Mercer Elementary School

Summary:

Mercer Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 646 students in grades K-6 and part of the Forest Hills Local School District, which is ranked 46th out of 839 districts in the state.

Mercer Elementary consistently ranks among the top 15% of Ohio elementary schools, with 80-90% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and English Language Arts across grades 3-6. The school outperforms the state and district averages in most subject areas, indicating strong academic achievement. However, Mercer Elementary has seen a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 3.5% in 2019-2020 to 8.0% in 2023-2024, which may be an area for improvement. The school has a relatively small class size, with a student-teacher ratio of 18.4, which can be beneficial for student learning and engagement.

Compared to nearby schools in the Forest Hills Local district, Mercer Elementary consistently outperforms in academic achievement, but has a less diverse student population, with over 84% of students identifying as white. The school's performance on state tests for students with disabilities and gifted/talented students is generally in the middle range compared to other Ohio elementary schools, indicating potential room for improvement in supporting the needs of these specialized student populations.


Detail:

Public K-6

 2600 Bartels Rd
       Cincinnati, OH  45244-4009


(513) 232-7000

District: Forest Hills Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
193rd of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,444 Help


Students who attend Mercer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Nagel Middle School
High:    Turpin High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  641

Racial breakdown:

White:
82.5%
Two or more races:
7.5%
Hispanic:
5.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  20.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Mercer Elementary School ranks better than 87.8% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks 5th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Forest Hills Local School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.78. (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 (82.5%), two or more races (7.5%), Hispanic (5.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 20.9% 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 16.4, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Forest Hills Local School District! (See more...)
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Compare Mercer Elementary School employs 38.8 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mercer Elementary School is $10,444. 4 elementary schools in the Forest Hills Local School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mercer Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mercer Elementary School 193rd 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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Forest Hills Local:

SchoolDigger ranks Forest Hills Local 46th 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 88.64 43rd 1471 97.1%
2005 88.34 48th 1501 96.8%
2006 82.81 121st 1504 92.0%
2007 83.50 111th 1609 93.1%
2008 83.54 115th 1582 92.7%
2009 77.40 285th 1610 82.3%
2010 78.74 268th 1662 83.9%
2011 80.26 201st 1686 88.1%
2012 78.71 261st 1709 84.7%
2013 79.06 255th 1701 85.0%
2014 76.68 356th 1687 78.9%
2015 80.15 277th 1684 83.6%
2016 81.85 241st 1678 85.6%
2017 83.80 175th 1651 89.4%
2018 82.57 222nd 1636 86.4%
2019 79.85 305th 1676 81.8%
2021 87.41 166th 1610 89.7%
2022 87.07 144th 1588 90.9%
2023 84.33 226th 1596 85.8%
2024 84.78 193rd 1577 87.8%
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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 49.41 370th 856 56.8%
2024 53.78 342nd 900 62.0%
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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 33.47 1096th 1465 25.2%
2019 42.75 968th 1465 33.9%
2021 52.75 680th 1404 51.6%
2022 61.72 548th 1419 61.4%
2023 50.07 786th 1447 45.7%
2024 65.65 505th 1484 66.0%
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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 80.07 239th 1518 84.3%
2019 77.52 317th 1502 78.9%
2021 87.90 113th 1467 92.3%
2022 87.21 112th 1488 92.5%
2023 83.93 200th 1483 86.5%
2024 84.41 160th 1466 89.1%
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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 65.90 246th 1021 75.9%
2019 55.46 361st 956 62.2%
2021 51.18 303rd 765 60.4%
2022 48.71 362nd 824 56.1%
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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 59.21 379th 759 50.1%
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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 83.37 176th 1536 88.5%
2019 82.62 206th 1535 86.6%
2021 85.03 202nd 1499 86.5%
2022 85.86 152nd 1518 90.0%
2023 84.59 189th 1498 87.4%
2024 85.71 142nd 1485 90.4%
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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 76.56 265th 1309 79.8%
2019 73.56 323rd 1271 74.6%
2021 83.35 173rd 1249 86.1%
2022 84.21 128th 1242 89.7%
2023 79.88 217th 1215 82.1%
2024 83.30 129th 1190 89.2%
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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.

Mercer Elementary School Test Scores
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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 611 3 4 3 1 n/a n/a 0 622
1989 635 2 6 2 2 n/a n/a 0 647
1990 684 3 17 2 2 n/a n/a 0 708
1991 712 1 12 3 2 n/a n/a 0 730
1992 735 2 3 0 0 n/a n/a -16 724
1993 760 8 10 0 0 n/a n/a 0 778
1994 763 4 14 0 0 n/a n/a 0 781
1995 795 3 9 2 0 n/a n/a 0 809
1996 795 3 9 2 0 n/a n/a 0 809
1997 764 3 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 773
1998 776 2 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 785
1999 775 2 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 785
2000 834 6 14 2 0 n/a n/a 0 856
2001 829 8 13 3 0 n/a n/a 0 853
2002 774 15 14 1 1 n/a n/a 14 819
2003 774 15 14 1 1 n/a n/a 14 819
2004 759 19 14 1 0 n/a n/a 13 806
2005 751 11 15 6 0 n/a n/a 13 796
2006 707 8 10 6 0 n/a n/a 15 746
2007 727 15 15 8 1 n/a n/a 15 781
2008 728 14 12 9 1 n/a n/a 18 782
2009 785 16 18 11 0 n/a n/a 27 857
2010 772 11 15 10 0 n/a n/a 32 840
2011 761 13 13 16 0 0 25 0 828
2012 738 12 14 18 0 1 24 0 807
2013 699 11 14 23 0 1 29 0 777
2014 722 13 11 19 0 1 32 0 798
2015 725 23 11 26 0 1 27 0 813
2016 693 23 13 30 0 0 30 0 789
2017 595 12 10 25 0 0 25 0 667
2018 630 15 16 23 0 0 32 0 716
2019 628 13 16 27 0 0 35 0 719
2020 601 15 12 34 0 0 44 0 706
2021 573 11 12 32 0 0 49 0 677
2022 560 16 10 30 0 0 48 0 664
2023 549 12 12 33 0 0 40 0 646
2024 529 13 13 37 0 1 48 0 641

