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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERRITT·NCES 401980000940
Merritt Elementary School
19693 East 1130 Road, Elk City, OK 73644 · (580) 225-5460 · Beckham County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
363 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 68%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 73% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Merritt Elementary School→Merritt High School
Based on grade levels within MERRITT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.7%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
46.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oklahoma's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Merritt Elementary School
Merritt Elementary School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt Elementary School this school | 621 | 58.5% | 42.5% |
| Marlow Elementary School Marlow | 702 | 53.7% | 52.8% |
| Perry Elementary School Perry | 573 | 63.9% | 45.2% |
| Pioneer Elementary School Noble | 441 | 61.2% | 36.1% |
| Pioneer Public School Chickasha | 384 | 58.3% | 57.4% |
| John K Hubbard Elementary School Noble | 618 | 64.4% | 25.5% |
Matched among Oklahoma elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Merritt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #137 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #145 of 651 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #228 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #77 of 941 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #597 of 708 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #685 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #635 of 876 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #496 of 548 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
621
-29 (-4%) vs 2020
+118% since 1990-91, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 621 | 34.6 | 17.9:1 | 58% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 59% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 37.4 | 17.0:1 | 57% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 58% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 36 | 17.7:1 | 58% (370) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 35 | 17.9:1 | 66% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 55% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | 51% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merritt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (638 to 621); teachers down 4% (36 to 34.6).
About Merritt Elementary School
Merritt Elementary School is a large elementary school located in Elk City, Oklahoma. The school had 621 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 366, so this school runs 70% bigger than that.
Merritt Elementary School is part of a district of 2 schools: MERRITT, with 786 students.
Merritt Elementary School's enrollment is 81% White. The remaining shares are 12% Hispanic, 4% Native American, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 81% of residents are White. Merritt Elementary School's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 34.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Oklahoma have 15.6:1, compared with 17.9:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 58% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Merritt Elementary School is A-. Compared with Oklahoma public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Merritt Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools: 42.5% actual against 35.6% predicted.
Census estimates describe Beckham County this way: the median household income is $53,328, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. In all, Beckham County has 13 public schools and roughly 3,884 students.
The nearest other public school, Merritt High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Merritt Elementary School is 1st among 6 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Merritt Elementary School dropped 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 650 to 621 students.
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Beckham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,148
Census ACS
Median income
$53,328
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,884 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elk City
- Elk City Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Elk City High SchoolHigh · 627 students
- Elk City Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Elk City Middle SchoolMiddle · 297 students
- Merritt High SchoolHigh · 165 students
Other Merritt Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Merritt Elementary. Merritt Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- MERRITT ELEMENTARYMOUNTAIN IRON, MN · 354 students
- Merritt Elementary SchoolNILES, MI · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Merritt High School0.0 mi · 165
- Elk City Elementary School3.3 mi · 729
- Elk City Intermediate Elementary School3.4 mi · 469
- Elk City High School3.5 mi · 627
- Elk City Middle School4.1 mi · 297
- Sayre High School10.1 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Merritt Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Merritt Elementary School?
Merritt Elementary School enrolls approximately 621 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Merritt Elementary School serve?
Merritt Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Merritt Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Merritt Elementary School is approximately 17.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Merritt Elementary School?
Student demographics at Merritt Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Merritt Elementary School public or private?
Merritt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MERRITT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.