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Mercer Island, WA
Public School Ratings




Mercer Island Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Mercer Island School District details

Mercer Island School District
4160 86 Th Ave Se
Mercer Island, WA 98040

4,057 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

19 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Mercer Island School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Washington

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.7% of all WA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
45%
81%
51%
76%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Island Park Elementary School
5437 Island Crest Way
Mercer Island, WA, 98040
KG-05
Islander Middle School
8225 Se 72 Nd
Mercer Island, WA, 98040
06-08
Lakeridge Elementary School
8215 Se 78th
Mercer Island, WA, 98040
KG-05
Mercer Island High School
9100 Se 42nd
Mercer Island, WA, 98040
09-12
Northwood Elementary School
4030 86th Ave Se
Mercer Island, WA, 98040
PK-05
West Mercer Elementary School
4141 81st Ave Se
Mercer Island, WA, 98040
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.2% 54.1%
Black 1.2% 5.4%
Hispanic 7.9% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 31.3% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 3.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 5.5% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 3.8% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.7% 7.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,779 $39,674,000 53.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,544 $6,263,000 8.5%
Staff $1,426 $5,785,000 7.9%
General Administration $204 $828,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,061 $4,306,000 5.8%
Operation $1,406 $5,703,000 7.7%
Transportation $465 $1,885,000 2.6%
Other $662 $2,684,000 3.6%
Total Support $6,767 $27,454,000 37.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,600 $6,491,000 8.8%
Total Expenditures $18,146 $73,619,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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