Mercer Elementary School
1200 Mercer St
Princeton WV, 24740, Mercer County
Phone: 304-425-3160
Ranking:
(379 out of 558, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 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: | 24 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 332 | 340 | 365 | 344 | 317 | 316 | 328 | |||||||
Grade 3: | 100 | 30.1% | 117 | 34.4% | 117 | 32.1% | 122 | 35.5% | 112 | 35.3% | 116 | 36.7% | 101 | 30.8% |
Grade 4: | 121 | 36.4% | 111 | 32.6% | 130 | 35.6% | 108 | 31.4% | 111 | 35.0% | 94 | 29.7% | 106 | 32.3% |
Grade 5: | 111 | 33.4% | 112 | 32.9% | 118 | 32.3% | 114 | 33.1% | 94 | 29.7% | 106 | 33.5% | 121 | 36.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 160 | 48.2% | 171 | 50.3% | 182 | 49.9% | 178 | 51.7% | 162 | 51.1% | 156 | 49.4% | 164 | 50.0% |
Female: | 172 | 51.8% | 169 | 49.7% | 183 | 50.1% | 166 | 48.3% | 155 | 48.9% | 152 | 48.1% | 160 | 48.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 19 | 5.7% | 25 | 7.4% | 32 | 8.8% | 27 | 7.8% | 26 | 8.2% | 22 | 7.0% | 23 | 7.0% |
White: | 288 | 86.7% | 298 | 87.6% | 320 | 87.7% | 311 | 90.4% | 287 | 90.5% | 286 | 90.5% | 299 | 91.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 4.8% | 7 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 214 | 62.9% | 207 | 56.7% | 167 | 48.5% | 135 | 42.6% | 136 | 43.0% | 139 | 42.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 11.5% | 33 | 9.6% | 30 | 9.5% | 17 | 5.4% | 34 | 10.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.83 | 12.14 | 15.21 | 14.56 | 14.41 | 13.70 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WESTEST 2 | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 60.17 | 62.58 | 66 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 30.35 | 32.07 | 44 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 32.81 | 35.56 | 41 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 43.1 | 43.27 | 49 |
2009 | RLA | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 51.32 | 57.9 | 65 |
2010 | RLA | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 39.28 | 35.99 | 45 |
2011 | RLA | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 30.23 | 38.71 | 46 |
2012 | RLA | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 47.41 | 40.49 | 49 |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 41.96 | 49.03 | 56 |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 24.77 | 26.22 | 40 |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 20.96 | 30.36 | 41 |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 27.27 | 30.86 | 43 |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 41.96 | 45.87 | 49 |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 26.85 | 22.91 | 36 |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 29.83 | 29.6 | 36 |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 29.09 | 25.37 | 37 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 64.58 | 61.82 | 65 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.34 | 38.82 | 42 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 43.51 | 41.7 | 46 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.96 | 42.66 | 47 |
2009 | RLA | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 60.41 | 61.51 | 64 |
2010 | RLA | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 33.33 | 36.61 | 40 |
2011 | RLA | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 35.18 | 43.43 | 48 |
2012 | RLA | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 37.09 | 40.51 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 52.08 | 46.43 | 49 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 47.32 | 33.6 | 35 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 31.48 | 30.3 | 38 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 36.29 | 30.01 | 35 |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 50 | 51.49 | 55 |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 39.44 | 31.58 | 36 |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 30.84 | 28.67 | 35 |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 32.2 | 29.8 | 35 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 74.31 | 61.71 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 41.83 | 40 | 45 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 52.21 | 45.01 | 45 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 46.49 | 43.36 | 50 |
2009 | RLA | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 65.13 | 61.58 | 65 |
2010 | RLA | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.85 | 38.36 | 43 |
2011 | RLA | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.13 | 42.97 | 46 |
2012 | RLA | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 49.12 | 46.36 | 51 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 55.76 | 44.03 | 50 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 40.86 | 34.47 | 40 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 49.09 | 35.97 | 40 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 33.62 | 31.04 | 42 |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 56.73 | 54.18 | 57 |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 32.25 | 26.79 | 33 |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 41.81 | 30.06 | 36 |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 30.08 | 26.38 | 34 |
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* Mercer Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.