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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERCER COUNTY·NCES 210411002273
Mercer County Intermediate School
1101 Moberly Road, Harrodsburg, KY 40330 · (859) 733-7080 · Mercer County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
342 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 195 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 183 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 192 | 34% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mercer County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
41.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mercer County Intermediate School
Mercer County Intermediate School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County Intermediate School this school | 570 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
| Hodgenville Elementary School Hodgenville | 533 | 59.3% | 39.6% |
| Flemingsburg Elementary School Flemingsburg | 577 | 59.8% | 28.7% |
| Pulaski Elementary School Somerset | 535 | 61.9% | 57.8% |
| Crossroads Elementary School Cold Spring | 587 | 60.5% | 41.5% |
| Foster Heights Elementary School Bardstown | 588 | 56.5% | 35.2% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mercer County Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #319 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #380 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #257 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #159 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #426 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #332 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #469 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #218 of 437 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
570
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 570 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 60% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 62% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 36 | 16.5:1 | 62% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 67% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 41.5 | 15.7:1 | 63% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 58% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 52% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mercer County Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (651 to 570); teachers down 11% (41.5 to 37).
About Mercer County Intermediate School
The public elementary school Mercer County Intermediate School is located in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. The school enrolls 570 students in grades 3 through 5. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll around 421, and this school is 35% bigger than that mark.
Mercer County Intermediate School is a school in Mercer County. The district has 6 schools and 2,674 students.
Of every 100 students at Mercer County Intermediate School, about 82 are White. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. A diversity index of 31% means there is a 31% chance two randomly chosen students at Mercer County Intermediate School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.4 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Mercer County Intermediate School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 60%. That is in line with the 59% average for public schools in Mercer County.
Mercer County Intermediate School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Compared with Kentucky schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mercer County Intermediate School's results are 2.3 points above predicted: 45.0% against 42.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Mercer County show that the median household earns about $64,824 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Mercer County has 8 public schools with about 3,199 students, including Mercer County Intermediate School.
Mercer County Senior High School is about 0.3 miles from Mercer County Intermediate School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Mercer County Intermediate School places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Mercer County Intermediate School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count fell 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,028
Census ACS
Median income
$64,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,199 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mercer County
- Mercer County Senior High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Mercer County Elementary SchoolElementary · 713 students
- Kenneth D. King Middle SchoolMiddle · 581 students
- Mercer CentralHigh · 51 students
- Mercer County Day TreatmentHigh · 11 students
Other schools in Harrodsburg
- Mercer County Senior High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Mercer County Elementary SchoolElementary · 713 students
- Kenneth D. King Middle SchoolMiddle · 581 students
- Mercer CentralHigh · 51 students
- Mercer County Day TreatmentHigh · 11 students
- Trailblazer AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Mercer County Senior High School0.3 mi · 748
- Mercer County Elementary School0.3 mi · 713
- Kenneth D. King Middle School0.5 mi · 581
- Mercer Central1.9 mi · 51
- Mercer County Day Treatment1.9 mi · 11
- Burgin Independent School5.6 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Mercer County Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Mercer County Intermediate School?
Mercer County Intermediate School enrolls approximately 570 students in grades 03-05.
Is Mercer County Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mercer County Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Mercer County Intermediate School have?
Mercer County Intermediate School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Mercer County Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Mercer County Intermediate School are roughly 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mercer County Intermediate School in?
Mercer County Intermediate School is part of Mercer County.
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