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Merritt Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
19693 East 1130 Road
Elk City, OK 73644
Phone
(580) 225-5460
District
MERRITT
County
BECKHAM COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
634
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Oklahoma

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.8% of all OK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Merritt Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
24%
38%
25%
40%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

40 30 20 10 0
29%
23%
36%
23%
21%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

40 30 20 10 0
29%
21%
35%
23%
23%
19%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
22%
42%
24%
44%
20%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
19%
30%
18%
48%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
21%
13%
25%
16%
17%
9%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 64 10.1%
Kindergarten 73 11.5%
Grade 1 77 12.1%
Grade 2 67 10.6%
Grade 3 54 8.5%
Grade 4 63 9.9%
Grade 5 65 10.3%
Grade 6 59 9.3%
Grade 7 56 8.8%
Grade 8 56 8.8%
Total 634 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.9% 81.8% 52.5%
Black 0.3% 0.5% 9.0%
Hispanic 13.5% 13.3% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.6% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.7% 3.8% 13.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 0.1%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.1%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,755 4,019,800
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11.4 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.8% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.8% 20.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 23.2% 33.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.8% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 22.5% 15.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,179 1,522,711
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.8% 88.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.6% 27.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.7% 12.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.4% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 26.4% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.7% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.0% 17.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.1% 13.6%
$15,000 or less 2.7% 10.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,201 $4,270,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $495 $406,000 4.6%
Staff $39 $32,000 0.4%
General Administration $317 $260,000 3.0%
School Administration $460 $378,000 4.3%
Operation $912 $749,000 8.5%
Transportation $84 $69,000 0.8%
Other $220 $181,000 2.1%
Total Support $2,527 $2,075,000 23.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,978 $2,445,000 27.8%
Total Expenditures $10,706 $8,790,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,731 $4,023,366,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $696 $488,410,000 6.2%
Staff $407 $285,532,000 3.6%
General Administration $309 $217,178,000 2.8%
School Administration $561 $394,159,000 5.0%
Operation $1,057 $741,962,000 9.4%
Transportation $241 $168,886,000 2.1%
Other $414 $290,570,000 3.7%
Total Support $3,685 $2,586,697,000 32.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,828 $1,283,490,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $11,244 $7,893,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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