Enrollment
184
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KLAMATH COUNTY SD·NCES 410702000501
Merrill Elementary School
406 W Second St, Merrill, OR 97633 · (541) 798-5723 · Klamath County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Oregon public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
168 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 59% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
32.4%
OR avg 31.8% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 25.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Merrill Elementary School
Merrill Elementary School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Elementary School this school | 184 | 91.3% | 30.5% |
| Mosier Community School Mosier | 161 | 91.9% | 29.7% |
| Stanfield Elementary School Stanfield | 235 | 90.6% | 38.4% |
| Valley Inquiry Charter School Salem | 149 | 91.3% | 31.6% |
| Salem Heights Elementary School Salem | 245 | 89.4% | 22.7% |
| Danebo Elementary School Eugene | 239 | 88.7% | 20.5% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Merrill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Klamath County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #361 of 591 | #8 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #336 of 646 ▲ 108 | #7 of 15 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #316 of 646 ▲ 45 | #7 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #597 of 710 | #12 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #132 of 645 | #13 of 15 |
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
184
+44 (+31%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 197
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 184 | 11 | 16.7:1 | 91% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 12.5 | 14.9:1 | 75% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 11.5 | 14.8:1 | 74% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 9 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 151 | 8.9 | 17.0:1 | 70% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 8 | 15.6:1 | 70% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 132 | 6 | 22.0:1 | 78% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 174 | 11 | 15.8:1 | 58% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 197 | 9 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merrill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (151 to 184); teachers up 24% (8.9 to 11).
About Merrill Elementary School
Merrill Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Merrill, Oregon. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 184 students. That is 43% below the average of about 321 students for elementary schools in Oregon.
Across its 21 schools, Klamath County SD enrolls 6,774 students. Merrill Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Merrill Elementary School, 57% of students are White. The remaining students are 38% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Klamath County is about 77% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
A staff of 11 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is similar, at 16.5:1. By family income, 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Oregon public elementary schools, Merrill Elementary School outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Merrill Elementary School's results are 3.4 points above predicted: 30.5% against 27.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Klamath County show that median household income comes to about $58,830, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 30, with about 9,474 students.
Lost River High School, about 5.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Merrill Elementary School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 184, up from 140 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 15.6:1 to 16.7:1.
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Klamath County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,247
Census ACS
Median income
$58,830
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
9,474 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Klamath County SD
- Henley High SchoolHigh · 720 students
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- Ferguson Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Shasta Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
- Henley Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
Other Merrill Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Merrill Elementary. Merrill Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Merrill Elementary SchoolRaynham, MA · 310 students
- Merrill Elementary SchoolRock Falls, IL · 258 students
- Merrill ElementaryOshkosh, WI · 256 students
- Merrill ElementaryBeloit, WI · 224 students
- Merrill Elementary SchoolMERRILL, MI · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Lost River High School5.2 mi · 242
- Tulelake Basin Elementary8.1 mi · 270
- Tulelake High8.5 mi · 209
- Henley Elementary School9.7 mi · 493
- Henley High School9.8 mi · 720
- Falcon Heights9.8 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About Merrill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Merrill Elementary School?
Merrill Elementary School enrolls approximately 184 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Merrill Elementary School serve?
Merrill Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Merrill Elementary School have?
Merrill Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Merrill Elementary School?
At Merrill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Merrill Elementary School?
Merrill Elementary School is overseen by Klamath County SD in Klamath County.
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