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Mercer Area Elementary School

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Mercer Area Elementary School ranks 603 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Mercer Area Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mercer, Pennsylvania, serving 576 students in grades K-6 and part of the Mercer Area School District. This school consistently performs above the state average in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels, with particularly strong results in 3rd and 6th grade.

Mercer Area Elementary School stands out for its exceptional support of low-socioeconomic status (SES) and disabled student populations. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's low-SES students ranked 358 out of 1,369 Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 4-star rating, and its disabled students ranked 213 out of 1,030 Pennsylvania elementary schools, also with a 4-star rating. In contrast, the school's performance for its White student population is relatively lower, ranking in the 600s out of 1,201 Pennsylvania elementary schools. The school maintains a high per-student spending, ranging from $13,272 to $25,239 per student, and a low student-to-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Sharpsville Area Elementary School and Farrell Area Elementary School/Lms, Mercer Area Elementary School generally outperforms them in academic proficiency, particularly in Math and ELA. Mercer Area Elementary School has also maintained a relatively consistent performance over the past several years, with its statewide ranking and star rating remaining stable.

567

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,107

Per pupil spending ?

101.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Lamor Rd
Mercer, PA 16137-9126

(724) 662-5102

District: Mercer Area School District

Students who attend Mercer Area Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Mercer Area Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.6%

Two or more races:

5.1%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (52% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg50%

Pennsylvania avg45%

603^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

122^nd of 606Mercer Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	603 of 1511	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	590 of 1526	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	545 of 1534	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.0	390 of 1534	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	419 of 1433	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	497 of 1544	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	435 of 1530	71.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	327 of 1547	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	72.1	457 of 1554	70.6%	★★★★☆
2015	63.8	620 of 1474	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.4	754 of 1467	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.7	888 of 1519	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.2	627 of 1599	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.0	444 of 1597	72.2%	★★★★☆
2010	71.2	466 of 1579	70.5%	★★★★☆
2009	71.7	422 of 1549	72.8%	★★★★☆
2008	75.4	332 of 1551	78.6%	★★★★☆
2007	78.5	273 of 1555	82.4%	★★★★☆
2006	71.9	430 of 1545	72.2%	★★★★☆
2005	70.4	398 of 1299	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.2	560 of 1308	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	75.8	333 of 1302	74.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	213 of 1030	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	185 of 1084	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	185 of 1043	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	542 of 1466	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	567 of 1488	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	358 of 1369	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	395 of 1432	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	490 of 1414	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	655 of 1475	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	619 of 1495	58.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	695 of 1201	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	725 of 1229	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	657 of 1236	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)79th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+7 vs state

Math49%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mercer Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	301 Lamor Rd	Mercer	16137	Mercer County	Mercer Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 662-5102	567	45	12.5	101.6%	525 (92.6%)	7 (1.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	63.2	603^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	60.1%		64.8	590^th of 1526 public elementary schools	61.3%	13	54.2	54.6	43.8	44.7	49.2	59.4	49.3	50.6	61.2	55.7	$14,107	$1,293	$12,814
Wilmington Area Elementary School	Public	K-4	450 Wood St	New Wilmington	16142	Lawrence County	Wilmington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-8866	357	29	12.3	43.7%	343 (96.1%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	61.6	622^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	58.8%		67.8	537^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.8%	85	70.9	42.8			58.4	54.0	54.3			54.1	$29,538	$7,617	$21,921
Hillview Elementary School	Public	K-5	482 E Main Street Ext	Grove City	16127	Mercer County	Grove City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 458-7570	768	58	13.1	43.8%	693 (90.2%)	15 (2.0%)	14 (1.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	70.7	460^th of 1511 public elementary schools	69.6%		76.6	359^th of 1526 public elementary schools	76.5%	101	69.3	74.8	49.6		64.3	53.3	66.4	46.9		55.1	$18,583	$1,493	$17,090
Artman Elementary School	Public	K-3	343 N Hermitage Rd	Hermitage	16148	Mercer County	Hermitage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 981-8750	596	39	15.3	53.0%	482 (80.9%)	45 (7.6%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.7%)								(n/a)	64.4				64.4	53.1				53.1	$14,637	$1,383	$13,254
Karen A. Ionta Elementary School	Public	4-5	375 N Hermitage Road	Hermitage	16148	Mercer County	Hermitage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 981-8750	307	21	14.9	47.2%	250 (81.4%)	23 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.8%)	72.9	422^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	72.1%		78.1	327^th of 1526 public elementary schools	78.6%	95		70.1	54.8		62.0		67.2	46.4		56.2	$14,886	$2,124	$12,762
Reynolds Elementary School	Public	K-6	1609 Brentwood Dr	Greenville	16125	Mercer County	Reynolds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 646-5601	530	36	14.9	101.1%	490 (92.5%)	7 (1.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	52.4	786^th of 1511 public elementary schools	48.0%		38.4	1026^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.8%	240	75.4	36.2	32.7	38.4	47.0	59.0	31.8	41.8	51.4	46.7	$14,127	$2,448	$11,679
Luther W Low Elementary School	Public	K-3	3591 Sharon Rd	West Middlesex	16159	Mercer County	West Middlesex Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 634-3030	191	17	11.4	61.3%	175 (91.6%)	3 (1.6%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)	85.0				85.0	67.5				67.5	$19,171	$4,416	$14,754
Oakview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1387 School Rd	Stoneboro	16153	Mercer County	Lakeview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 376-7911	348	36	9.6	53.7%	337 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	89.1	135^th of 1511 public elementary schools	91.1%		86.4	162^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	89.4%	27	84.6	87.1	59.1		75.6	76.9	90.7	63.6		76.1	$23,966	$2,815	$21,151
Sharpsville Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Hittle Drive	Sharpsville	16150	Mercer County	Sharpsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 962-7455	446	27	16.4	45.5%	378 (84.8%)	17 (3.8%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	58.7	680^th of 1511 public elementary schools	55.0%		68.8	517^th of 1526 public elementary schools	66.1%	163	60.3	57.4	55.6		57.6	45.8	45.2	46.5		45.9	$15,676	$2,013	$13,663
Russell C. Phillips Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 Roemer Blvd	Farrell	16121	Mercer County	Farrell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 346-6585	414	42	9.8	94.9%	52 (12.6%)	264 (63.8%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (18.8%)	5.2	1474^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.4%		10.6	1354^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.3%	120	14.1	10.0	4.7	4.4	8.9	18.8	4.0	7.0	6.6	9.9	$17,795	$639	$17,156

Frequently Asked Questions about Mercer Area Elementary School

What district is Mercer Area Elementary School in?

Mercer Area School District

How many students attend Mercer Area Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Mercer Area Elementary School.

Is Mercer Area Elementary School a good school?

Mercer Area Elementary School ranks 603^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mercer Area Elementary School?

Students at Mercer Area Elementary School are 93% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mercer Area Elementary School attend?

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

High : Mercer Area Senior High School

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