Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054000399
Merrydale Elementary School
6700 Rio Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70812 · (225) 355-0346 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
227 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2024-25 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
21.0%
LA avg 41.4% . +12.0pp since 2022
Math
14.0%
LA avg 33.2%
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 41 and 33. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2022.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 9.0% | N/A |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Merrydale Elementary School
Merrydale Elementary School's state test result (14.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrydale Elementary School this school | 242 | 93.8% | 14.8% |
| Wright Elementary School Tallulah | 264 | 94.3% | 9.0% |
| Midway Professional Development Center Shreveport | 234 | 91.5% | 14.2% |
| Brentwood Elementary School Lake Charles | 272 | 93.0% | 20.7% |
| Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School Lafayette | 247 | 93.1% | 14.5% |
| Clara Hall Accelerated School Monroe | 260 | 96.5% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Merrydale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #517 of 583 | #42 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #513 of 582 ▲ 48 | #39 of 49 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #521 of 587 ▼ 19 | #42 of 50 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #609 of 714 | #53 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #313 of 655 | #34 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #631 of 655 | #48 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #73 of 705 | #12 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.6% | #16 of 436 | #6 of 39 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
242
-69 (-22%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 22.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 242 | 18.2 | 13.3:1 | 94% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 18.6 | 12.9:1 | 90% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 15.1 | 18.1:1 | 95% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 14 | 22.2:1 | 87% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 20.7 | 20.7:1 | 93% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | N/A | N/A | 79% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 94% (551) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 92% (393) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 31 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merrydale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (429 to 242); teachers down 12% (20.7 to 18.2).
About Merrydale Elementary School
Merrydale Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It educates 242 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 47% smaller than the 453 average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
East Baton Rouge Parish enrolls 40,083 students, and its 83 schools include Merrydale Elementary School.
At Merrydale Elementary School, Black students make up 96% of the student body. Smaller groups are 2% multiracial. County-wide, 44% of East Baton Rouge Parish residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Merrydale Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
Merrydale Elementary School operates with 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.3:1. Elementary schools in Louisiana have a similar average ratio of 14.0:1. About 94% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish averages 70%, lower than here.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, Merrydale Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Merrydale Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 14.8% and a predicted 16.8%.
East Baton Rouge Parish has about 452,938 residents, and median household income is about $63,071, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. The public schools of East Baton Rouge Parish number 132 and enroll about 66,892.
The closest public school, Glen Oaks Senior High School, is about 0.6 miles from Merrydale Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Merrydale Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Merrydale Elementary School had 311 students in 2020-21 and 242 in 2024-25, a 22% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.2:1 in 2020-21 to 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
The Merrydale Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
East Baton Rouge Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
452,938
Census ACS
Median income
$63,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
66,892 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Merrydale Elementary SchoolHow large is Merrydale Elementary School?
Merrydale Elementary School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Merrydale Elementary School serve?
Merrydale Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Merrydale Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Merrydale Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Merrydale Elementary School?
At Merrydale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 96% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Merrydale Elementary School?
Merrydale Elementary School is overseen by East Baton Rouge Parish in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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