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West Mercer Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4141 81st Ave Se
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Phone
(206) 236-3430
District
Mercer Island School District
County
KING COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
422
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.4% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

West Mercer Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
86%
49%
89%
48%
83%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
86%
48%
84%
49%
87%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
47%
84%
52%
80%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 65 15.4%
Grade 1 70 16.6%
Grade 2 72 17.1%
Grade 3 69 16.4%
Grade 4 65 15.4%
Grade 5 81 19.2%
Total 422 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.1% 59.2% 54.1%
Black 2.2% 1.2% 5.4%
Hispanic 10.2% 7.9% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 37.2% 31.3% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 6.6% 5.5% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 5.0% 3.8% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.7% 1.7% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,464 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,989.6 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.6% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 23.7% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.2% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 20.4% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,782 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 3.4% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.8% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 77.7% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 57.0% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.3% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 5.6% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.0% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.2% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.4% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 3.5% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,779 $39,674,000 53.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,544 $6,263,000 8.5%
Staff $1,426 $5,785,000 7.9%
General Administration $204 $828,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,061 $4,306,000 5.8%
Operation $1,406 $5,703,000 7.7%
Transportation $465 $1,885,000 2.6%
Other $662 $2,684,000 3.6%
Total Support $6,767 $27,454,000 37.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,600 $6,491,000 8.8%
Total Expenditures $18,146 $73,619,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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