Merrymount

Set in Quincy, Massachusetts, Merrymount is a modestly sized elementary school, overseen by Quincy. It serves 291 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Within Quincy, which oversees 20 schools and 9,939 students, Merrymount is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Merrymount shows that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, Norfolk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,739 per year, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Merrymount is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).

Nearest neighbor: Broad Meadows Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Merrymount's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 347 (now 291). Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 24% to 15%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Merrymount typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.