📍 7101 Winedale Dr, Dallas, Dallas County, 75231
Merriman Park el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 518 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Helena Lopez. It is part of the Richardson Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Merriman Park el enrolls 518 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 27% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 257 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 141 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 18% |
| Asian | 17 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
189 of the school's 518 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merriman Park el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 16, state house district 114.
Merriman Park el is one of 55 schools in RICHARDSON ISD, based in RICHARDSON, Texas. The district serves 36,971 students district-wide and employs 2,910 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 518 students, Merriman Park el is smaller than the district average of about 672 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large