Cross Case Features: Context

Meridian High School: District Context

The Langston School District serves 8,000 students who attend one of seventeen schools. Teachers in the school district have more years of teaching experience than the state average and their salaries are higher than the state average. Over 80 percent of all their teachers are endorsed in their subject areas. Based on assessments developed by district teachers, the district has adopted more rigorous standards than the state requires. National achievement tests show that from one-half to three-fourths of their students are above the national average.