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Mercersburg Elementary School
30 South Park Ave
Mercersburg PA, 17236, Franklin County
Phone: 717-328-5278
Ranking: (1,990 out of 2,311, bottom 14%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Tuscarora School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 291 | 277 | 289 | 304 | 318 | 346 | 350 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 48 | 16.5% | 46 | 16.6% | 48 | 16.6% | 59 | 19.4% | 40 | 12.6% | 51 | 14.7% | 48 | 13.7% |
Grade 1: | 50 | 17.2% | 45 | 16.2% | 50 | 17.3% | 38 | 12.5% | 46 | 14.5% | 52 | 15.0% | 59 | 16.9% |
Grade 2: | 46 | 15.8% | 52 | 18.8% | 44 | 15.2% | 48 | 15.8% | 54 | 17.0% | 60 | 17.3% | 58 | 16.6% |
Grade 3: | 53 | 18.2% | 43 | 15.5% | 49 | 17.0% | 54 | 17.8% | 52 | 16.4% | 58 | 16.8% | 71 | 20.3% |
Grade 4: | 48 | 16.5% | 51 | 18.4% | 46 | 15.9% | 50 | 16.4% | 54 | 17.0% | 74 | 21.4% | 52 | 14.9% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 15.8% | 40 | 14.4% | 52 | 18.0% | 54 | 17.8% | 72 | 22.6% | 50 | 14.5% | 62 | 17.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 138 | 47.4% | 141 | 50.9% | 148 | 51.2% | 161 | 53.0% | 172 | 54.1% | 171 | 49.4% | 185 | 52.9% |
Female: | 153 | 52.6% | 136 | 49.1% | 141 | 48.8% | 143 | 47.0% | 137 | 43.1% | 166 | 48.0% | 161 | 46.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.4% | 6 | 2.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 3.8% | 11 | 4.0% | 11 | 3.8% | 14 | 4.6% | 8 | 2.5% | 12 | 3.5% | 9 | 2.6% |
Black: | 7 | 2.4% | 6 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.7% | 7 | 2.3% | 12 | 3.8% | 19 | 5.5% | 15 | 4.3% |
White: | 255 | 87.6% | 242 | 87.4% | 257 | 88.9% | 264 | 86.8% | 290 | 91.2% | 304 | 87.9% | 316 | 90.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 5.2% | 13 | 4.7% | 10 | 3.5% | 8 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 27.1% | 70 | 25.3% | 77 | 26.6% | 79 | 26.0% | 92 | 28.9% | 79 | 22.8% | 81 | 23.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 8.6% | 21 | 7.6% | 19 | 6.6% | 27 | 8.9% | 28 | 8.8% | 41 | 11.8% | 38 | 10.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.21 | 16.39 | 18.06 | 16.17 | 15.23 | 16.30 | 18.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 67.5% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 64.7% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 72.3% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 76.5% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 69% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 78.4% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 66.5% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 68.5% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 73.4% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 77% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 73.7% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 70.4% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 70% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 70.8% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 70.4% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 65.1% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 74.9% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 77.8% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69.6% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 66.5% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 62.7% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 67% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 63% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 59.5% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 66.5% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 65.9% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 83.4% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 84.4% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 75.3% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 80.5% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 87% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 67.1% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 67.9% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.3% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 70% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.9% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 66.1% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 68.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 54.2% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 60.9% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 65.4% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61.3% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 69.6% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 67.5% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.5% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 50% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 50.2% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 63.2% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 56.3% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 56.4% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 63.3% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 47.5% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 27.4% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 31.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 51.8% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 57.1% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 64.8% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 63.4% | 64.2% |
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* Mercersburg Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.