The top reported proficiency rate is 57% in Math. The lowest is 51% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Meridian Street Elementary School
Meridian Street Elementary School is a regular public elementary school in Brazil, Indiana, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Clay Community Schools district. It occupies a modest-size building on North Meridian Street in a small city that functions as the county seat of Clay County, a primarily rural area within the Terre Haute metropolitan region.
On the 2024-25 ILEARN state assessments, roughly half of tested students scored at or above the proficiency benchmark in each subject. The math result was slightly higher than the English language arts result, with science and social studies each landing in a similar range. Participation rates in math and ELA were complete; participation data for science and social studies was not reported. For a parent evaluating academic performance, these numbers show that a meaningful share of the school's students are meeting grade-level expectations, while a comparable share are not. That mixed profile is common in elementary schools serving a high-needs population, but it may be worth a direct conversation with the principal or teachers about how the school identifies and supports students who are not yet meeting standards, especially since the school has no reported data on special education or English learner services.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, with small numbers of Hispanic, multiracial, and Black students. A large majority of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community with significant economic need. Enrollment is modest and distributed across the early elementary grades, with more students in kindergarten and first grade than in the upper grades.
No discipline data, attendance rates, staffing ratios, or course access information were available in the data provided, so a parent would need to look up those details separately, perhaps from the school or district website. The school is not a charter or magnet, and its Title I status was not reported.
Brazil is a compact Midwestern county seat with a historic downtown built around the Clay County Courthouse, a National Register property. The Brazil Public Library serves as a civic anchor, and a replica of an 18th-century fountain from the country of Brazil is a downtown landmark. A local non-profit called Brazil Main Street has been working on downtown revitalization for over a decade. Home values in the area are below the state average, and the housing market has shown modest appreciation. The city government has emphasized utility expansions to attract business growth, though specific major employers were not identified in the available research.
For a family considering Meridian Street Elementary, the key points are a school with moderate academic results on state tests, a population with above-average economic need, and a setting in a small, stable county-seat town with a traditional downtown. The absence of several data points—chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing, special population breakdowns—means there are important gaps to fill through direct contact with the school or district.
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