Merrydale Elementary School
6700 Rio St Baton Rouge LA, 70812, East Baton Rouge County Phone: 225-355-0346 Ranking:  (919 out of 947, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: East Baton Rouge Parish School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
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: | 30 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 448 | 488 | 547 | 589 | 562 | 495 | 417 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 33 | 7.4% | 34 | 7.0% | 34 | 6.2% | 32 | 5.4% | 35 | 6.2% | 34 | 6.9% | 34 | 8.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 17.6% | 71 | 14.5% | 92 | 16.8% | 102 | 17.3% | 82 | 14.6% | 65 | 13.1% | 56 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 14.3% | 83 | 17.0% | 80 | 14.6% | 97 | 16.5% | 71 | 12.6% | 69 | 13.9% | 75 | 18.0% |
| Grade 2: | 78 | 17.4% | 85 | 17.4% | 87 | 15.9% | 69 | 11.7% | 81 | 14.4% | 81 | 16.4% | 62 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 72 | 16.1% | 79 | 16.2% | 64 | 11.7% | 89 | 15.1% | 88 | 15.7% | 79 | 16.0% | 71 | 17.0% |
| Grade 4: | 72 | 16.1% | 71 | 14.5% | 113 | 20.7% | 109 | 18.5% | 126 | 22.4% | 112 | 22.6% | 69 | 16.5% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 11.2% | 65 | 13.3% | 77 | 14.1% | 91 | 15.4% | 79 | 14.1% | 55 | 11.1% | 50 | 12.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 221 | 49.3% | 244 | 50.0% | 286 | 52.3% | 302 | 51.3% | 293 | 52.1% | 241 | 48.7% | 195 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 227 | 50.7% | 244 | 50.0% | 261 | 47.7% | 287 | 48.7% | 261 | 46.4% | 246 | 49.7% | 218 | 52.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 3.8% | 18 | 3.7% | 11 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 426 | 95.1% | 468 | 95.9% | 530 | 96.9% | 581 | 98.6% | 556 | 98.9% | 489 | 98.8% | 412 | 98.8% |
| White: | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 412 | 92.0% | 442 | 90.6% | 510 | 93.2% | 533 | 90.5% | 506 | 90.0% | 438 | 88.5% | 376 | 90.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 5.1% | 19 | 3.9% | 27 | 4.9% | 18 | 3.1% | 15 | 2.7% | 20 | 4.0% | 11 | 2.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.93 | 15.74 | 16.38 | 16.36 | 16.53 | 13.80 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 46% | 65% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 46% | 64% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 53% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 57% | 67% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 58% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 65% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 50% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21% | 46% | 63% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 54% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 58% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 63% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 66% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 69% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 39% | 58% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 35% | 55% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 46% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 50% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15% | 47% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 54% | 67% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 56% | 68% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 47% | 63% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 51% | 64% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 56% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 57% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 53% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 58% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 56% | 65% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 59% | 69% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 61% | 69% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 63% | 72% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 66% | 75% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73% | 77% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 48% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 53% | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 49% | 65% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 68% | 73% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71% | 71% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 40% | 62% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 40% | 60% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 18% | 46% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 57% | 68% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 55% | 67% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 49% | 68% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 44% | 62% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 51% | 66% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 61% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 61% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 49% | 60% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 54% | 65% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 57% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 61% | 68% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 62% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 65% | 70% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 66% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 48% | 59% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 52% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 58% | 66% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 64% | 70% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 67% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 74% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 39% | 53% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 42% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17% | 49% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 47% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 47% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 52% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 55% | 66% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 47% | 60% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 55% | 66% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 57% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 53% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 55% | 65% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 59% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 60% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,400.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,800.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,560.0 |
* Merrydale Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.