Elementary school (grades K-5) · Snelling, CA
Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
The verdict
Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 91% of California schools.
- 30
- Resource Index · Lower
- 13.8:1
- small classes for California
- 84.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 55
- students enrolled
Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary has class sizes smaller than 91% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 063696006281 Verify on NCES CCD record →
NCES CCD universe card
School universe 063696006281 · Snelling, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD
55 enr · 13.8:1 · 84.9% lunch · RII 30
Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)
Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →
How Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary compares
Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 13.8:1 | ▼ 36% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 84.9% | ▲ 53% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 55 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Student demographics
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 52.7% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 54.5, Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Snelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary, which includes Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~55 students)
Frequently asked questions about Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary
How many students attend Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary?
Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary has 55 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Snelling, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary is 13.8:1, which is 36% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 12% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary?
84.9% of students at Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 52.7% of enrollment, in Snelling, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.5/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary?
Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Snelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary?
None reported; Snelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary operates only Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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