lynden, WA 98264

(360) 398-2291

District: Meridian School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
280^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,457

Students who attend Meridian Middle School usually attend:

High:

Meridian High School

Feeder schools for Meridian Middle School:

Elementary:

Irene Reither Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.9

Number of students: 382

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Meridian Middle School ranks worse than 52.3% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.54. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.5%), Hispanic (23.6%), two or more races (7.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Meridian Middle School is 16.9. (See more...)

Compare Meridian Middle School employs 22.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Meridian Middle School is $17,457.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Meridian Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Meridian Middle School 280^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Meridian Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Meridian School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Meridian School District 80^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Meridian Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Meridian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	53.46	202^nd	421	52.0%
2005	50.36	225^th	425	47.1%
2006	36.94	305^th	449	32.1%
2007	53.23	207^th	463	55.3%
2008	55.58	195^th	466	58.2%
2009	50.06	244^th	476	48.7%
2010	38.22	312^th	483	35.4%
2011	50.65	248^th	492	49.6%
2012	52.83	231^st	497	53.5%
2013	64.06	170^th	498	65.9%
2015	54.22	192^nd	445	56.9%
2016	44.20	245^th	443	44.7%
2017	39.25	270^th	435	37.9%
2018	49.54	216^th	437	50.6%
2019	47.20	268^th	512	47.7%
2021	41.44	298^th	529	43.7%
2022	37.81	323^rd	541	40.3%
2023	40.66	299^th	539	44.5%
2024	44.54	280^th	535	47.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Meridian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	56.31	28^th	135	79.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Meridian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	53.59	80^th	268	70.1%
2021	30.85	149^th	210	29.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Meridian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	38.11	290^th	448	35.3%
2021	32.18	322^nd	458	29.7%
2022	38.13	298^th	475	37.3%
2023	30.48	329^th	463	28.9%
2024	45.38	230^th	455	49.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Meridian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	44.29	208^th	376	44.7%
2019	44.42	258^th	452	42.9%
2021	38.51	281^st	469	40.1%
2022	37.58	291^st	479	39.2%
2023	42.54	258^th	464	44.4%
2024	44.93	242^nd	464	47.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Meridian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	50.41	168^th	371	54.7%
2019	47.54	230^th	453	49.2%
2021	45.91	238^th	476	50.0%
2022	38.24	286^th	480	40.4%
2023	37.02	297^th	470	36.8%
2024	43.01	251^st	466	46.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Meridian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	28.92	253^rd	344	26.5%
2021	35.53	218^th	353	38.2%
2022	50.37	152^nd	360	57.8%
2023	25.25	254^th	336	24.4%
2024	20.61	291^st	344	15.4%

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Rank History for White students at Meridian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.24	162^nd	325	50.2%
2019	51.22	230^th	470	51.1%
2021	44.80	262^nd	480	45.4%
2022	35.93	314^th	488	35.7%
2023	41.88	275^th	488	43.6%
2024	50.77	229^th	486	52.9%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Meridian Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	325	0	2	20	6	n/a	n/a	0	353
1989	326	1	10	29	3	n/a	n/a	0	369
1990	375	0	3	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	401
1991	371	0	6	19	4	n/a	n/a	0	400
1992	396	0	6	26	5	n/a	n/a	0	433
1993	316	0	6	17	4	n/a	n/a	0	343
1994	321	0	8	15	4	n/a	n/a	0	348
1995	305	1	14	21	3	n/a	n/a	0	344
1996	305	1	14	21	3	n/a	n/a	0	344
1997	301	0	15	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	335
1998	329	0	15	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	369
1999	320	2	14	19	3	n/a	n/a	0	358
2000	315	3	14	22	4	n/a	n/a	0	358
2001	329	4	17	27	4	n/a	n/a	0	381
2002	339	4	16	26	11	n/a	n/a	0	396
2003	339	4	16	26	11	n/a	n/a	0	396
2004	311	2	9	39	7	n/a	n/a	0	368
2005	306	4	7	50	7	n/a	n/a	0	374
2006	295	7	7	55	5	n/a	n/a	0	369
2007	280	8	10	63	4	n/a	n/a	1	366
2008	266	8	9	49	3	n/a	n/a	1	336
2009	249	7	13	56	8	n/a	n/a	0	333
2010	237	6	20	52	7	n/a	n/a	0	322
2011	237	1	19	49	5	1	8	0	320
2012	248	2	19	49	1	0	8	0	327
2013	245	3	21	49	1	0	8	0	327
2014	237	5	22	58	3	0	13	0	338
2015	209	5	16	62	3	0	7	0	302
2016	190	4	15	69	2	0	10	0	290
2017	173	3	16	67	1	0	12	0	272
2018	191	2	18	66	1	0	25	0	303
2019	210	3	25	70	3	2	25	0	338
2020	227	4	29	77	4	1	21	0	363
2021	219	4	27	86	6	1	17	0	360
2022	222	3	22	81	3	1	23	0	355
2023	235	1	26	90	2	1	27	0	382

