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Mercer Elementary School

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Mercer Elementary School ranks 156 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Mercer Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 641 students in grades K-6 and part of the Forest Hills Local School District. The school consistently ranks among the top 15% of Ohio elementary schools, with impressive academic performance, particularly in Mathematics where it outperforms the state and district averages.

Mercer Elementary's female, male, and white student populations all rank in the top 15-20% of Ohio elementary schools, but the school's performance for special education, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students is relatively lower, ranking in the middle to bottom half of the state. The school's chronic absenteeism rate, while generally lower than the state average, has fluctuated between 8% and 12.6% in recent years, an area that could be improved. Compared to nearby schools like Kilgour School and Mariemont Elementary School, Mercer Elementary's performance is not as strong, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts.

While Mercer Elementary is a high-performing school, there may be opportunities to further improve its academic outcomes, especially for its more vulnerable student populations. Analyzing the practices and strategies of top-performing schools in the region could provide insights to enhance Mercer Elementary's instructional methods and support systems, helping the school continue to excel and better serve all its students.

611

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,339

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 Bartels Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45244-4009

(513) 232-7000

District: Forest Hills Local

Students who attend Mercer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Nagel Middle School
High:	Turpin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Two or more races:

7.5%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (85% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Forest Hills Local's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg85%

Ohio avg60%

156^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Forest Hills Local

49^th of 828Forest Hills Local among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	156 of 1558	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	193 of 1577	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	226 of 1596	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	144 of 1588	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	166 of 1610	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	305 of 1676	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	222 of 1636	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.8	175 of 1651	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	81.9	241 of 1678	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.1	277 of 1684	83.6%	★★★★☆
2014	76.7	356 of 1687	78.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.1	255 of 1701	85.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	261 of 1709	84.7%	★★★★☆
2011	80.3	201 of 1686	88.1%	★★★★☆
2010	78.7	268 of 1662	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	285 of 1610	82.3%	★★★★☆
2008	83.5	115 of 1582	92.7%	★★★★★
2007	83.5	111 of 1609	93.1%	★★★★★
2006	82.8	121 of 1504	92.0%	★★★★★
2005	88.3	48 of 1501	96.8%	★★★★★
2004	88.6	43 of 1471	97.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	48.7	362 of 824	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	303 of 765	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	361 of 956	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	246 of 1021	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	70 of 1452	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	160 of 1466	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	200 of 1483	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	112 of 1488	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	113 of 1467	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	77.5	317 of 1502	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	239 of 1518	84.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	59.2	379 of 759	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	445 of 1473	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	505 of 1484	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	786 of 1447	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	548 of 1419	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	680 of 1404	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	968 of 1465	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	1096 of 1465	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	176 of 1466	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	142 of 1485	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	189 of 1498	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	152 of 1518	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	202 of 1499	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	206 of 1535	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	176 of 1536	88.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	209 of 935	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.8	342 of 900	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	370 of 856	56.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	101 of 1175	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	129 of 1190	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	217 of 1215	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	128 of 1242	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	173 of 1249	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	323 of 1271	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	265 of 1309	79.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile-35 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)50th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+28 vs state

English Language Arts84%+23 vs state

Science82%+19 vs state

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Schools Near Mercer Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Mercer Elementary School	Public	K-6	2600 Bartels Rd	Cincinnati	45244	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 232-7000	611	38	16.1	20.1%	501 (82.0%)	15 (2.5%)	39 (6.4%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.5%)	85.6	156^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.0%		84.8	193^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	87.8%	37	82.0		79.7	84.3	80.7	85.3	100.0		82.6	86.5	84.3	84.5			$11,339
Sands Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-7	6421 Corbly Rd	Cincinnati	45230	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-5000	654	30	21.5		437 (66.8%)	103 (15.7%)	8 (1.2%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (13.9%)	75.2	424^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.8%		76.4	397^th of 1577 public elementary schools	74.8%	27	62.1		74.7	73.2	66.3	63.8	100.0		80.0	77.1	88.5	81.2			$13,967
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-6	2465 Little Dry Run Rd	Cincinnati	45244	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 231-3240	635	37	17.2	5.5%	553 (87.1%)	7 (1.1%)	15 (2.4%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)	92.1	29^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.1%		90.4	46^th of 1577 public elementary schools	97.1%	17	86.8		95.8	93.9	93.4	91.4	100.0		92.8	89.8	91.2	87.4			$12,329
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7080 Grantham Way	Cincinnati	45230	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 231-7565	689	37	18.8	12.9%	563 (81.7%)	14 (2.0%)	44 (6.4%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.4%)	91.1	43^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	97.2%		89	73^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	95.4%	30	92.4		89.8	97.1	83.3	79.7	100.0		90.9	89.9	93.9	87.3			$9,948
Mt. Washington School	Public	PK, KG-8	1730 Mears Ave	Cincinnati	45230	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3800	401	32	12.6		160 (39.9%)	158 (39.4%)	18 (4.5%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.5%)	25.9	1169^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.0%		29.5	1140^th of 1577 public elementary schools	27.7%	29	35.7	25.7	53.8	50.0	16.7	33.3	16.7	5.9	51.3	52.9	40.5	33.3	27.8	14.3	$14,527
Maddux Elementary School	Public	K-6	943 Rosetree Ln	Cincinnati	45230	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 231-0780	541	31	17.5	20.1%	446 (82.4%)	25 (4.6%)	34 (6.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	82.6	235^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.9%		84.7	196^th of 1577 public elementary schools	87.6%	39	88.2		84.0	85.9	84.9	72.4	100.0		82.7	69.4	83.5	71.3			$12,630
Mariemont Elementary School	Public	K-6	6750 Wooster Pike	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Mariemont City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 272-7400	514	31	16.8	15.6%	447 (87.0%)	12 (2.3%)	20 (3.9%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	92.5	21^st of 1558 public elementary schools	98.7%		91.8	26^th of 1577 public elementary schools	98.4%	5	90.6		91.8	90.4	91.8	96.1			93.2	91.1	94.1	93.3			$15,800
Summit Elementary School	Public	K-6	8400 Northport Dr	Cincinnati	45255	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 474-2270	512	31	16.7	23.8%	418 (81.6%)	17 (3.3%)	22 (4.3%)	18 (3.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	87	115^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.6%		89.4	64^th of 1577 public elementary schools	95.9%	51	88.4		85.9	94.9	88.2	74.5	100.0		82.8	78.5	94.2	72.1			$12,272
Kilgour School	Public	K-6	1339 Herschel Ave	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-3000	577	30	19.3	21.3%	398 (69.0%)	115 (19.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.3%)	91.5	38^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.6%		90.6	40^th of 1577 public elementary schools	97.5%	2	92.8		95.2	85.7	90.0	93.1	100.0		93.8	85.7	94.2	87.7			$15,601
Ayer Elementary School	Public	K-6	8471 Forest Rd	Cincinnati	45255	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 474-3811	595	37	16.2	16.3%	493 (82.9%)	28 (4.7%)	20 (3.4%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.2%)	86.4	134^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.4%		88.9	76^th of 1577 public elementary schools	95.2%	58	83.9		90.2	86.5	88.4	73.9	100.0		86.4	77.9	85.1	82.0			$13,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Mercer Elementary School

What district is Mercer Elementary School in?

Forest Hills Local

How many students attend Mercer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Mercer Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mercer Elementary School?

Students at Mercer Elementary School are 82% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Mercer Elementary School a good school?

Mercer Elementary School ranks 156^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mercer Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Nagel Middle School
High : Turpin High School

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