Schools in Merrifield · Brainerd Public School District
Merrifield’s public schools beat 72% of Minnesota districts
The public schools Merrifield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
84%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
58%
▲ 6 pts vs MN 53%
2020–21
Math proficiency
49%
▲ 5 pts vs MN 44%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85%
▲ 1 pts vs MN 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 9% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Merrifield compares
A− Test scoresC+ Graduation
Minnesota school districts we grade (491)Better than 72%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (147)Better than 84%
High confidence. Built on 2,681 tested students and a graduating class of 529; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Minnesota’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Minnesota only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Merrifield.
6 schools teach Pre-K in Merrifield’s district. Which one depends on your address: Baxter Elementary, Riverside Elementary, Garfield Elementary and Nisswa Elementary and more.
6 schools teach K in Merrifield’s district. Which one depends on your address: Baxter Elementary, Riverside Elementary, Lowell Elementary and Garfield Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Merrifield’s district. Which one depends on your address: Baxter Elementary, Riverside Elementary, Lowell Elementary and Garfield Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Merrifield’s district. Which one depends on your address: Baxter Elementary, Riverside Elementary, Lowell Elementary and Garfield Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 3rd grade in Merrifield’s district. Which one depends on your address: Baxter Elementary, Riverside Elementary, Lowell Elementary and Garfield Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 4th grade in Merrifield’s district. Which one depends on your address: Baxter Elementary, Riverside Elementary, Lowell Elementary and Garfield Elementary and more.
Straight-line distance from the center of Merrifield. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.