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Kate Goodrich Elementary

Public Grades K-2

337

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,162

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 W 10th St
Merrill, WI 54452-3016

(715) 536-5233

District: Merrill Area School District

Students who attend Kate Goodrich Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Prairie River Middle
High:	Merrill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2011 → 71st in 2021

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (51% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 51 percentile points since 2011

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2020-2021) ?

This school51%

District avg50%

Wisconsin avg43%

Not ranked this year

Kate Goodrich Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2021	68.6	304 of 1050	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.1	563 of 1037	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	790 of 1025	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	824 of 1071	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	840 of 1075	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.7	876 of 1076	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.2	718 of 1061	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.8	754 of 1053	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.1	790 of 1045	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.3	842 of 1046	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.4	846 of 1045	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.1	836 of 1030	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.9	794 of 1021	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	64.4	291 of 689	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.6	347 of 712	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	27.7	507 of 633	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	72.0	246 of 1004	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	40.3	677 of 1002	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	818 of 997	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	69.7	176 of 847	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	346 of 874	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.6	685 of 854	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	63.8	353 of 1003	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	385 of 1002	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	662 of 997	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	47.0	373 of 746	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	398 of 742	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	423 of 721	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	52.3	331 of 699	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	10.2	654 of 686	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)79th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2021)75th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)65th percentile-6 vs school

White (2021)53rd percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2021)50th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2020-2021) ?

Science59%+7 vs state

Mathematics54%+11 vs state

Social Studies51%~ state avg

English Language Arts45%+6 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Stettin Elementary	Public	K-5	109 N 56th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0205	327	17	18.8	37.9%	224 (68.5%)	7 (2.1%)	28 (8.6%)	44 (13.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	80.6	151^st of 1044 public elementary schools	85.5%		83	117^th of 1061 public elementary schools	89.0%	34	58.8	73.9	64.3	62.8	83.3	64.3	83.3	78.8	$10,981	$286	$10,695

Frequently Asked Questions about Kate Goodrich Elementary

What schools do graduates of Kate Goodrich Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kate Goodrich Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prairie River Middle
High : Merrill High

What district is Kate Goodrich Elementary in?

Merrill Area School District

How many students attend Kate Goodrich Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Kate Goodrich Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kate Goodrich Elementary?

Students at Kate Goodrich Elementary are 86% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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