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Merrifield Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

4125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Merrifield Elementary is a PK-4 school in Duncanville, TX, serving 393 students within the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd), where the vast majority of families (87-93%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty community.

While Merrifield has historically ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools, there are a few notable bright spots. In the most recent testing year, its 4th grade reading proficiency (48.21%) was the highest among all Duncanville ISD elementary schools and 9 points above the district average. However, this success is inconsistent—the school’s 4th grade reading scores have fluctuated wildly from year to year, suggesting the high score may be due to a specific teacher or cohort rather than a reliable, systemic strength. Additionally, the school has shown a clear upward trend for its Hispanic students, whose ranking jumped from the 8th percentile to the 30th percentile over three years. In contrast, performance for Special Education students has collapsed to the 7th percentile, and 5th grade scores (likely from a feeder pattern) are alarmingly low, with reading at 27.27% and math at 18.99%.

Families should also consider nearby alternatives. Just 1.5 miles away, Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville (a charter school in the top 15% of Texas) achieves proficiency rates often double or triple those of Merrifield, though it serves a much lower-poverty population. Within the district, schools like S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary and Central Elementary receive higher per-student funding despite similar or lower poverty rates, raising questions about resource equity. For parents, Merrifield’s 4th grade reading success is a positive sign, but the school’s overall inconsistency and challenges in supporting its most vulnerable students are important factors to weigh.

393

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,808

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 E Vinyard St
Duncanville, TX 75137-2355

(972) 708-2900

District: Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Merrifield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Grace R Brandenburg Intermediate
	J Herman Reed Middle
High:	Duncanville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.4%

African American:

42.5%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Reading scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

Texas avg50%

4,125^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

863^rd of 951Duncanville Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	4125 of 4627	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	4320 of 4651	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	4418 of 4710	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3369 of 4647	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	3904 of 4581	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	3645 of 4578	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4024 of 4479	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	3778 of 4359	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	3592 of 4329	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	3783 of 4286	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	3521 of 4320	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.1	3697 of 4260	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.9	3578 of 4221	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.0	2775 of 4206	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.3	2730 of 4095	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.1	1512 of 3937	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.4	1587 of 3884	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.1	636 of 3768	83.1%	★★★★☆
2007	71.1	996 of 3724	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	65.5	1247 of 3476	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.4	1294 of 3475	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.1	1804 of 3465	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	1990 of 2406	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	1695 of 1905	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1867 of 2443	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.6	984 of 2443	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	1670 of 2421	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	2040 of 2444	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1952 of 2515	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	2005 of 2483	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.9	3631 of 4461	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	2667 of 4331	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3306 of 4295	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	2983 of 4240	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	2472 of 2918	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	3521 of 3668	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	1892 of 3556	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	2450 of 3487	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.8	1711 of 3446	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	2379 of 3333	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	4207 of 4575	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	3552 of 3744	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	3952 of 4658	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3481 of 4588	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	3696 of 4561	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	2838 of 4499	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	3913 of 4348	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	3845 of 4306	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	2830 of 3075	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	2244 of 2619	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	2548 of 3006	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.0	1169 of 3184	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	1235 of 3106	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	3070 of 4413	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.5	2884 of 3644	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4090 of 4465	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	2414 of 4401	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3202 of 4376	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	2413 of 4329	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	2692 of 4188	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	2696 of 4168	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	3615 of 4520	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	3133 of 3705	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4221 of 4594	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	2458 of 4521	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	3713 of 4477	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	3280 of 4451	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3425 of 4309	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	3966 of 4264	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	3867 of 4582	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	3238 of 3739	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	4514 of 4647	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	3080 of 4585	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	3979 of 4563	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	4145 of 4498	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	3840 of 4357	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	3674 of 4319	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	4021 of 4301	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	3434 of 3549	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	3639 of 4292	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3043 of 4086	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3362 of 3799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	1925 of 3684	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)19th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading34%-21 vs state

Mathematics28%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Merrifield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	102 E Vinyard St	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2900	393	24	16.4	87.3%	6 (1.5%)	167 (42.5%)	210 (53.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	18.6	4125^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.8%		14.4	4320^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.1%	195	28.6	20.0				28.6	48.2	27.3		30.8	37.3	19.0		$7,808
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	302 E Freeman St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2600	457	27	17.0	85.6%	10 (2.2%)	114 (24.9%)	325 (71.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)								(n/a)														$10,159
William Lee Hastings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	602 W Center St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2800	529	30	17.7	83.6%	12 (2.3%)	216 (40.8%)	285 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	36.8	2963^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.6	3008^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.3%	45	23.1					27.4	51.5	57.3		25.3	47.9	42.4		$8,275
Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville	Public, Charter	K-6	415 N Cedar Ridge Dr	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Ume Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 296-0084	258	14	18.3	45.3%	75 (29.1%)	45 (17.4%)	119 (46.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	49.7	2132^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.9%		47.1	2310^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.3%	178						53.3	50.0	50.0	61.5	33.3	44.4	47.5	41.0	$9,004
Clint Q Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1010 Big Stone Gap	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-3000	344	23	14.9	82.6%	9 (2.6%)	155 (45.1%)	171 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	20.2	4027^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.0%		4.7	4623^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	0.6%	596						44.9	27.8	34.0		36.7	22.2	23.4		$9,594
Fairmeadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	101 E Fairmeadows Dr	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2700	435	31	14.0	87.6%	8 (1.8%)	51 (11.7%)	373 (85.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.4	2992^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	35.3%		26.8	3626^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.0%	634	0.0	66.7	10.0	0.0	0.0	28.4	51.7	43.4		36.3	53.2	39.5		$9,129
S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Softwood Dr	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2500	330	21	15.5	79.1%	7 (2.1%)	174 (52.7%)	133 (40.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	24	3812^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.6%		8.8	4520^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.8%	708						53.1	32.7	37.0		40.6	18.2	37.0		$9,035
James R Bilhartz Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6700 Wandt	Dallas	75236	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-6600	541	38	14.2	86.7%	25 (4.6%)	194 (35.9%)	308 (56.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	16.2	4231^st of 4627 public elementary schools	8.6%		9.8	4491^st of 4651 public elementary schools	3.4%	260	20.0		0.0			33.3	26.7	36.0		29.4	24.2	32.3		$9,109
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	7095 W Wheatland Rd	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2400	537	32	16.8	88.1%	5 (0.9%)	241 (44.9%)	273 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	19.9	4045^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.6%		20.3	4006^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.9%	39	11.1		20.0			27.1	22.5	46.5		32.8	25.0	37.5		$8,246
Ronald E McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3150 Bainbridge Dr	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6200	500	33	15.1	98.2%	10 (2.0%)	267 (53.4%)	203 (40.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	19	4097^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.5%		12.8	4378^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.9%	281	25.0	52.9	36.0		30.8	38.7	35.3	42.5	28.3	15.3	47.1	21.6	18.4	$12,996

Frequently Asked Questions about Merrifield Elementary

What district is Merrifield Elementary in?

Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

Is Merrifield Elementary a good school?

Merrifield Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.8% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Merrifield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Merrifield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grace R Brandenburg Intermediate
Middle : J Herman Reed Middle
High : Duncanville High School

How many students attend Merrifield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Merrifield Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Merrifield Elementary?

Students at Merrifield Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 42% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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