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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550936000750
Merton Primary
N68W28460 Sussex Rd, Hartland, WI 53029 · (262) 538-2227 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
30 students
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 42%
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 | 82 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (93).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Merton Primary→Merton Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Merton Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
78.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
87.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.5% | 87.2% |
| 2023-24 | 80.1% | 85.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
82.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 →
Schools most like Merton Primary
Merton Primary's state test result (82.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merton Primary this school | 526 | 5.7% | 82.7% |
| Thorson Elementary Cedarburg | 529 | 6.6% | 84.4% |
| Parkview Elementary Cedarburg | 504 | 8.1% | 88.0% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Sobieski | 497 | 9.3% | 63.9% |
| Donges Bay Elementary Mequon | 539 | 7.1% | 75.6% |
| Hudson Prairie Elementary Hudson | 481 | 10.0% | 74.1% |
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 Merton Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #22 of 982 | #7 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #16 of 992 ▲ 11 | #3 of 56 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #45 of 992 ▼ 12 | #13 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #117 of 1,157 | #14 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #649 of 901 | #35 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #842 of 901 | #59 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.7% | #1,041 of 1,064 | #58 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.8% | #50 of 240 | #6 of 28 |
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
526
+85 (+19%) vs 2020
+62% since 2000-01, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 526 | 36.1 | 14.6:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 36.1 | 15.2:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 36.1 | 15.5:1 | 7% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 28.7 | 15.1:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 2% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merton Primary.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (432 to 526); teachers up 26% (28.7 to 36.1).
About Merton Primary
Merton Primary serves students in Hartland, Wisconsin, as a large elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 526 students. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 323.
Merton Community School District has 2 schools; together they serve 894 students.
White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 14.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 6%. The gap from the 17% average for public schools in Waukesha County is 11 points.
Merton Primary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
In Wisconsin, Merton Primary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 82.7% actual against a predicted 74.1%.
Looking at the county, Waukesha County, the median household earns about $106,076 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Waukesha County has 113 public schools with about 60,032 students, including Merton Primary.
The closest school to Merton Primary is Merton Intermediate, located about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Merton Primary is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
Merton Primary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 526, from 441 in 2020-21.
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Waukesha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
411,762
Census ACS
Median income
$106,076
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
60,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Merton Community School District
- Merton IntermediateMiddle · 368 students
Other schools in Hartland
- Arrowhead HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Lake Country SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Swallow ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- North ElementaryElementary · 405 students
- Merton IntermediateMiddle · 368 students
- North Lake ElementaryElementary · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Merton Intermediate0.1 mi · 368
- Swallow Elementary2.2 mi · 432
- Richmond Elementary2.4 mi · 410
- Arrowhead High2.5 mi · 1,950
- North Elementary2.9 mi · 405
- North Lake Elementary2.9 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Merton PrimaryHow large is Merton Primary?
Merton Primary enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Merton Primary serve?
Merton Primary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Merton Primary?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Merton Primary.
What is the student diversity at Merton Primary?
Student demographics at Merton Primary are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Merton Primary in?
Merton Primary is part of Merton Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.