Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Stockton, California

Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies in Stockton, California enrolled 200 students in 2024-25 with 14.2 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. 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, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (California: 86.2%).

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%

206 students in 2022-23, 216 students in 2023-24, 200 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.7 to 14.2.

Students enrolled at Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies by school year2022-23: 206, 2023-24: 216, 2024-25: 20001002003002022-232062023-242162024-25200
Students enrolled at Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies by school year2022-23: 206, 2023-24: 216, 2024-25: 20001002003002022-232062023-242162024-25200
Students enrolled at Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies by school year2022-23: 206, 2023-24: 216, 2024-25: 20001002003002022-232062023-242162024-25200
Students enrolled at Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies by school year2022-23: 206, 2023-24: 216, 2024-25: 20001002003002022-232062023-242162024-25200
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320613.715.1
2023-2421612.916.7
2024-2520014.214.0

14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 14.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 14.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 14.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 14.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

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 293 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies enrolled 293 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 293 of the 293 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent33.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.0% of students were Hispanic, 4.5% Black, 2.5% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic92.0%
  2. Black4.5%
  3. Asian2.5%
  4. White1.0%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 34.3% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math10% or less15% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 55 students in Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate90% or more83%86.2%
Students in the class552,872495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Stockton

24 public high schools in Stockton report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lincoln High2,80120.952.9%
Edison High2,35523.776.8%
Franklin High2,06519.973.7%
Cesar Chavez High2,02121.371.4%
Bear Creek High1,92518.851.4%
Stagg Senior High1,67720.472.3%
Ronald E. McNair High1,64417.264.4%
Weston Ranch High1,16419.467.7%

All public schools in Stockton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies

  1. Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary AcademyThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 326 students, 25.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Edison HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 2,355 students, 23.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies with Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Stockton Unified spends per student$18,093 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,093
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaEdward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies is the number 1,358 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,358 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.14.0:1
  7. 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 Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies

  1. How many students attend Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies?
    200 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 206 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Stockton, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies?
    14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies a Title I school?
    Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies 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.
  4. How do students at Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 34.3% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies?
    90% or more of the 55 students in Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies in?
    Stockton Unified, NCES district ID 0638010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063801012098 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.

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