Merle L. Fuller Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Chowchilla, California
Merle L. Fuller Elementary in Chowchilla, California enrolled 508 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 19.5 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
527 students in 2022-23, 540 students in 2023-24, 508 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.3 to 26.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 527 | 25.3 | 20.9 |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 25.0 | 21.6 |
| 2024-25 | 508 | 26.0 | 19.5 |
19.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 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 258 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Merle L. Fuller Elementary enrolled 515 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 258 of the 515 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent35.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.8% of students were Hispanic, 16.9% White, 3.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic76.8%
- White16.9%
- Two or more races3.7%
- Asian1.8%
- Black0.8%
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.
Elementary schools in Chowchilla
4 public elementary schools in Chowchilla report 2024-25 enrollment; Merle L. Fuller Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merle L. Fuller Elementary | 508 | 19.5 | 81.9% |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary | 490 | 23.9 | 77.6% |
| Stephens Elementary | 217 | 22.8 | 66.4% |
| Alview Elementary | 183 | 20.4 | 52.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Merle L. Fuller Elementary
- Stephens ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 217 students, 22.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Ronald Reagan ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 490 students, 23.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Merle L. Fuller Elementary with Stephens ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chowchilla Elementary spends per student$17,031 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,031
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaMerle L. Fuller Elementary is the number 2,318 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,318 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher19.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.19.5:1
- 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 Merle L. Fuller Elementary
How many students attend Merle L. Fuller Elementary?
508 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 527 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chowchilla, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Merle L. Fuller Elementary?
19.5 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 Merle L. Fuller Elementary a Title I school?
Merle L. Fuller 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.What district is Merle L. Fuller Elementary in?
Chowchilla Elementary, NCES district ID 0608520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060852000849 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
- 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.