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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIDGEWATER-RAYNHAM·NCES 250303002102

Merrill Elementary School

687 Pleasant Street, Raynham, MA 02767 · (508) 824-2490 · Bristol County
GRADES KG–01ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
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Not graded

This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten14446%
Grade 116654%
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
19864%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
3913%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
4414%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
134%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
165%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
15751%
Female
15349%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Merrill Elementary School→Laliberte Elementary School→Raynham Middle School→Bridgewater-Raynham Regional
Based on grade levels within Bridgewater-Raynham. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Where Merrill Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Bristol County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
310#683 of 1,086#49 of 82
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.6:1#912 of 938#70 of 75
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.2%#401 of 938#42 of 75
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 2024-25
Enrollment
310
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531018.716.6:1N/A
2023-2434520.816.6:1N/A
2022-2335220.217.4:1N/A
2020-212992114.2:1N/A
2017-1831018.217.1:1N/A
2015-162962114.1:1N/A
2010-113391621.2:114% (48)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merrill Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (310 to 310); teachers up 3% (18.2 to 18.7).

About Merrill Elementary School

Merrill Elementary School is a small elementary school in Massachusetts, located in Raynham. The school runs kindergarten through 1 and enrolls 310 students.

Across its 8 schools, Bridgewater-Raynham enrolls 5,682 students. Merrill Elementary School is one of those schools.

The share of White students at Merrill Elementary School is 64%, a majority. The school is also 14% Black, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Bristol County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.

The school's 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher.

Looking at the county, Bristol County, the median household earns about $85,625 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Bristol County has 142 public schools with about 80,897 students, including Merrill Elementary School.

The closest school to Merrill Elementary School is Laliberte Elementary School, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 11 students, from 299 to 310. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.6:1.

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Bristol County at a glance

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Population
582,270
Census ACS
Median income
$85,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
142
80,897 students

Quick facts

School name
Merrill Elementary School
District
Bridgewater-Raynham
Address
687 Pleasant Street, Raynham, MA 02767
Phone
(508) 824-2490
County
Bristol County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–01
Total enrollment
310
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
16.6:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250303002102
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Bridgewater-Raynham
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Other Merrill Elementary schools

5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Merrill Elementary. Merrill Elementary School is the largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Merrill Elementary School
How large is Merrill Elementary School?
Merrill Elementary School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades KG-01.
What age range does Merrill Elementary School serve?
Merrill Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 01.
How many students per teacher at Merrill Elementary School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Merrill Elementary School.
How diverse is Merrill Elementary School?
Merrill Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 13% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Merrill Elementary School?
Merrill Elementary School is overseen by Bridgewater-Raynham in Bristol County.
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