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 622 34.0 18.2 0
1989 647 36.0 17.9 n/a
1990 708 37.0 19.1 n/a
1991 730 39.0 18.7 n/a
1992 724 43.3 16.7 9.8
1993 778 44.5 17.5 10.9
1994 781 47.0 16.6 11.5
1995 809 41.5 19.5 12.9
1996 809 41.5 19.5 12.9
1997 773 40.0 19.3 7.6
1998 785 36.5 21.5 7.4
1999 785 37.5 20.9 10.1
2000 856 44.5 19.2 9.8
2001 853 44.4 19.2 9
2002 819 47.2 17.4 8
2003 819 47.2 17.4 8
2004 806 49.4 16.3 8.3
2005 796 48.3 16.5 10.2
2006 746 42.7 17.5 9.2
2007 781 44.4 17.6 8.1
2008 782 44.5 17.6 n/a
2009 857 46.2 18.5 10.1
2010 840 48.5 17.3 11.5
2011 828 44.7 18.5 15.5
2012 807 38.5 20.9 15.9
2013 777 36.7 21.1 14.5
2014 798 37.8 21.0 13.4
2015 813 n/a n/a 14
2016 789 40.0 19.7 18.3
2017 667 36.5 18.2 18.4
2018 716 36.0 19.8 13.5
2019 719 37.5 19.1 14.3
2020 706 38.0 18.5 14.7
2021 677 35.0 19.3 n/a
2022 664 36.0 18.4 n/a
2023 646 34.9 18.4 14.6
2024 641 38.8 16.4 20.9

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 622 34.0 18.2 0
1989 647 36.0 17.9 n/a
1990 708 37.0 19.1 n/a
1991 730 39.0 18.7 n/a
1992 724 43.3 16.7 9.8
1993 778 44.5 17.5 10.9
1994 781 47.0 16.6 11.5
1995 809 41.5 19.5 12.9
1996 809 41.5 19.5 12.9
1997 773 40.0 19.3 7.6
1998 785 36.5 21.5 7.4
1999 785 37.5 20.9 10.1
2000 856 44.5 19.2 9.8
2001 853 44.4 19.2 9
2002 819 47.2 17.4 8
2003 819 47.2 17.4 8
2004 806 49.4 16.3 8.3
2005 796 48.3 16.5 10.2
2006 746 42.7 17.5 9.2
2007 781 44.4 17.6 8.1
2008 782 44.5 17.6 n/a
2009 857 46.2 18.5 10.1
2010 840 48.5 17.3 11.5
2011 828 44.7 18.5 15.5
2012 807 38.5 20.9 15.9
2013 777 36.7 21.1 14.5
2014 798 37.8 21.0 13.4
2015 813 n/a n/a 14
2016 789 40.0 19.7 18.3
2017 667 36.5 18.2 18.4
2018 716 36.0 19.8 13.5
2019 719 37.5 19.1 14.3
2020 706 38.0 18.5 14.7
2021 677 35.0 19.3 n/a
2022 664 36.0 18.4 n/a
2023 646 34.9 18.4 14.6
2024 641 38.8 16.4 20.9

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 $10,291
2022 $9,924
2023 $10,538
2024 $10,444

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 305th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 226th of 1596 Elementary schools
 4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mercer Elementary School)84.388.8
 4.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Forest Hills Local)92.892
 0.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mercer Elementary School)85.390
 4.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Forest Hills Local)87.789.3
 1.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mercer Elementary School)89.384.8
 4.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Forest Hills Local)92.990.6
 2.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mercer Elementary School)7984.6
 5.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Forest Hills Local)83.982.6
 1.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Mercer Elementary School)69.368.6
 0.7%
   5th Grade Science (Forest Hills Local)80.584.1
 3.6%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mercer Elementary School)81.774.5
 7.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Forest Hills Local)81.482.6
 1.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mercer Elementary School)79.876.5
 3.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Forest Hills Local)8585.9
 0.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Mercer Elementary School)88.287.5
 0.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Forest Hills Local)82.886.1
 3.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Mercer Elementary School)70.690
 19.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Forest Hills Local)79.287.3
 8.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students719646
 10.2%
African American1312
 7.7%
American Indian00
Asian1612
 25%
Hispanic2733
 22.2%
Pacific Islander00
White628549
 12.6%
Two or More Races3540
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14.3%14.6%
 0.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Mercer Elementary School

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

Middle : Nagel Middle School
High : Turpin High School

Mercer Elementary School ranks 193rd of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 641 students attended Mercer Elementary School.

Students at Mercer Elementary School are 83% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.


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