Merrill Park Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Saginaw, Michigan
Merrill Park Elementary School in Saginaw, Michigan enrolled 267 students in 2024-25 with 13.0 full-time teachers, 20.5 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 2-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 32%
321 students in 2022-23, 317 students in 2023-24, 267 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 13.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 321 | 19.0 | 16.9 |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 17.5 | 18.1 |
| 2024-25 | 267 | 13.0 | 20.5 |
20.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Merrill Park Elementary School enrolled 302 students and reported no counselor; it reported 77 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions77
- Chronically absent67.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.9% of students were Black, 19.9% White, 19.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black47.9%
- White19.9%
- Hispanic19.5%
- Two or more races12.4%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
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 Park Elementary School scored proficient or above: 2-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 2‑14% | 21‑22% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | 15‑16% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
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.
Elementary schools in Saginaw
22 public elementary schools in Saginaw report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Saginaw Charter Academy | 679 | 18.7 | 89.8% |
| Carrollton Elementary School | 662 | 17.0 | 73.9% |
| Sherwood Elementary School | 531 | 14.7 | 59.5% |
| Shields Elementary School | 447 | 18.8 | 30.2% |
| Arrowwood Elementary School | 445 | 16.9 | 54.6% |
| Robert B Havens Elementary School | 390 | 18.5 | 28.2% |
| Martin G Atkins Elementary School | 381 | 17.2 | 95.8% |
| Saginaw Preparatory Academy | 376 | 18.9 | 97.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Merrill Park Elementary School
- Handley SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 370 students, 20.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Westdale Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 313 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Merrill Park Elementary School with Handley SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Saginaw School District of the City of spends per student$17,313 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,313
- The largest public schools in MichiganMerrill Park Elementary School is the number 1,198 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,198 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher20.5 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.20.5:1
- 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 Park Elementary School
How many students attend Merrill Park Elementary School?
267 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 321 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Saginaw, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Merrill Park Elementary School?
20.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Merrill Park Elementary School a Title I school?
Merrill Park Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Merrill Park Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Merrill Park Elementary School scored proficient or above: 2-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan'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.What district is Merrill Park Elementary School in?
Saginaw School District of the City of, NCES district ID 2630390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263039006673 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.