Merrill Middle

Public 6-8

 108 W New York Ave
       Oshkosh, WI  54901-3795


(920) 424-0177

District: Oshkosh Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
528th of 640 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,922 Help


Students who attend Merrill Middle usually attend:

High:    North High

Feeder schools for Merrill Middle:

Elementary:    Merrill Elementary
    Oaklawn Elementary
    Read Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  10.4 Help
Number of students:  453

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.9%
Asian:
16.1%
African American:
14.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62% Help


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Compare Details Merrill Middle ranks worse than 82.5% of middle schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks last among 6 ranked middle schools in the Oshkosh Area School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.65. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Merrill Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Oshkosh Area School District. Student population at Merrill Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.9%), Asian (16.1%), African American (14.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Oshkosh Area School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Merrill Middle is 10.4, which is the 3rd best among 6 middle schools in the Oshkosh Area School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Merrill Middle is $14,922, which is the 2nd highest among 6 middle schools in the Oshkosh Area School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Merrill Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Merrill Middle 528th of 640 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Merrill Middle in the ranking list.)

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Oshkosh Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Oshkosh Area School District 301st of 424 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Merrill Middle

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Rank History for all students at Merrill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.07 168th 324 48.1%
2005 61.15 169th 332 49.1%
2006 54.02 247th 382 35.3%
2007 55.05 235th 366 35.8%
2008 48.21 363rd 519 30.1%
2009 48.27 358th 521 31.3%
2010 47.67 374th 539 30.6%
2011 39.52 442nd 549 19.5%
2012 44.95 421st 559 24.7%
2013 49.46 346th 569 39.2%
2014 34.54 463rd 585 20.9%
2015 45.28 407th 612 33.5%
2016 30.67 464th 609 23.8%
2017 25.27 493rd 612 19.4%
2018 28.36 463rd 579 20.0%
2019 19.70 513th 594 13.6%
2021 22.07 513th 613 16.3%
2022 24.75 501st 617 18.8%
2023 20.65 528th 640 17.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Merrill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.13 85th 101 15.8%
2021 17.97 121st 129 6.2%
2022 25.27 106th 126 15.9%
2023 23.48 113th 132 14.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Merrill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.86 105th 140 25.0%
2019 29.99 131st 153 14.4%
2021 34.10 106th 138 23.2%
2022 46.23 72nd 158 54.4%
2023 37.51 108th 170 36.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Merrill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.60 190th 417 54.4%
2019 44.11 213th 414 48.6%
2021 26.28 348th 437 20.4%
2022 28.28 326th 421 22.6%
2023 24.97 366th 439 16.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Merrill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.23 391st 489 20.0%
2019 19.84 434th 487 10.9%
2021 15.95 459th 499 8.0%
2022 20.27 458th 522 12.3%
2023 21.38 446th 525 15.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Merrill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.88 435th 551 21.1%
2019 19.12 482nd 557 13.5%
2021 27.75 466th 574 18.8%
2022 24.89 468th 576 18.8%
2023 23.64 466th 579 19.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Merrill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.71 441st 551 20.0%
2019 22.59 474th 557 14.9%
2021 19.64 492nd 572 14.0%
2022 27.53 450th 577 22.0%
2023 19.56 500th 591 15.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Merrill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.99 86th 90 4.4%
2019 16.20 81st 91 11.0%
2021 13.48 86th 90 4.4%
2022 16.39 82nd 95 13.7%
2023 14.46 79th 90 12.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Merrill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.77 91st 123 26.0%
2019 27.45 99th 127 22.0%
2021 34.97 89th 134 33.6%
2022 42.09 64th 125 48.8%
2023 49.61 44th 130 66.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Merrill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.70 148th 204 27.5%
2019 27.45 163rd 209 22.0%
2021 21.88 196th 225 12.9%
2022 21.79 192nd 221 13.1%
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Rank History for White students at Merrill Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.74 315th 375 16.0%
2019 11.93 361st 382 5.5%
2021 22.20 333rd 393 15.3%
2022 27.87 317th 397 20.2%
2023 14.10 377th 412 8.5%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Merrill Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 423 5 12 3 2 n/a n/a 0 445
1989 422 4 9 2 2 n/a n/a 0 439
1990 397 1 5 5 4 n/a n/a 0 412
1991 439 3 7 4 13 n/a n/a 0 466
1992 460 2 15 3 1 n/a n/a 0 481
1993 507 0 33 1 2 n/a n/a 0 543
1994 495 2 38 5 0 n/a n/a 0 540
1995 498 9 59 3 2 n/a n/a 0 571
1996 498 9 59 3 2 n/a n/a 0 571
1997 499 9 57 14 2 n/a n/a 0 581
1998 425 6 39 7 1 n/a n/a 0 478
1999 416 13 42 8 2 n/a n/a 0 481
2000 369 12 53 12 2 n/a n/a 0 448
2001 361 11 52 12 1 n/a n/a 0 437
2002 420 25 72 10 0 n/a n/a 0 527
2003 420 25 72 10 0 n/a n/a 0 527
2004 454 20 67 14 0 n/a n/a 0 555
2005 388 33 64 9 1 n/a n/a 0 495
2006 364 31 56 11 4 n/a n/a 0 466
2007 324 21 62 7 5 n/a n/a 0 419
2008 331 36 54 9 5 n/a n/a 0 435
2009 321 37 47 10 5 n/a n/a 0 420
2010 335 34 44 12 5 n/a n/a 0 430
2011 325 16 40 15 4 0 10 0 410
2012 338 10 50 18 6 0 9 0 431
2013 312 19 48 19 4 0 11 0 413
2014 325 23 53 28 3 0 12 0 444
2015 351 32 48 27 4 0 16 0 478
2016 340 20 59 20 1 0 19 0 459
2017 335 34 53 23 1 0 20 0 466
2018 318 38 56 29 4 0 20 0 465
2019 332 61 50 36 4 0 26 0 509
2020 314 69 54 48 3 0 27 0 515
2021 288 61 51 40 3 1 35 0 479
2022 265 64 54 44 4 1 46 0 478
2023 235 65 73 33 1 1 45 0 453

