Top Rankings
Merton Community School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 1%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 362 students in Merton Community School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 1% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in Merton Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 71% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 73% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 39% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
2 Schools
729 Schools
# Students
909 Students
248,256 Students
# Teachers
64 Teachers
17,957 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Merton Community School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 444 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#7 out of 450 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)73%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
70%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
80-84%
44%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.59
% American Indian
1%
2%
% Asian
2%
5%
% Hispanic
2%
15%
% Black
1%
12%
% White
92%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,619 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,038. The school district revenue/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,018 is less than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,619
$17,038
Spending / Student
$12,018
$17,011
Best Merton Community School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Merton Intermediate
(Math: 71% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
N68w28320 Sussex Rd
Merton, WI 53056
(262) 538-1130
Merton, WI 53056
(262) 538-1130
Grades: 5-8
| 362 students
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