West Mercer Elementary Primary School
4141 81st Ave Se
Mercer Island WA, 98040, King County
Phone: 206-236-3430
Ranking: (9 out of 1,485, top 1%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Mercer Island 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: | NA | NA | 35 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||||||
Total Students: | 726 | 702 | 722 | 704 | 640 | 659 | 608 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 98 | 13.5% | 89 | 12.7% | 98 | 13.6% | 102 | 14.5% | 86 | 13.4% | 89 | 13.5% | 59 | 9.7% |
Grade 1: | 100 | 13.8% | 99 | 14.1% | 103 | 14.3% | 99 | 14.1% | 104 | 16.3% | 75 | 11.4% | 92 | 15.1% |
Grade 2: | 103 | 14.2% | 102 | 14.5% | 103 | 14.3% | 113 | 16.1% | 80 | 12.5% | 94 | 14.3% | 99 | 16.3% |
Grade 3: | 120 | 16.5% | 112 | 16.0% | 132 | 18.3% | 101 | 14.3% | 106 | 16.6% | 116 | 17.6% | 92 | 15.1% |
Grade 4: | 122 | 16.8% | 146 | 20.8% | 115 | 15.9% | 128 | 18.2% | 122 | 19.1% | 108 | 16.4% | 120 | 19.7% |
Grade 5: | 156 | 21.5% | 126 | 17.9% | 139 | 19.3% | 139 | 19.7% | 109 | 17.0% | 134 | 20.3% | 114 | 18.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 401 | 55.2% | 386 | 55.0% | 402 | 55.7% | 386 | 54.8% | 334 | 52.2% | 345 | 52.4% | 322 | 53.0% |
Female: | 325 | 44.8% | 316 | 45.0% | 320 | 44.3% | 318 | 45.2% | 266 | 41.6% | 288 | 43.7% | 282 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 123 | 16.9% | 121 | 17.2% | 121 | 16.8% | 128 | 18.2% | 119 | 18.6% | 125 | 19.0% | 126 | 20.7% |
Hispanic: | 30 | 4.1% | 30 | 4.3% | 25 | 3.5% | 23 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.2% | 13 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.3% |
Black: | 10 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.5% |
White: | 491 | 67.6% | 492 | 70.1% | 528 | 73.1% | 526 | 74.7% | 464 | 72.5% | 492 | 74.7% | 457 | 75.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 70 | 9.6% | 54 | 7.7% | 38 | 5.3% | 18 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 3.6% | 18 | 2.6% | 23 | 3.2% | 23 | 3.3% | 18 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 12 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 20.19 | 20.79 | 21.85 | 22.20 | 23.00 | 21.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MSP | ||||||
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85% | 61.7% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 89.1% | 61.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 89.7% | 65.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 89.4% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 91.8% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.4% | 73.1% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 91.6% | 68.7% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 95.0% | 73.0% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 84.9% | 59.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.7% | 59.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 85.5% | 62.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.9% | 67.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 91.7% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 90.5% | 71.4% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 89.1% | 72.4% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 88.7% | 61% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 88.4% | 61.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 89.3% | 61.3% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 88.2% | 62.1% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.7% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 88.5% | 61.2% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 90% | 63.7% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 83.6% | 62.6% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 92.3% | 69.5% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 92.7% | 67.6% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 90.6% | 71% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 89.0% | 72.6% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 63.1% | 34% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 89.5% | 55.6% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 90.3% | 66.1% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 88.8% | 66.5% |
WASL | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86.7% | 64.2% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.9% | 69.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 93% | 68.3% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 89.2% | 66.3% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 90.9% | 68.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 70.7% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 92.1% | 70.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 93.8% | 71.3% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 88.5% | 59.9% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 91.9% | 60.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 91.8% | 58.9% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.8% | 57.9% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 91.2% | 53.4% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 86.8% | 52.3% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 92% | 74.4% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.3% | 79.5% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 96.2% | 81.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93.1% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 94.8% | 72.3% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.8% | 73.5% |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83.3% | 55.8% |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 91.3% | 57.7% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 86.8% | 60.3% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.1% | 60.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 90.8% | 62.1% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.3% | 60.3% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 92.4% | 55.8% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 91.8% | 59.3% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.9% | 61% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 90.7% | 61.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 94.4% | 76.2% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 92.1% | 71.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.1% | 75.3% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.9% | 73.9% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 69% | 28.2% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 62.6% | 35.6% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 65.3% | 35.7% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 76.4% | 36.4% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 75.4% | 42.9% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 79.8% | 44.9% |
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* West Mercer Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.