📍 1125 Cherry St, Panama City, Bay County, 32401
Merriam Cherry Street Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Panama City, Bay County. The school has 362 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bay school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merriam Cherry Street Elementary enrolls 362 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 34% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 157 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 123 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 8% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 362 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 261 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merriam Cherry Street Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-20, state senate district 2, state house district 6.
Merriam Cherry Street Elementary is one of 49 schools in BAY, based in PANAMA CITY, Florida. The district serves 27,558 students district-wide and employs 1,463 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 362 students, Merriam Cherry Street Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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