MERRILL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MERRILL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a low-enrollment primary school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, part of DUVAL, enrolls 363 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 40% below the state mean of about 604.

Across the 206 schools in DUVAL (131,562 students total), MERRILL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MERRILL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Black at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 20% Hispanic, 17% White, 12% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MERRILL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 55% of students at MERRILL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, Duval County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,277, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MERRILL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).

Nearest neighbor: DON BREWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MERRILL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. MERRILL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 38% since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 363). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 12% to 20% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.