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Meridian Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	353	17.0	20.7	0
1989	369	17.0	21.7	n/a
1990	401	18.5	21.6	0
1991	400	19.0	21.0	n/a
1992	433	19.4	22.3	n/a
1993	343	14.9	23.0	n/a
1994	348	14.9	23.4	n/a
1995	344	18.4	18.7	n/a
1996	344	18.4	18.7	n/a
1997	335	18.6	18.0	n/a
1998	369	17.5	21.1	n/a
1999	358	19.5	18.4	n/a
2000	358	19.4	18.5	n/a
2001	381	20.3	18.8	n/a
2002	396	21.7	18.2	39.6
2003	396	21.7	18.2	39.6
2004	368	20.0	18.4	38
2005	374	20.4	18.3	41.4
2006	369	20.0	18.5	43.6
2007	366	19.0	19.3	47.9
2008	336	17.0	19.8	44.5
2009	333	17.0	19.6	44.1
2010	322	16.5	19.5	42.9
2011	320	15.0	21.3	16.9
2012	327	14.0	23.2	18.3
2013	327	14.2	22.9	41
2014	338	n/a	n/a	40.2
2015	302	17.0	17.7	48.7
2016	290	16.0	18.1	52.8
2017	272	15.2	17.7	32.4
2018	303	16.2	18.6	45.9
2019	338	17.0	19.8	42.9
2020	363	20.4	17.7	43
2021	360	22.0	16.3	35.8
2022	355	22.9	15.4	25.1
2023	382	22.5	16.9	47.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Meridian Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	353	17.0	20.7	0
1989	369	17.0	21.7	n/a
1990	401	18.5	21.6	0
1991	400	19.0	21.0	n/a
1992	433	19.4	22.3	n/a
1993	343	14.9	23.0	n/a
1994	348	14.9	23.4	n/a
1995	344	18.4	18.7	n/a
1996	344	18.4	18.7	n/a
1997	335	18.6	18.0	n/a
1998	369	17.5	21.1	n/a
1999	358	19.5	18.4	n/a
2000	358	19.4	18.5	n/a
2001	381	20.3	18.8	n/a
2002	396	21.7	18.2	39.6
2003	396	21.7	18.2	39.6
2004	368	20.0	18.4	38
2005	374	20.4	18.3	41.4
2006	369	20.0	18.5	43.6
2007	366	19.0	19.3	47.9
2008	336	17.0	19.8	44.5
2009	333	17.0	19.6	44.1
2010	322	16.5	19.5	42.9
2011	320	15.0	21.3	16.9
2012	327	14.0	23.2	18.3
2013	327	14.2	22.9	41
2014	338	n/a	n/a	40.2
2015	302	17.0	17.7	48.7
2016	290	16.0	18.1	52.8
2017	272	15.2	17.7	32.4
2018	303	16.2	18.6	45.9
2019	338	17.0	19.8	42.9
2020	363	20.4	17.7	43
2021	360	22.0	16.3	35.8
2022	355	22.9	15.4	25.1
2023	382	22.5	16.9	47.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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