West Mercer Elementary School
4141 81st Ave Se, Mercer Island, WA, 98040-3928 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
West Mercer Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 5
County King County, WA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 606 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 29 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 17 students
Kind - 79 students
Grade 1 - 68 students
Grade 2 - 89 students
Grade 3 - 106 students
Grade 4 - 113 students
Grade 5 - 134 students
This School
(WA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:21 1:19
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(WA) School Average
% American Indian 1% 2%
% Asian 18% 8%
% Hispanic 2% 15%
% Black 2% 5%
% White 77% 66%
Additional Student Information
This School
(WA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 2% 32%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 2% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(WA) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Mercer Island School District
This School's Agency
(WA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 5 4
Number of Students Managed 4,119 students 1,206 students
District Total Revenue $40,027,000 $10,639,000
District Expenditure $36,382,000 $10,833,000
District Revenue / Student $9,718 $8,822
District Expenditure / Student $8,833 $8,983
In the News:
  • Candidates for School Board talk about PEAK, budget, curriculum (Mercer Island Reporter)
    posted on October 13, 2009 at 07:22:00 pm
    The Reporter recently sat down with Dave Myerson and Terri Caditz, the candidates running for the open seat on the Mercer Island School District’s Board of Directors, to ask some questions prior to the upcoming election. Below are their answers to the questions which were posed.
  • MISD adopts new math for K-5 (Mercer Island Reporter)
    posted on October 6, 2009 at 07:01:28 pm
    This September, when elementary students went back to the classroom around Mercer Island, they found a new math book awaiting them.
  • Mercer Island Police Blotter | July 29 (Mercer Island Reporter)
    posted on July 28, 2009 at 10:16:06 pm
    Unknown suspects robbed a cashier at the Shell station on 78th Avenue S.E. on July 21. According to the incident report, the suspect’s vehicle pulled up to a gas pump. The driver exited the car to wash the windshield and the passenger entered the store.
  • Mercer Island Police Blotter | July 8 (Mercer Island Reporter)
    posted on July 7, 2009 at 07:10:14 pm
    A Subway Sandwich employee reported that the contents of his personal tip jar were stolen from his locked office on July 1. The theft occurred sometime between 11 a.m. and 3:10 p.m. on June 30. The man had approximately $1,000 in tips stolen.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (98040)
School Zip (98040)
(WA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 22,036 people 5,781,196 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 73% 29%
Population Average Age 44 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $91,904 $46,419
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 7.5 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 43 years old 37 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (98040)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 80% / 20% 64% / 36%
School Map:
1. Eeu Special Education Elementary School - 4 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
2. Children's Institute For Learning Differences (chi - 1 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
3. Island Park Elementary School - 520 students - 1.4 mi. away - view location
4. Enatai Elementary School - 412 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
5. Whitworth Elementary School - 231 students - 2.4 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Mercer Island, King County, Zip 98040 
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