Merrill Elementary School

As a cozy elementary-level community in Raynham, Massachusetts, Merrill Elementary School serves 310 students from grades K through 1, operated by Bridgewater-Raynham.

Within Bridgewater-Raynham, which oversees 8 schools and 5,682 students, Merrill Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Merrill Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Black, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Bristol County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,625 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Bristol County runs 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), of which Merrill Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Laliberte Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 310 students in 2018 compared to 310 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 91% to 64%.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.