Merrick’s public schools beat 92% of New York districts
The public schools Merrick’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
How Merrick compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’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 New York 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 Merrick (some depend on your address).
Parts of Merrick are served by North Merrick Union Free School District and Freeport Union Free School District.
Two districts serve Merrick
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Every school in Merrick
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Parents talk
What Merrick families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Merrick
There’s no college in Merrick, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Molloy University in Rockville Centre, 4.5 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Merrick. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
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 New York. Stars are from neighbors.