Mercer Elementary School

Summary:

Mercer Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Shaker Heights, Ohio, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup that has shifted over the past few years.

Mercer Elementary School has experienced a decline in its statewide ranking and rating, dropping from a high of 4 stars out of 5 in 2015-2016 and 2018-2019 to its current 2-star rating for the 2023-2024 school year. This is in contrast to the nearby Fernway Elementary School, which has maintained a 4-star rating in recent years. The school performs relatively well for its White and African American student subgroups, but struggles with its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups. Additionally, Mercer Elementary School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 1.7% in 2019-2020 to 15.8% in the current 2023-2024 school year.

Academically, Mercer Elementary School's performance, as measured by proficiency rates on Ohio State Tests, is generally lower than the Shaker Heights City and Ohio state averages, particularly in mathematics. However, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates are closer to or even exceed the district and state averages. Mercer Elementary School also has a strong Gifted and Talented program, ranking among the top 2 schools in Ohio for this student subgroup in the 2022-2023 school year.


Detail:

Public K-4

 23325 Wimbledon Rd
       Shaker Heights, OH  44122-3163


(216) 295-4070

District: Shaker Heights City

SchoolDigger Rank:
912th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,658 Help


Students who attend Mercer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Shaker Hts Middle School
    Woodbury Elementary School
High:    Shaker Hts High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  309

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.6%
African American:
44.0%
Two or more races:
6.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.8% Help


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Compare Details Mercer Elementary School ranks worse than 57.8% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Shaker Heights City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.84. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (45.6%), African American (44%), two or more races (6.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 28.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mercer Elementary School is 14, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Shaker Heights City School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mercer Elementary School is $18,658. 3 elementary schools in the Shaker Heights City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mercer Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mercer Elementary School 912th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Mercer Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Shaker Heights City:

SchoolDigger ranks Shaker Heights City 337th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mercer Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Mercer Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 53.15 807th 1471 45.1%
2005 46.04 961st 1501 36.0%
2006 68.01 514th 1504 65.8%
2007 63.23 724th 1609 55.0%
2008 46.25 1085th 1582 31.4%
2009 47.98 1087th 1610 32.5%
2010 66.81 678th 1662 59.2%
2011 64.63 779th 1686 53.8%
2012 64.38 793rd 1709 53.6%
2013 66.85 726th 1701 57.3%
2014 68.40 676th 1687 59.9%
2015 55.72 935th 1684 44.5%
2016 73.75 485th 1678 71.1%
2017 66.88 675th 1651 59.1%
2018 64.28 721st 1636 55.9%
2019 75.51 434th 1676 74.1%
2021 60.37 759th 1610 52.9%
2022 61.60 745th 1588 53.1%
2023 48.86 942nd 1596 41.0%
2024 50.84 912th 1577 42.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mercer Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.26 660th 856 22.9%
2024 33.30 594th 900 34.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mercer Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.91 1236th 1465 15.6%
2019 31.88 1109th 1465 24.3%
2021 21.65 1069th 1404 23.9%
2022 19.53 1148th 1419 19.1%
2023 12.96 1264th 1447 12.6%
2024 13.61 1292nd 1484 12.9%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Mercer Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.41 724th 1518 52.3%
2019 74.85 391st 1502 74.0%
2021 61.13 636th 1467 56.6%
2022 59.65 702nd 1488 52.8%
2023 50.03 858th 1483 42.1%
2024 48.49 872nd 1466 40.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Mercer Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.53 352nd 1021 65.5%
2019 85.48 77th 956 91.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Mercer Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.18 2nd 759 99.7%
2022 55.85 74th 128 42.2%
2023 75.85 2nd 108 98.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Mercer Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.29 653rd 1536 57.5%
2019 77.15 361st 1535 76.5%
2021 50.97 817th 1499 45.5%
2022 61.01 703rd 1518 53.7%
2023 43.63 962nd 1498 35.8%
2024 49.93 864th 1485 41.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Mercer Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.78 321st 598 46.3%
2019 61.10 194th 605 67.9%
2021 61.56 130th 533 75.6%
2022 64.38 155th 601 74.2%
2023 48.30 267th 610 56.2%
2024 45.48 289th 603 52.1%
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Rank History for White students at Mercer Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.86 194th 1309 85.2%
2021 84.40 158th 1249 87.3%
2022 79.47 227th 1242 81.7%
2023 77.38 270th 1215 77.8%
2024 76.02 277th 1190 76.7%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mercer Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 233 183 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1989 247 191 10 2 0 n/a n/a 0 450
1990 242 203 10 1 0 n/a n/a 0 456
1991 223 205 15 2 1 n/a n/a 0 446
1992 250 215 16 1 1 n/a n/a 0 483
1993 223 223 10 1 1 n/a n/a 5 463
1994 232 217 14 2 1 n/a n/a 0 466
1995 235 235 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 480
1996 235 235 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 480
1997 221 252 13 2 0 n/a n/a 0 488
1998 217 235 21 1 0 n/a n/a 0 474
1999 220 227 19 1 0 n/a n/a 0 467
2000 194 226 18 1 0 n/a n/a 0 439
2001 184 216 20 0 0 n/a n/a 0 420
2002 166 179 13 1 0 n/a n/a 16 375
2003 166 179 13 1 0 n/a n/a 16 375
2004 176 206 16 1 0 n/a n/a 15 414
2005 178 218 20 1 0 n/a n/a 16 433
2006 169 207 19 3 0 n/a n/a 13 411
2007 180 195 23 1 0 n/a n/a 12 411
2008 169 222 17 5 0 n/a n/a 19 432
2009 174 211 13 4 0 n/a n/a 23 425
2010 182 194 13 4 0 n/a n/a 31 424
2011 170 189 14 3 0 0 35 0 411
2012 143 171 10 1 0 0 36 0 361
2013 150 177 11 5 0 1 35 0 379
2014 140 149 14 6 0 1 30 0 340
2015 151 144 18 12 0 1 28 0 354
2016 155 135 11 13 0 1 23 0 338
2017 163 128 13 11 0 1 27 0 343
2018 158 128 15 12 0 0 29 0 342
2019 163 134 11 16 0 0 28 0 352
2020 152 135 9 17 1 0 28 0 342
2021 117 134 3 18 2 0 24 0 298
2022 127 144 2 15 2 0 23 0 313
2023 138 132 2 14 2 0 19 0 307
2024 141 136 0 10 3 0 19 0 309

