MERRITT ES

MERRITT ES is one of the expansive elementary-level communitys in Elk City, Oklahoma, overseen by MERRITT, with 621 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so MERRITT ES sits 70% larger than that benchmark.

Within MERRITT, which oversees 2 schools and 786 students, MERRITT ES is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, MERRITT ES reports that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder consists of 12% Hispanic, 4% Native American, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Beckham County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MERRITT ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.6%, the actual is 42.5%, a residual of +7.0 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Beckham County shows the typical household earns roughly $53,328 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Beckham County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,884 students), of which MERRITT ES is one.

The closest other public school is MERRITT HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MERRITT ES at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 38.4%.

MERRITT ES operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MERRITT ES has decreased 3%, going from 638 students in 2018 to 621 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.