Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340654003118
Mercerville Elementary School
60 REGINA AVENUE, HAMILTON, NJ 08619 · (609) 631-4159 · Mercer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
166 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
38.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 38.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 36.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 Mercerville Elementary School
Mercerville Elementary School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercerville Elementary School this school | 350 | 47.4% | 38.9% |
| Theodore Roosevelt School WEEHAWKEN | 337 | 49.0% | 42.7% |
| Robinson Elementary School HAMILTON | 387 | 44.7% | 36.7% |
| Langtree Elementary School HAMILTON | 339 | 43.7% | 44.5% |
| Beatrice Gilmore School Woodland Park | 359 | 47.9% | 38.3% |
| Matthew Jago Elementary School SEWAREN | 425 | 46.8% | 25.1% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 Mercerville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #776 of 1,290 | #27 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #835 of 1,319 ▼ 24 | #28 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #703 of 1,319 ▼ 60 | #22 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #896 of 1,562 | #32 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #999 of 1,390 | #40 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #225 of 1,392 | #12 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #618 of 1,481 | #31 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.2% | #201 of 545 | #8 of 22 |
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
350
+34 (+11%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 350 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 47% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 27.7 | 12.4:1 | 38% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 27.7 | 12.9:1 | 32% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 25% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 26.7 | 11.7:1 | 20% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 26% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 28% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 17% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mercerville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (312 to 350); teachers up 5% (26.7 to 28).
About Mercerville Elementary School
In HAMILTON, New Jersey, Mercerville Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 350 students in kindergarten through 5.
Hamilton Township Public School District (23 schools, 12,355 students) runs Mercerville Elementary School.
The most common group at Mercerville Elementary School is White students, at 42%. Other groups make up 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Mercerville Elementary School, 28 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.5:1. That is higher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Roughly 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 48% average for public schools in Mercer County.
Mercerville Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.9% and a predicted 40.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Mercer County show that the median household income is $100,645, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 110 public schools in Mercer County, enrolling about 58,647 students in all.
Nearby, Morgan Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Mercerville Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Mercerville Elementary School is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 34 more students in 2024-25.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton Township Public School District
- Hamilton East - SteinertHigh · 1,437 students
- Hamilton West-WatsonHigh · 1,408 students
- Hamilton North - NottinghamHigh · 1,147 students
- Albert E Grice Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
- Emily C. Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Richard C Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
Other schools in HAMILTON
- Hamilton East - SteinertHigh · 1,437 students
- Hamilton West-WatsonHigh · 1,408 students
- Hamilton North - NottinghamHigh · 1,147 students
- Albert E Grice Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
- Emily C. Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Richard C Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
Nearby schools
- Morgan Elementary School0.6 mi · 285
- Sayen Elementary School1.1 mi · 254
- Klockner Elementary School1.1 mi · 284
- Langtree Elementary School1.1 mi · 339
- Hamilton North - Nottingham1.2 mi · 1,147
- University Heights Elementary School1.6 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Mercerville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mercerville Elementary School?
Mercerville Elementary School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Mercerville Elementary School serve?
Mercerville Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mercerville Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Mercerville Elementary School.
How diverse is Mercerville Elementary School?
Mercerville Elementary School reports a student body of 42% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mercerville Elementary School public or private?
Mercerville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamilton Township Public School District.
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