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mercer Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 424 28.0 15.1 0
1989 450 31.0 14.5 n/a
1990 456 30.3 15.0 n/a
1991 446 32.2 13.8 n/a
1992 483 35.0 13.8 n/a
1993 463 33.1 14.0 0
1994 466 34.6 13.5 0
1995 480 32.7 14.7 6
1996 480 32.7 14.7 6
1997 488 32.7 14.9 7.2
1998 474 31.5 15.0 0
1999 467 32.8 14.2 0
2000 439 33.4 13.1 0
2001 420 32.1 13.1 0
2002 375 28.8 13.0 0
2003 375 28.8 13.0 0
2004 414 28.3 14.6 n/a
2005 433 30.2 14.3 29
2006 411 31.5 13.0 21.4
2007 411 23.2 17.7 18.5
2008 432 27.0 16.0 n/a
2009 425 26.0 16.3 29.1
2010 424 27.0 15.7 28.8
2011 411 25.0 16.4 33.3
2012 361 24.0 15.0 39.6
2013 379 23.0 16.4 38.3
2014 340 23.0 14.7 36.2
2015 354 n/a n/a 31.4
2016 338 23.0 14.6 32.5
2017 343 20.5 16.7 25.4
2018 342 21.0 16.2 24
2019 352 21.0 16.7 30.1
2020 342 22.0 15.5 29.5
2021 298 21.0 14.1 n/a
2022 313 20.0 15.6 n/a
2023 307 22.0 13.9 27.4
2024 309 22.0 14.0 28.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mercer Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 424 28.0 15.1 0
1989 450 31.0 14.5 n/a
1990 456 30.3 15.0 n/a
1991 446 32.2 13.8 n/a
1992 483 35.0 13.8 n/a
1993 463 33.1 14.0 0
1994 466 34.6 13.5 0
1995 480 32.7 14.7 6
1996 480 32.7 14.7 6
1997 488 32.7 14.9 7.2
1998 474 31.5 15.0 0
1999 467 32.8 14.2 0
2000 439 33.4 13.1 0
2001 420 32.1 13.1 0
2002 375 28.8 13.0 0
2003 375 28.8 13.0 0
2004 414 28.3 14.6 n/a
2005 433 30.2 14.3 29
2006 411 31.5 13.0 21.4
2007 411 23.2 17.7 18.5
2008 432 27.0 16.0 n/a
2009 425 26.0 16.3 29.1
2010 424 27.0 15.7 28.8
2011 411 25.0 16.4 33.3
2012 361 24.0 15.0 39.6
2013 379 23.0 16.4 38.3
2014 340 23.0 14.7 36.2
2015 354 n/a n/a 31.4
2016 338 23.0 14.6 32.5
2017 343 20.5 16.7 25.4
2018 342 21.0 16.2 24
2019 352 21.0 16.7 30.1
2020 342 22.0 15.5 29.5
2021 298 21.0 14.1 n/a
2022 313 20.0 15.6 n/a
2023 307 22.0 13.9 27.4
2024 309 22.0 14.0 28.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mercer Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $16,447
2022 $16,710
2023 $18,187
2024 $18,658

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mercer Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 434th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 942nd of 1596 Elementary schools
 33.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mercer Elementary School)73.850.9
 22.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Shaker Heights City)7763.1
 13.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mercer Elementary School)87.762.1
 25.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Shaker Heights City)80.670.9
 9.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mercer Elementary School)84.859.6
 25.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Shaker Heights City)81.266.3
 14.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mercer Elementary School)77.358.6
 18.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Shaker Heights City)73.663.6
 10%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students352307
 12.8%
African American134132
 1.5%
American Indian02
Asian112
 81.8%
Hispanic1614
 12.5%
Pacific Islander00
White163138
 15.3%
Two or More Races2819
 32.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.1%27.4%
 2.8%


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Mercer Elementary School ranks 912th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 309 students attended Mercer Elementary School.

Students who attend Mercer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shaker Hts Middle School
Middle : Woodbury Elementary School
High : Shaker Hts High School

Students at Mercer Elementary School are 46% White, 44% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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