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Merkel Elementary Primary School, Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 340 | 353 | 338 | 302 | 268 | 273 | 276 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 53 | 15.6% | 67 | 19.0% | 56 | 16.6% | 55 | 18.2% | 60 | 22.4% | 63 | 23.1% | 59 | 21.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 92 | 27.1% | 91 | 25.8% | 79 | 23.4% | 71 | 23.5% | 67 | 25.0% | 56 | 20.5% | 55 | 19.9% |
| Grade 1: | 99 | 29.1% | 91 | 25.8% | 76 | 22.5% | 78 | 25.8% | 55 | 20.5% | 46 | 16.8% | 43 | 15.6% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 28.2% | 104 | 29.5% | 67 | 19.8% | 56 | 18.5% | 41 | 15.3% | 46 | 16.8% | 68 | 24.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 160 | 47.1% | 171 | 48.4% | 148 | 43.8% | 142 | 47.0% | 123 | 45.9% | 128 | 46.9% | 130 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 180 | 52.9% | 182 | 51.6% | 190 | 56.2% | 160 | 53.0% | 137 | 51.1% | 137 | 50.2% | 142 | 51.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 80 | 23.5% | 81 | 22.9% | 64 | 18.9% | 65 | 21.5% | 59 | 22.0% | 58 | 21.2% | 60 | 21.7% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.9% | 10 | 3.6% |
| White: | 245 | 72.1% | 259 | 73.4% | 263 | 77.8% | 223 | 73.8% | 202 | 75.4% | 207 | 75.8% | 206 | 74.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.8% | 9 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 185 | 54.4% | 180 | 51.0% | 146 | 43.2% | 143 | 47.4% | 121 | 45.1% | 126 | 46.2% | 128 | 46.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 8.8% | 27 | 7.6% | 42 | 12.4% | 31 | 10.3% | 37 | 13.8% | 34 | 12.5% | 33 | 12.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.39 | 13.53 | 15.19 | 14.21 | 13.11 | 12.60 | 12.70 | |||||||
* Merkel Elementary Primary School, Students and Teachers was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.