Parkview Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 336 students
Merritt Elementary
8659 Unity Drive, Mountain Iron, MN 55768
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
354
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mountain Iron-Buhl School District
St. Louis County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Merritt Elementary
Merritt Elementary is a public elementary school in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, serving grades Pre-K–6. It is part of Mountain Iron-Buhl School District. The school is located in a remote town in St. Louis County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 354 students were enrolled, with about 15.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 354 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Mountain Iron-Buhl School District
- County
- St. Louis County
- NCES school ID
- 270000101610
Schools near Merritt Elementary
All 5 schools in Mountain Iron →
North Star Elementary
Public · Grades 3–6 · 389 students
Marquette Catholic School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 185 students
Laurentian Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 488 students
Cherry Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 297 students
Vaughan-Steffensrud Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–3 · 207 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.