Don Stowell Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Merced, California
Don Stowell Elementary in Merced, California enrolled 501 students in 2024-25 with 22.9 full-time teachers, 21.8 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
517 students in 2022-23, 527 students in 2023-24, 501 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 22.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 517 | 22.0 | 23.5 |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 22.1 | 23.9 |
| 2024-25 | 501 | 22.9 | 21.8 |
21.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 532 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Don Stowell Elementary enrolled 532 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 532 of the 532 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions9
- Chronically absent38.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.2% of students were Hispanic, 5.0% Black, 3.4% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic87.2%
- Black5.0%
- White3.4%
- Asian2.4%
- Two or more races2.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Don Stowell Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 15‑19% | 33% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 14% | 20% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Merced
19 public elementary schools in Merced report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Elementary | 1,055 | 20.3 | 84.9% |
| Farmdale Elementary | 919 | 20.8 | 85.2% |
| Rudolph Rivera Elementary | 917 | 27.0 | 64.3% |
| McSwain Elementary | 912 | 20.9 | 30.6% |
| Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary | 722 | 24.9 | 51.1% |
| Luther Burbank Elementary | 716 | 25.6 | 58.4% |
| Allan Peterson Elementary | 690 | 25.6 | 55.4% |
| Joe Stefani | 641 | 27.6 | 79.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Don Stowell Elementary
- Charles Wright ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 527 students, 22.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Farmdale ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 919 students, 20.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Don Stowell Elementary with Charles Wright ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Merced City Elementary spends per student$15,186 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,186
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaDon Stowell Elementary is the number 2,408 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,408 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher21.8 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.21.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Don Stowell Elementary
How many students attend Don Stowell Elementary?
501 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 517 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Merced, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Don Stowell Elementary?
21.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Don Stowell Elementary a Title I school?
Don Stowell Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Don Stowell Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Don Stowell Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Don Stowell Elementary in?
Merced City Elementary, NCES district ID 0624600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062460007539 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.