Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Beloit

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D−

Merrill Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1635 Nelson Ave, Beloit, WI 53511 · (608) 361-2605 · Part of Beloit School District

Beloit’s School Grade D− better than 3% of Wisconsin school districts

Directions
Students
224
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Merrill Elementary

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 14.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Beloit kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Merrill ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1635 Nelson Ave, Beloit

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten30
Grade 134
Grade 231
Grade 341
Grade 429
Grade 535
Enrollment over time
195’20
173’21
180’22
270’23
224’24

Up 14.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 55%Hispanic 21%White 12%Two or more races 11%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Merrill Elementary from Beloit families.

Other schools in Beloit School District

The district →
Robinson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beloit
D
477 students16:1
Todd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beloit
D
471 students15:1
Converse Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beloit
C−
446 students17:1
Hackett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beloit
D−
434 students14:1
Gaston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beloit
D
348 students15:1
Beloit Virtual School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Beloit
C−
46 students

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 Wisconsin’s other public schools; Beloit’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.