Mercer Island School District #400
206-236-3300
The Mercer Island School District administers the Island's three elementary schools, middle school, high school and alternative high school branch, Crest Learning Center.
The school district is one of the Island's most well-regarded institutions and often cited by residents as the reason they live here. Forbes magazine recognized the district in 2009 as one of the ten best nationwide in small U.S. cities. Measured by test performance, Mercer Island is consistently one of the top districts in Washington state. In 2009, district students achieved the second-highest average score on the state's MSP/HSPE proficiency exams.
The district is led by Superintendent Gary Plano, appointed in 2008, and by a five-member school board, each subject to four-year terms.
- Fax: 206-236-3370
- Hours: Office Hours: Mon - Fri, 8am - 4:30pm; Sat, Sun, closed
- Handicap Accessible: Ramp to entrance, the two heavy doors are not automated
- Founding Date: September, 1941
- Number of students: 4,045
- Male-to-female ratio: 54:46
- Public/Private: Public
- Financial aid: Yes
- Graduation rate (%): 96
- Student-to-teacher ratio: 23.5:1
- Parking: Free lot
- Number of faculty: 259
- How engaged is the school with the community?: Highly engaged. Perhaps the best example is the $1.4 million raised last year (2010) for district schools.
- What makes this community special?: This is an extraordinary community which keeps the future of their children their highest concern.
