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Merriam Cherry Street Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1125 Cherry St, Panama City, FL 32401 · (850) 767-1480 · Part of Bay County School District

Panama City’s School Grade B better than 61% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
343
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Merriam Cherry Street Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 22.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Panama City kids: Jinks Middle School

On the path

Where Panama City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Merriam Cherry Street ElementaryYou are here
6–8Jinks Middle School541 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1125 Cherry St, Panama City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K23
Kindergarten53
Grade 144
Grade 258
Grade 351
Grade 445
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
444’20
470’21
362’22
381’23
343’24

Down 22.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Black 37%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Merriam Cherry Street Elementary from Panama City families.

Other schools in Bay County School District

The district →
Deane Bozeman School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Panama City
B+
1,690 students20:1
Breakfast Point Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Panama City Beach
B+
1,089 students16:1
Tyndall Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tyndall Afb
A
883 students15:1
Surfside Middle School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Panama City Beach
B+
755 students16:1
Deer Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Panama City
B
735 students16:1
Lynn Haven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynn Haven
B+
688 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Panama City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.