📍 6700 Rio Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70812
Merrydale Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Merrydale Elementary School enrolls 274 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 260 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 274 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 253 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merrydale Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 LA-60, state senate district 15, state house district 29.
Merrydale Elementary School is one of 83 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The district serves 39,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Merrydale Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 474 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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