Mercer Area Middle School
545 West Butler St Mercer PA, 16137, Mercer County Phone: 724-662-5104 Ranking:  (931 out of 2,311, top 40%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Mercer Area School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 11 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 203 | 214 | 175 | 212 | 231 | 239 | 235 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 88 | 43.3% | 113 | 52.8% | 90 | 51.4% | 94 | 44.3% | 110 | 47.6% | 121 | 50.6% | 115 | 48.9% |
| Grade 8: | 115 | 56.7% | 101 | 47.2% | 85 | 48.6% | 118 | 55.7% | 121 | 52.4% | 118 | 49.4% | 120 | 51.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 108 | 53.2% | 99 | 46.3% | 81 | 46.3% | 110 | 51.9% | 104 | 45.0% | 111 | 46.4% | 117 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 95 | 46.8% | 115 | 53.7% | 94 | 53.7% | 102 | 48.1% | 119 | 51.5% | 120 | 50.2% | 114 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 6 | 2.6% | 6 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.9% | 7 | 3.0% | 7 | 2.9% | 4 | 1.7% |
| White: | 195 | 96.1% | 210 | 98.1% | 171 | 97.7% | 205 | 96.7% | 218 | 94.4% | 224 | 93.7% | 223 | 94.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 31.5% | 54 | 25.2% | 42 | 24.0% | 55 | 25.9% | 56 | 24.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 4.9% | 10 | 4.7% | 11 | 6.3% | 19 | 9.0% | 16 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.38 | 21.51 | 16.71 | 15.88 | 15.66 | 26.10 | 22.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 76% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.6% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 76.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 66.4% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.6% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.7% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 55.3% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 80.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 72.7% |
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* Mercer Area Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.