📍 4141 81st Ave SE, Mercer Island, King County, 98040
West Mercer Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mercer Island, King County. The school has 422 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mercer Island School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Mercer Elementary enrolls 422 students across grades K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 32% Asian and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 182 | 43% |
| Asian | 135 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 8.8% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
28 of the school's 422 students (6.6%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 21 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
West Mercer Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 41.
West Mercer Elementary is one of 6 schools in Mercer Island School District, based in MERCER ISLAND, Washington. The district serves 3,993 students district-wide and employs 215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 422 students, West Mercer Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 666 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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