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Mercer Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Mercer Elementary is a public elementary school located in Princeton, West Virginia, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 258 students. The school is part of the Mercer County Schools district, which is ranked 26 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mercer Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Mercer County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Mercer Elementary's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts were significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance has been particularly weak in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 23.1% to 34.5% across grades 3-5, compared to the state average of 42% to 53%. Mercer Elementary's performance in Science for 5th grade has also been below the district and state averages, with a proficiency rate of 28.2% in 2024-2025. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, but it has generally been in the bottom half of West Virginia elementary schools, with a ranking as low as 316 out of 355 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Mercer Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Mercer County Schools district, such as Montcalm Elementary School, Lashmeet/Matoaka Elementary School, and Glenwood School (K-8), which have outperformed Mercer Elementary in both Mathematics and English Language Arts. However, Mercer Elementary's performance is comparable to or slightly better than some other nearby schools, such as Mountain Valley Elementary School and Spanishburg, which have also struggled academically. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12 to 14.4 students per teacher over the past few years, could be leveraged to provide more individualized attention and support for struggling students.

258

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,916

Per pupil spending ?

58.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Mercer St
Princeton, WV 24740-3032

(304) 425-3160

District: Mercer County Schools

Students who attend Mercer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Princeton Middle School
High:	Princeton Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.5%

Two or more races:

12.4%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (32% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg43%

West Virginia avg46%

316^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Mercer County Schools

26^th of 55Mercer County Schools among West Virginia 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	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	316 of 355	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.9	162 of 368	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	217 of 368	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	213 of 375	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	237 of 380	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	270 of 383	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	337 of 392	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.4	272 of 399	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.8	173 of 402	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.2	218 of 408	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.0	159 of 422	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	34.2	319 of 428	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.1	293 of 426	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.1	281 of 426	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.3	248 of 427	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.7	255 of 420	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	27.1	154 of 187	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	63.8	32 of 154	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	55 of 146	62.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	52.5	38 of 98	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	259 of 302	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.4	144 of 316	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	184 of 317	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	154 of 325	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	199 of 322	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	168 of 339	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	248 of 366	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	263 of 381	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	37.7	102 of 156	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	233 of 328	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	191 of 336	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	201 of 333	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	182 of 347	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	195 of 335	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	347 of 368	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	42.2	229 of 382	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	264 of 305	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	170 of 325	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	185 of 322	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	205 of 330	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	213 of 333	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	264 of 338	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	331 of 364	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	38.4	250 of 382	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	37.7	19 of 27	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.5	154 of 218	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	98 of 171	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.9	40 of 183	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	70 of 180	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.7	175 of 185	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	247 of 258	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	33.7	283 of 377	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	308 of 353	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.7	159 of 367	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	204 of 366	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	194 of 373	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	222 of 376	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	278 of 373	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	318 of 374	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.4	249 of 382	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)79th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2017)61st percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)35th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2017)35th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2017)18th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)13th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-10 vs state

Mathematics28%-20 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2025)						WV Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						WV Assessment Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mercer Elementary	Public	3-5	1200 Mercer St	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-3160	258	21	12.5		205 (79.5%)	18 (7.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.4%)	20.8	316^th of 355 public elementary schools	11.0%		52.9	162^nd of 368 public elementary schools	56.0%	154	27.7	34.5	23.1				31.3	44.1	38.5				28.2		$11,916	$1,892	$10,024
Straley Elementary School	Public	3-5	810 Straley Ave	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-3173	172	14	12.7		134 (77.9%)	13 (7.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.2%)	56.1	144^th of 355 public elementary schools	59.4%		41	232^nd of 368 public elementary schools	37.0%	88	58.3	53.6	38.8				53.3	53.6	46.9				37.5		$12,460	$2,288	$10,172
Princeton Primary School	Public	K-2	180 Tiger Dr	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 487-3904	448	37	12.1		340 (75.9%)	31 (6.9%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (14.1%)								(n/a)															$11,742	$1,705	$10,037
Melrose Elementary School	Public	K-5	2121 Athens Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 425-3757	239	15	15.9		210 (87.9%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.8%)	61.9	112^th of 355 public elementary schools	68.5%		81.8	46^th of 368 public elementary schools	87.5%	66	51.4	67.5	59.2				35.1	70.0	59.2				27.9		$9,531	$912	$8,619
Glenwood School (K-8)	Public	K-8	1734 Glenwood Park Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-5970	614	46	13.3		544 (88.6%)	27 (4.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.0%)	61.2	116^th of 355 public elementary schools	67.3%		62	117^th of 368 public elementary schools	68.2%	1	54.6	66.7	50.8	36.7	50.6	54.1	54.6	65.2	50.8	40.5	61.7	57.3	29.5	44.6	$11,065	$1,147	$9,919
Mountain Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	977 Blue Prince Rd	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 324-7316	273	25	10.9		219 (80.2%)	16 (5.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.5%)	30.1	276^th of 355 public elementary schools	22.3%		32.4	270^th of 368 public elementary schools	26.6%	6	44.4	47.2	9.4				36.1	55.6	40.6				21.9		$12,987	$2,697	$10,290
Spanishburg	Public	PK, KG-5	8544 Beckley Road	Spanishburg	25922	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-5854	159	15	10.9		151 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	24.5	306^th of 355 public elementary schools	13.8%		27.9	291^st of 368 public elementary schools	20.9%	15	52.9	39.1	21.7				23.5	39.1	47.8				17.4		$14,107	$2,397	$11,710
Athens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 S State Street	Athens	24712	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-9229	233	19	12.5		216 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	91.5	14^th of 355 public elementary schools	96.1%		92.6	15^th of 368 public elementary schools	95.9%	1	75.8	76.3	71.9				60.6	68.4	75.0				53.1		$12,305	$1,997	$10,308
Montcalm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	838 Rock Rd	Rock	24747	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 589-5202	256	21	12.1		249 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	29	282^nd of 355 public elementary schools	20.6%		44	211^th of 368 public elementary schools	42.7%	71	18.0	28.1	34.6	15.6			20.5	53.1	53.9	42.2			30.8		$11,954	$1,937	$10,017
Lashmeet/Matoaka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5709 Matoaka Rd	Matoaka	24736	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 467-8282	181	15	12.4		177 (97.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	42.3	211^th of 355 public elementary schools	40.6%		38	245^th of 368 public elementary schools	33.4%	34	51.6	44.4	36.4				32.3	61.1	45.5				31.8		$13,550	$2,937	$10,613

Frequently Asked Questions about Mercer Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mercer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mercer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Princeton Middle School
High : Princeton Senior High School

What district is Mercer Elementary in?

Mercer County Schools

Is Mercer Elementary a good school?

Mercer Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.0% of West Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Mercer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Mercer Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mercer Elementary?

Students at Mercer Elementary are 79% White, 12% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% Hispanic.

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