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Merton Primary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Merton Primary is an exceptional elementary school located in Merton, Wisconsin, serving 547 students in grades PK-4. As part of the highly-ranked Merton Community School District, Merton Primary has consistently been among the top-performing schools in the state, currently ranked 22nd out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Merton Primary's academic performance is truly outstanding, with students significantly outpacing state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 74.36% of 3rd-grade students and 82.8% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 52.14% and 52.21%, respectively. Similarly, in Mathematics, 88.61% of 3rd-grade students and 86.02% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 55% and 53.96%. The school's exceptional performance extends across different student subgroups, including female, male, and special education students.

Merton Primary's commitment to equity and inclusion is also noteworthy. The school has been particularly successful in supporting its low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 6th out of 866 Wisconsin elementary schools in this category for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, Merton Primary maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, with just 3.8% in 2023-2024 and 3.2% in 2022-2023, compared to the state average of around 17.7% in recent years. These factors contribute to the school's overall excellence and make it a standout institution in the region.

526

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,555

Per pupil spending ?

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

N68W28460 Sussex Rd
Hartland, WI 53029

(262) 538-2227

District: Merton Community School District

Students who attend Merton Primary usually attend:

Middle:	Merton Intermediate
High:	Arrowhead High

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Hispanic:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (83% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg83%

Wisconsin avg55%

22^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 426Merton Community 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	91.6	22 of 1044	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	30 of 1061	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	20 of 1067	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	69 of 1067	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	38 of 1050	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	19 of 1037	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	40 of 1025	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	91.9	27 of 1071	97.5%	★★★★★
2016	94.6	10 of 1075	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	83.9	78 of 1076	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	27 of 1001	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	84 of 1011	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	25 of 1010	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	76 of 1017	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	22 of 1004	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	24 of 1002	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	79 of 997	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	221 of 870	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	95.3	6 of 866	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	7 of 871	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	20 of 859	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	72.8	150 of 874	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	25 of 1000	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	11 of 1012	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	19 of 1011	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	69 of 1017	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	74 of 1003	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	15 of 1002	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	25 of 997	97.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	39 of 802	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	20 of 790	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	70.7	148 of 770	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	91 of 748	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	112 of 746	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	99.3	1 of 742	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	38 of 718	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	21 of 715	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.3	81 of 704	88.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+33 vs state

Social Studies87%+23 vs state

Science81%+30 vs state

English Language Arts79%+27 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

We feel lucky to have our son attending this school. The teachers are incredible, the Principal is a great leader. The children and their education are definetly the top priority here!!! Close Quote

Schools Near Merton Primary

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Merton Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	N68W28460 Sussex Rd	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Merton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-2227	526	36	14.5	5.7%	486 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	91.6	22^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	97.9%		90.5	30^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.2%	8	74.4	82.8					88.6	86.0					87.1		80.7		$10,555	$316	$10,239
Swallow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	W299N5614 County Road E	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Swallow School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 367-2000	432	29	14.7	2.8%	378 (87.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	26 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	95.7	4^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.6%		94.3	7^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.3%	3	77.8	91.8	89.8	98.0	89.4	87.8	84.4	93.9	93.9	96.0	93.6	82.9	93.9	85.4	87.8	73.2	$11,739	$599	$11,139
Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N56W26530 Richmond Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-1360	410	26	15.7	1.5%	378 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	90.2	30^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.1%		90.5	29^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.3%	1	71.4	80.0	73.8	80.0	88.4	91.7	83.3	82.2	88.1	77.8	81.4	72.2	88.9	86.1	80.0	83.3	$12,270	$600	$11,670
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	232 Church St	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 369-6710	405	27	15.0	15.6%	346 (85.4%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.4%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)								(n/a)																	$11,281	$436	$10,845
North Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N75W31283 Highway VV	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	North Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 966-2033	365	25	14.6	1.1%	332 (91.0%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	84.9	95^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.9%		84.5	92^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	91.3%	3	84.2	61.8	71.1	91.8	78.8	87.2	86.8	70.6	52.6	83.7	81.8	82.1	88.2	82.1	70.6	79.5	$13,422	$445	$12,977
South Elementary	Public	3-5	651 E Imperial Dr	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 369-6720	332	24	13.9	15.4%	286 (86.1%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.4%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	81.6	139^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.7%		83.9	105^th of 1061 public elementary schools	90.1%	34	72.7	63.5	76.8				67.3	71.6	84.9				79.3		67.2		$12,118	$187	$11,931
Maple Avenue Elementary	Public	K-4	W240N6059 Maple Ave	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 246-4220	457	30	15.3	17.9%	313 (68.5%)	18 (3.9%)	26 (5.7%)	79 (17.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	91.5	24^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.7%		91.7	24^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.7%		88.1	77.7					84.5	81.2					87.1		80.0		$14,348	$235	$14,113
Lake Country School	Public	PK, KG-8	1800 Vettelson Rd	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Lake Country School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 367-3606	447	26	17.2	7.6%	388 (86.8%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.1%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	93.8	8^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.2%		93.5	10^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.1%	2	75.0	85.7	76.0	89.4	76.0	77.4	80.0	100.0	84.0	93.6	86.0	83.0	93.9	83.0	87.8	69.8	$13,709	$559	$13,150
Woodside Elementary	Public	K-4	W236N7465 Woodside Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 820-1530	456	30	15.2	10.5%	382 (83.8%)	11 (2.4%)	25 (5.5%)	28 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	84.9	96^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.8%		82.9	120^th of 1061 public elementary schools	88.7%	24	78.3	71.3					80.9	67.0					81.7		73.1		$11,759	$130	$11,629
Pewaukee Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	436 Lake St	Pewaukee	53072	Waukesha County	Pewaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 695-5054	748	52	14.2	11.6%	595 (79.5%)	15 (2.0%)	29 (3.9%)	62 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	$11,858	$584	$11,274

Frequently Asked Questions about Merton Primary

What schools do graduates of Merton Primary attend?

Students who attend Merton Primary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Merton Intermediate
High : Arrowhead High

What is the racial makeup of Merton Primary?

Students at Merton Primary are 92% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Merton Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Merton Primary.

Is Merton Primary a good school?

Yes! Merton Primary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 22^nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Merton Primary in?

Merton Community School District

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