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Mercerville Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
60 Regina Avenue
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Phone
(609) 631-4159
District
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
MERCER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
328
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.1% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Mercerville Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
43%
54%
42%
50%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
43%
42%
48%
36%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
42%
46%
48%
26%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 64 19.5%
Grade 1 48 14.6%
Grade 2 55 16.8%
Grade 3 55 16.8%
Grade 4 48 14.6%
Grade 5 58 17.7%
Total 328 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 51.1% 39.3% 41.1%
Black 9.4% 17.5% 15.3%
Hispanic 32.9% 39.6% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.5% 3.5% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.1% 41.6% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 23.5% 34.9% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.7% 6.6% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 91,557 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,268.5 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.6% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.2% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.4% 27.5%
65 OR OLDER 19.1% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 34,682 3,395,165
Single Parent Households With Children 7.1% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.7% 90.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.2% 41.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.6% 27.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.9% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.6% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.9% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.4% 11.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 9.2%
$15,000 or less 5.1% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,745 $125,684,265 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,373 $27,756,981 10.9%
Staff $550 $6,433,350 2.5%
General Administration $318 $3,719,646 1.5%
School Administration $1,039 $12,153,183 4.8%
Operation $1,643 $19,218,171 7.5%
Transportation $805 $9,416,085 3.7%
Other $430 $5,029,710 2.0%
Total Support $7,159 $83,738,823 32.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,906 $45,688,482 17.9%
Total Expenditures $21,810 $255,111,570 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%