Summary:
The city of Merrill, Wisconsin is home to 7 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The schools in the Merrill Area School District display a range of academic performance, with Bridges Virtual Academy standing out as a top performer and Kate Goodrich Elementary showing significant improvement in recent years.
Bridges Virtual Academy, a public charter virtual school, consistently outperforms the district and state averages on academic measures, with 72% of 10th graders proficient or better in Social Studies compared to 48.44% for the Merrill Area School District and 47.67% for Wisconsin. In contrast, the district's high schools, Merrill High and Merrill Adult Diploma Academy, both achieved a 91.0% four-year graduation rate in 2023-2024, which is above the state average.
The schools in Merrill also display a wide range of student demographics, with free/reduced lunch rates varying from 7.75% at Bridges Virtual Academy to 63.97% at Kate Goodrich Elementary. While the district as a whole is ranked 236 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, the improvement at Kate Goodrich Elementary and the strong performance of Bridges Virtual Academy suggest that there are pockets of excellence within the Merrill Area School District.
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