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Meridian High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
121 Mustang Alley
Falls Church, VA 22043
Phone
(703) 248-5500
District
Falls Church City Public Schools
County
FALLS CHURCH CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
865
Classroom Teachers
64

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.2% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Meridian High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
94%
81%
97%
85%
90%
77%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 239 27.6%
Grade 10 223 25.8%
Grade 11 197 22.8%
Grade 12 206 23.8%
Total 865 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.5% 73.9% 48.2%
Black 3.8% 3.6% 23.2%
Hispanic 16.4% 14.2% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.3% 8.2% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 9.9% 9.0% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 8.1% 7.6% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.8% 1.4% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 14,576 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 7,122.6 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.4% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.0% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.1% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.7% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,740 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.4% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 78.9% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 53.1% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.6% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.3% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.9% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.1% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.7% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 2.2% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,080 $27,655,000 51.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,282 $3,199,000 6.0%
Staff $2,615 $6,526,000 12.3%
General Administration $470 $1,172,000 2.2%
School Administration $1,148 $2,866,000 5.4%
Operation $1,897 $4,734,000 8.9%
Transportation $465 $1,161,000 2.2%
Other $806 $2,013,000 3.8%
Total Support $8,682 $21,671,000 40.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,580 $3,944,000 7.4%
Total Expenditures $21,342 $53,270,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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