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Merrill Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 445 24.5 18.1 13.3
1989 439 23.1 19.0 18.5
1990 412 26.2 15.7 16.7
1991 466 29.0 16.0 10.7
1992 481 28.0 17.1 14.3
1993 543 32.7 16.6 15.5
1994 540 34.1 15.8 15.9
1995 571 35.8 15.9 16.8
1996 571 35.8 15.9 16.8
1997 581 37.0 15.7 15.7
1998 478 33.9 14.1 15.9
1999 481 34.0 14.1 21.6
2000 448 30.8 14.5 21.4
2001 437 30.9 14.1 21.3
2002 527 35.1 15.0 35.7
2003 527 35.1 15.0 35.7
2004 555 35.6 15.6 40.5
2005 495 33.4 14.8 n/a
2006 466 35.6 13.1 n/a
2007 419 35.2 11.9 47
2008 435 36.4 12.0 49.9
2009 420 37.9 11.1 48.6
2010 430 32.0 13.4 53.5
2011 410 32.0 12.8 50.5
2012 431 24.6 17.5 54.8
2013 413 31.3 13.1 56.4
2014 444 33.3 13.3 57.7
2015 478 n/a n/a 55.9
2016 459 41.0 11.1 56
2017 466 40.6 11.4 48.5
2018 465 44.1 10.5 51.8
2019 509 45.7 11.1 56
2020 515 43.9 11.7 57.9
2021 479 46.1 10.3 62
2022 478 42.4 11.2 58.8
2023 453 43.3 10.4 62

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Merrill Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 445 24.5 18.1 13.3
1989 439 23.1 19.0 18.5
1990 412 26.2 15.7 16.7
1991 466 29.0 16.0 10.7
1992 481 28.0 17.1 14.3
1993 543 32.7 16.6 15.5
1994 540 34.1 15.8 15.9
1995 571 35.8 15.9 16.8
1996 571 35.8 15.9 16.8
1997 581 37.0 15.7 15.7
1998 478 33.9 14.1 15.9
1999 481 34.0 14.1 21.6
2000 448 30.8 14.5 21.4
2001 437 30.9 14.1 21.3
2002 527 35.1 15.0 35.7
2003 527 35.1 15.0 35.7
2004 555 35.6 15.6 40.5
2005 495 33.4 14.8 n/a
2006 466 35.6 13.1 n/a
2007 419 35.2 11.9 47
2008 435 36.4 12.0 49.9
2009 420 37.9 11.1 48.6
2010 430 32.0 13.4 53.5
2011 410 32.0 12.8 50.5
2012 431 24.6 17.5 54.8
2013 413 31.3 13.1 56.4
2014 444 33.3 13.3 57.7
2015 478 n/a n/a 55.9
2016 459 41.0 11.1 56
2017 466 40.6 11.4 48.5
2018 465 44.1 10.5 51.8
2019 509 45.7 11.1 56
2020 515 43.9 11.7 57.9
2021 479 46.1 10.3 62
2022 478 42.4 11.2 58.8
2023 453 43.3 10.4 62

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Merrill Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $339 (2.6%) $12,494 (97.3%) $12,835
2020 $537 (4.2%) $12,287 (95.8%) $12,824
2021 $895 (6.0%) $14,026 (94.0%) $14,922

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Merrill Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 513th of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 528th of 640 Middle schools
 3.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Merrill Middle)28.820.5
 8.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Oshkosh Area School District)41.537.3
 4.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Merrill Middle)28.220.5
 7.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Oshkosh Area School District)41.438.5
 2.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Merrill Middle)23.526.4
 2.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Oshkosh Area School District)36.239.3
 3.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Merrill Middle)24.122.5
 1.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Oshkosh Area School District)39.936.1
 3.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Merrill Middle)1818.2
 0.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Oshkosh Area School District)36.931
 5.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Merrill Middle)1314.6
 1.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Oshkosh Area School District)25.826.7
 0.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Merrill Middle)39.940.3
 0.4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Oshkosh Area School District)5257
 4.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Merrill Middle)34.829.2
 5.6%
   8th Grade Science (Oshkosh Area School District)52.449.2
 3.2%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students509453
 11%
African American6165
 6.6%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian5073
 46%
Hispanic3633
 8.3%
Pacific Islander01
White332235
 29.2%
Two or More Races2645
 73.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56%62%
 6%


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Merrill Middle ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Wisconsin middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 453 students attended Merrill Middle.

Students who attend Merrill Middle usually go on to attend North High

Students at Merrill Middle are 52% White, 16% Asian, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.


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