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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 541 st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-4

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school located in Merrill, Wisconsin, serving grades 3-4 with a total enrollment of 249 students. The school is part of the Merrill Area School District, which is ranked 236 out of 426 school districts in the state.

Washington Elementary has shown fluctuating performance on the Forward Exam over the years, with its ranking among Wisconsin elementary schools ranging from 253 (4-star rating) to 574 (2-star rating). In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's performance was below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics for both 3rd and 4th grades, but it performed better than the district and state in Social Studies and Science for 4th grade. The school has also experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 13.7% in 2022-2023 to 17.7% in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Kate Goodrich Elementary and Pine River School for Young Learners within the Merrill Area School District, Washington Elementary performs similarly in terms of student performance and other key metrics. However, the school generally performs below the average of schools in the neighboring Wausau School District, which is also ranked lower than the Merrill Area School District.

257

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,698

Per pupil spending ?

55.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 E 6th St
Merrill, WI 54452-1600

(715) 536-2373

District: Merrill Area School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Prairie River Middle
High:	Merrill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.4%

Two or more races:

9.3%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg55%

541^st of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

236^th of 426Merrill Area School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	541 of 1044	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	558 of 1061	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	574 of 1067	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.3	374 of 1067	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	253 of 1050	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	433 of 1037	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	365 of 1025	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.1	567 of 1071	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.1	574 of 1075	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.2	451 of 1076	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.2	479 of 1061	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.9	735 of 1053	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.0	442 of 1045	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.9	728 of 1046	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	547 of 1045	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.9	687 of 1030	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.3	747 of 1021	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.3	417 of 689	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.0	529 of 712	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.6	566 of 633	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	520 of 1001	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	454 of 1011	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	577 of 1010	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	476 of 1017	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	288 of 1004	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	182 of 1002	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	263 of 997	73.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	30 of 322	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	420 of 870	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	407 of 866	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	306 of 871	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	233 of 859	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	63 of 847	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	45.9	486 of 874	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	364 of 854	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	518 of 1000	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	578 of 1012	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	491 of 1011	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	268 of 1017	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	226 of 1003	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	654 of 1002	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	465 of 997	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	85 of 119	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	471 of 802	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	252 of 790	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	311 of 770	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	412 of 748	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.0	240 of 746	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	493 of 742	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	365 of 721	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	509 of 718	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	494 of 727	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	525 of 715	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	412 of 704	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.9	337 of 699	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	521 of 718	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)91st percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)29th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies65%~ state avg

Mathematics55%~ state avg

Science54%+3 vs state

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary	Public	3-4	1900 E 6th St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 536-2373	257	18	14.5	55.6%	222 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	54.2	541^st of 1044 public elementary schools	48.2%		55.5	558^th of 1061 public elementary schools	47.4%	17	45.1	57.3		49.6	60.5		64.5	54.0	$15,698	$1,547	$14,151
Kate Goodrich Elementary	Public	K-2	505 W 10th St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 536-5233	337	27	12.5	55.8%	289 (85.8%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)								(n/a)									$14,162	$900	$13,262
Maine Elementary	Public	K-5	5901 N 44th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0250	229	17	13.2	35.8%	179 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	28 (12.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	47.5	622^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	40.4%		55.4	561^st of 1061 public elementary schools	47.1%	61	53.5	33.3	61.5	59.1	45.2	56.4	57.1	40.5	$13,025	$317	$12,708
Maple Grove Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	135594 County Road L	Athens	54411	Marathon County	Athens School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(715) 257-7511	94	8	12.3	38.3%	89 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	46.4	639^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.8%		69.6	328^th of 1061 public elementary schools	69.1%	311	50.0	46.7	60.0	31.8	33.3	53.3	66.7	60.0
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4303 Troy St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0030	445	27	16.3	44.3%	316 (71.0%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.3%)	74 (16.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	41.1	713^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.7%		41.8	710^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.1%	3	60.6	51.4	46.0	46.5	32.9	52.7	42.9	40.0	$11,739	$745	$10,993
Hewitt-Texas Elementary	Public	K-5	164475 Granite Road	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0015	85	6	13.5	31.8%	68 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	7 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.2%)	50.3	582^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	44.3%		72	288^th of 1061 public elementary schools	72.9%	294	28.6	31.6	58.8	28.6	42.1	82.4	68.4	73.7	$16,956	$266	$16,690
Red Granite Charter School Inc	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1800 N 1st Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 281-4776	51	3	16.9	49.0%	46 (90.2%)	1 (2.0%)	3 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Randolph St	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0175	372	29	12.8	61.0%	171 (46.0%)	8 (2.2%)	25 (6.7%)	129 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.5%)	60.6	450^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.9%		68.6	342^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	67.8%	108	52.9	58.1	59.6	54.9	58.1	72.3	62.8	48.8	$15,122	$1,201	$13,920
Wausau Area Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3101 N 13th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 261-0795	121	7	16.9	30.6%	104 (86.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	65.9	371^st of 1044 public elementary schools	64.5%		69.6	327^th of 1061 public elementary schools	69.2%	44	47.1	66.7	69.6	52.9	53.3	43.5	93.3	86.7	$13,096	$244	$12,852
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	500 N 4th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0190	189	19	10.1	58.7%	67 (35.4%)	3 (1.6%)	25 (13.2%)	77 (40.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.5%)	59.4	472^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	54.8%		38.3	747^th of 1061 public elementary schools	29.6%	275	57.6	65.5	48.5	64.7	58.1	39.4	71.0	54.8	$16,556	$1,394	$15,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Merrill Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 86% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Washington Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prairie River Middle
High : Merrill High

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 541^st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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