Merrill Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Merrill Middle in Oshkosh, Wisconsin enrolled 832 students in 2024-25 with 72.7 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the Wisconsin middle-school median of 12.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 84% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 68%

453 students in 2022-23, 811 students in 2023-24, 832 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.3 to 72.7.

Students enrolled at Merrill Middle by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 811, 2024-25: 83202505007501k2022-234532023-248112024-25832
Students enrolled at Merrill Middle by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 811, 2024-25: 83202505007501k2022-234532023-248112024-25832
Students enrolled at Merrill Middle by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 811, 2024-25: 83202505007501k2022-234532023-248112024-25832
Students enrolled at Merrill Middle by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 811, 2024-25: 83202505007501k2022-234532023-248112024-25832
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345343.310.5
2023-2481170.611.5
2024-2583272.711.4

11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 Wisconsin middle schools

Among the 382 Wisconsin middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Merrill Middle 11.4; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherMerrill Middle 11.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Merrill Middle 11.4; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherMerrill Middle 11.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Merrill Middle 11.4; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherMerrill Middle 11.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Merrill Middle 11.4; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherMerrill Middle 11.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 478 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Merrill Middle enrolled 478 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 130 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 478 of the 478 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions130
  • Chronically absent26.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.8% of students were White, 18.1% Black, 11.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White50.8%
  2. Black18.1%
  3. Two or more races11.9%
  4. Asian9.7%
  5. Hispanic8.9%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Merrill Middle scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-2215‑19%30%38%
Math, 2022-2318%36% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Oshkosh

5 public middle schools in Oshkosh report 2024-25 enrollment; Merrill Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Merrill Middle83211.456.4%
Traeger Middle44714.113.9%
Tipler Middle36611.635.8%
South Park Middle35411.041.0%
Webster Stanley Middle3359.552.2%

All public schools in Oshkosh →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Merrill Middle

  1. Tipler MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 366 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. South Park MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 354 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Merrill Middle with Tipler MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Oshkosh Area School District spends per student$15,676 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,676
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinMerrill Middle is the number 25 by size of 384 Wisconsin middle schools open in 2024-25.#25 of 384
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.8 for middle schools.11.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Merrill Middle

  1. How many students attend Merrill Middle?
    832 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 453 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Oshkosh, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Merrill Middle?
    11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Merrill Middle a Title I school?
    Merrill Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Merrill Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Merrill Middle scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Merrill Middle in?
    Oshkosh Area School District, NCES district ID 5511190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551119001492 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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