California Elementary vs Merced Elementary

How do these schools compare?

Metric California Elementary Merced Elementary
Location West Covina, CA West Covina, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 220 617
Student:Teacher Ratio 21.9:1 28.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 69.4% 60.3%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric California Elementary Merced Elementary
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,663 $19,663
District West Covina Unified West Covina Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group California Elementary Merced Elementary
White 4.1% 3.4%
African American 4.1% 0.5%
Hispanic or Latino 76.8% 65.3%
Asian 13.6% 28.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 1.4% 2.3%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric California Elementary Merced Elementary
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio
Chronic Absenteeism 34.1% 12.8%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.