Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSHKOSH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551119002681
Merrill Elementary
108 W New York Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54901 · (920)424-0420 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
205 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54% · 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.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2023-24 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
23.4%
WI avg 52.8%
Math
27.9%
WI avg 55.4%
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 →
Where Merrill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #837 of 982 | #28 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #848 of 992 | #29 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #881 of 992 | #29 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #764 of 1,157 | #20 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #6 of 901 | #1 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #74 of 901 | #3 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #120 of 1,064 | #1 of 32 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
256
-4 (-2%) vs 2017
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.4:1
% White
46%
was 62%
% Hispanic
13%
was 9%
% Black
23%
was 10%
% Asian
6%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 256 | 25.6 | 10.0:1 | 80% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 28.5 | 8.5:1 | 76% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 26 | 8.4:1 | 74% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 24.9 | 10.4:1 | 70% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 24 | 10.5:1 | 75% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 62% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merrill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (260 to 256); teachers up 3% (24.9 to 25.6).
About Merrill Elementary
Merrill Elementary is an elementary school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and it is part of Oshkosh Area School District. Enrolled students number 256 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 21% lower than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
Merrill Elementary belongs to Oshkosh Area School District, a district of 21 schools and 9,582 students.
Merrill Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 46%. Smaller groups are 23% Black, 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 6% Asian. County-wide, 87% of Winnebago County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Merrill Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
Teachers at Merrill Elementary total 25.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.5:1. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 205 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 80%. That is 39 points above the 41% average for public schools in Winnebago County.
On BeatsExpectations, Merrill Elementary is 2.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
Merrill Elementary is located in Winnebago County, where median household income is about $74,925, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 56 public schools in Winnebago County, with a combined enrollment of about 22,271.
The next-closest public school is Vel Phillips Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Merrill Elementary at 8th of 9.
Merrill Elementary falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 6 years: 260 in 2017-18, 256 in 2023-24. The largest shift in the student mix was in the White share, which fell from 62% to 46%.
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Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,769
Census ACS
Median income
$74,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
22,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oshkosh Area School District
- West HighHigh · 1,623 students
- North HighHigh · 1,266 students
- Vel Phillips Middle SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Menominee Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Ready 4 Learning SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Traeger MiddleMiddle · 447 students
Other schools in Oshkosh
- West HighHigh · 1,623 students
- North HighHigh · 1,266 students
- Vel Phillips Middle SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Menominee Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Ready 4 Learning SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Traeger MiddleMiddle · 447 students
Other Merrill Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Merrill Elementary. Merrill Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Merrill ElementaryBeloit, WI · 224 students
- Merrill Elementary SchoolRaynham, MA · 310 students
- Merrill Elementary SchoolRock Falls, IL · 258 students
- Merrill Elementary SchoolMERRILL, MI · 196 students
- Merrill Elementary SchoolMerrill, OR · 184 students
Nearby schools
- Vel Phillips Middle School0.2 mi · 832
- Oaklawn Elementary0.6 mi · 416
- Read Elementary0.8 mi · 383
- Menominee Elementary School0.9 mi · 573
- E Cook Elementary0.9 mi · 278
- North High1.0 mi · 1,266
Frequently asked questions
About Merrill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Merrill Elementary?
Merrill Elementary enrolls approximately 256 students in grades KG-05.
Is Merrill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Merrill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Merrill Elementary have?
Merrill Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
How diverse is Merrill Elementary?
Merrill Elementary reports a student body of 46% White, 13% Hispanic, 23% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Merrill Elementary?
Merrill Elementary is overseen by Oshkosh Area School District in Winnebago County.
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