Mercerville Elementary School

Mercerville Elementary School operates as an average-sized K-5 school in HAMILTON, New Jersey, run under Hamilton Township Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 350 students spanning grades K through 5.

Hamilton Township Public School District runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 12,355 students. Mercerville Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Mercerville Elementary School shows that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Mercerville Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mercerville Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.2%, the actual is 38.9%, a residual of -1.3 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate median household income runs about $100,645, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Mercer County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students), of which Mercerville Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Morgan Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mercerville Elementary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 312 students in 2018 compared to 350 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 42% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.