Mercer County Elementary School
741 Tapp Rd
Harrodsburg KY, 40330, Mercer County
Phone: 859-733-7040
Ranking: 
(548 out of 943, bottom 42%)*
(548 out of 943, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
School District: Mercer County 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: | 46 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 46 | 58 | 57 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 633 | 656 | 653 | 668 | 742 | 836 | 849 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 207 | 32.7% | 221 | 33.7% | 227 | 34.8% | 227 | 34.0% | 157 | 21.2% | 162 | 19.4% | 167 | 19.7% |
| Grade 2: | 213 | 33.6% | 211 | 32.2% | 213 | 32.6% | 219 | 32.8% | 155 | 20.9% | 158 | 18.9% | 168 | 19.8% |
| Grade 3: | 212 | 33.5% | 223 | 34.0% | 208 | 31.9% | 222 | 33.2% | 142 | 19.1% | 160 | 19.1% | 169 | 19.9% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.8% | NA | NA | 154 | 20.8% | 189 | 22.6% | 182 | 21.4% |
| Grade 5: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 334 | 52.8% | 343 | 52.3% | 360 | 55.1% | 369 | 55.2% | 378 | 50.9% | 422 | 50.5% | 452 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 299 | 47.2% | 313 | 47.7% | 293 | 44.9% | 299 | 44.8% | 331 | 44.6% | 379 | 45.3% | 374 | 44.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.3% | 7 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 44 | 7.0% | 54 | 8.2% | 50 | 7.7% | 40 | 6.0% | 11 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 18 | 2.8% | 24 | 3.7% | 16 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% |
| White: | 520 | 82.1% | 531 | 80.9% | 544 | 83.3% | 574 | 85.9% | 694 | 93.5% | 784 | 93.8% | 810 | 95.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 47 | 7.4% | 42 | 6.4% | 35 | 5.4% | 28 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 353 | 55.8% | 311 | 47.4% | 302 | 46.2% | 296 | 44.3% | 274 | 36.9% | 279 | 33.4% | 249 | 29.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 5.7% | 27 | 4.1% | 62 | 9.5% | 56 | 8.4% | 58 | 7.8% | 64 | 7.7% | 70 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.85 | 14.49 | 13.89 | 13.06 | 16.13 | 14.40 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 28.9% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 42.2% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 48.8% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 48.0% | 47.6% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 14.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 85.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 14.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,266.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,567.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,291.0 |
* Mercer County Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.