Meroby Elementary School

Meroby Elementary School operates as an average-sized elementary school in Mexico, Maine, operated by RSU 10. Current enrollment sits at 256 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

RSU 10 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,739 students; Meroby Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Meroby Elementary School shows that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest consists of 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Meroby Elementary School records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. Roughly 79% of students at Meroby Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Oxford County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Oxford County indicate median household income runs about $60,173, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Meroby Elementary School is one of 33 public schools in Oxford County (combined enrollment of about 7,913 students).

The closest other public school is Mountain Valley Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Meroby Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Meroby Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 287 (now 256). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Meroby Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.