Meridian School District (Washington)
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Meridian School District is a public primary
and secondary education
school district located in Laurel, Washington
. The district serves an area north of Bellingham
and south of Lynden
. The Meridian School District takes its name from the Meridian area. The main highway in the area is Guide Meridian Road, which is the local name of State Route 539. The district operates one high school, one middle school, and two elementary schools. The district headquarters shares the Meridian High School campus at 214 W. Laurel Road.
Meridian High School (MHS) enrolls students in ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades. The school is located at 194 W. Laurel Road, just a block west of State Route 539. MHS is a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
Division AA school.
Meridian Middle School enrolls students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. The school is located at 861 Ten Mile Road. Meridian Middle School is just west of Ten Mile Creek Elementary School. After completing eighth grade, Meridian Middle School students continue their education at Meridian High School.
Irene Reither Primary School enrolls students in kindergarten through third grade. The school is located at 954 E. Hemmi Road. Irene Reither students will attend Ten Mile Creek Elementary School after finishing third grade.
Ten Mile Creek Elementary School enrolls students in fourth and fifth grades. The school, located at 960 E. Hemmi Road, is across the parking lot from Irene Reither Primary School and just southeast of Meridian Middle School. Ten Mile Creek Elementary students go to Meridian Middle School after finishing fifth grade. The school was named for Ten Mile Creek, which runs through the school's property.
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
and secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
school district located in Laurel, Washington
Laurel, Washington
Laurel is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It lies between the cities of Bellingham and Lynden. Today Laurel is included in the Lynden metropolitan statistical area. Laurel is landlocked.-References:...
. The district serves an area north of Bellingham
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the twelfth-largest city in the state. Situated on Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia...
and south of Lynden
Lynden, Washington
Lynden is the second largest city in Whatcom County. Named and established in 1874 on the site of the Nooksack Indian village Squahalish , the town of Lynden began as a pioneer settlement headed by Holden and Phoebe Judson and is today home to one of the largest Dutch American communities in the...
. The Meridian School District takes its name from the Meridian area. The main highway in the area is Guide Meridian Road, which is the local name of State Route 539. The district operates one high school, one middle school, and two elementary schools. The district headquarters shares the Meridian High School campus at 214 W. Laurel Road.
Meridian High School (MHS) enrolls students in ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades. The school is located at 194 W. Laurel Road, just a block west of State Route 539. MHS is a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is the governing body of athletics and activities for secondary education schools in the state of Washington...
Division AA school.
Meridian Middle School enrolls students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. The school is located at 861 Ten Mile Road. Meridian Middle School is just west of Ten Mile Creek Elementary School. After completing eighth grade, Meridian Middle School students continue their education at Meridian High School.
Irene Reither Primary School enrolls students in kindergarten through third grade. The school is located at 954 E. Hemmi Road. Irene Reither students will attend Ten Mile Creek Elementary School after finishing third grade.
Ten Mile Creek Elementary School enrolls students in fourth and fifth grades. The school, located at 960 E. Hemmi Road, is across the parking lot from Irene Reither Primary School and just southeast of Meridian Middle School. Ten Mile Creek Elementary students go to Meridian Middle School after finishing fifth grade. The school was named for Ten Mile Creek, which runs through the school's property.