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Mercer Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 23325 Wimbledon Rd, Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, 44122

307
Pupils
13.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mercer Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shaker Heights City school district. It serves grades Kโ€“4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Shaker Heights City
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Mercer Elementary School enrolls 307 students across grades Kโ€“4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.

Male students
160 (52%)
Female students
147 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student-teacher ratio
13.9:1
Grade span
Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 43% Black or African American and 6.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White13845%
Black or African American13243%
Two or more races196.2%
Hispanic or Latino144.6%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

84 of the school's 307 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 76 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“4

Mercer Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 9.

School district: Shaker Heights City

Mercer Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Shaker Heights City, based in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The district serves 4,400 students district-wide and employs 306 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 307 students, Mercer Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 550 students per school.

4,400
District students
8
Schools
306
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB PYP (Ages 3โ€“12)
IBO code
004839
IB since
22 August 2012
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

57%
Reading proficient
62%
Math proficient
10%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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