Enrollment
134
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUK PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551341002663
Merrimac Community
360 School St, Merrimac, WI 53561 · (608) 643-1995 · Sauk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
36 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Sauk Prairie School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
83.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.5% | 83.7% |
| 2023-24 | 76.5% | 72.5% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Merrimac Community
Merrimac Community's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimac Community this school | 134 | 26.9% | 77.8% |
| Green Lake Elementary Green Lake | 137 | 28.5% | 71.0% |
| Viroqua Area Montessori School Viroqua | 147 | 27.9% | 75.1% |
| Yahara Elementary Edgerton | 120 | 25.0% | 61.6% |
| Sullivan Elementary Sullivan | 144 | 23.6% | 60.2% |
| Ettrick Elementary Ettrick | 124 | 27.4% | 63.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Merrimac Community ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Sauk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #56 of 982 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #32 of 992 ▲ 149 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #72 of 992 ▼ 10 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #1,022 of 1,157 | #12 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.9% | #781 of 1,064 | #8 of 11 |
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
134
-5 (-4%) vs 2020
+49% since 2010-11, when it was 90
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 134 | 9.5 | 14.2:1 | 27% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 10 | 12.6:1 | 36% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 9.8 | 13.9:1 | 32% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 10 | 13.9:1 | 37% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 110 | 9.1 | 12.1:1 | 32% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 107 | 7 | 15.3:1 | 30% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 90 | 6 | 15.0:1 | 44% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merrimac Community.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (110 to 134); teachers up 4% (9.1 to 9.5).
About Merrimac Community
Among the schools in Merrimac, Wisconsin, is Merrimac Community, a small elementary school. Federal data show 134 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Merrimac Community reports to Sauk Prairie School District, which has 6 schools and 2,658 students.
The share of students at Merrimac Community who are White is 96%. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 87% of Sauk County residents are White. A diversity index of 7% means there is a 7% chance two randomly chosen students at Merrimac Community are from different groups.
Merrimac Community has 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 14.7:1. The school has 27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Sauk County averages 37%, higher than here.
Merrimac Community holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 95% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Merrimac Community is +16.6 points, in the top 10% of Wisconsin. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 77.8%, and the predicted rate is 61.2%.
The county, Sauk County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $79,541 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Sauk County has 30 public schools with about 9,882 students, including Merrimac Community.
Lodi High is about 5.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: Merrimac Community ranks 1st of 6 nearby schools, at 77.8% versus a 61.1% average.
NCES describes the area around Merrimac Community as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 134, compared with 139 in 2020-21.
People who know Merrimac Community can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sauk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,009
Census ACS
Median income
$79,541
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
9,882 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sauk Prairie School District
- Sauk Prairie HighHigh · 862 students
- Sauk Prairie MiddleMiddle · 595 students
- Bridges ElementaryElementary · 458 students
- Grand Avenue ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- Tower Rock ElementaryElementary · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Lodi High5.7 mi · 444
- Lodi Primary5.7 mi · 385
- Lodi Middle5.9 mi · 324
- Lodi Elementary6.3 mi · 234
- Ouisconsing School of Collaboration6.3 mi · 74
- Grand Avenue Elementary8.0 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Merrimac CommunityHow many students attend Merrimac Community?
Merrimac Community enrolls approximately 134 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Merrimac Community serve?
Merrimac Community serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Merrimac Community?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Merrimac Community is approximately 14.2:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Merrimac Community?
At Merrimac Community, the student body is approximately 96% White, 4% Hispanic.
Is Merrimac Community public or private?
Merrimac Community is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sauk Prairie School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.