Mercer Area MS

Middle school·Grades 7-8 Mercer, Pennsylvania·16137
Score
53.8/100
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#213
Among 460 Pennsylvania middle schools
Top 47%
In Pennsylvania

Score 53.8/100: better than 53% of Pennsylvania middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
62%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 53%, better than 74% of them
130 students tested
Math
28%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 38%, better than 32% of them
129 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 6 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 7PSSA57.666
English language artsGrade 8PSSA65.664
English language artsAll gradesPSSA61.5130
MathGrade 7PSSA28.866
MathGrade 8PSSA2763
MathAll gradesPSSA27.9129

School profile

Grades
7-8
Students
133
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
133
Typical middle school: 572
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Mercer County

Contact

Address
545 W Butler Street
Mercer, PA 16137

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Mercer Area MS at a glance

Mercer Area MS is a public middle school in Mercer, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-8. It is part of the Mercer Area SD school district. It has about 133 students (a typical Pennsylvania middle school has 572).

In 2024-25 state tests, 62% in English language arts (similar schools: 53%) and 28% in math (similar schools: 38%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania middle schools, it scores 53.8 out of 100: better than 53% of them, ranking #213 of 460. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.