📍 2149 Almond St., Dos Palos, Merced County, 93620
Dos Palos Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dos Palos, Merced County. The school has 539 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sergio Contreras. It is part of the Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified school district. It serves grades K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
Dos Palos Elementary enrolls 539 students across grades K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 460 | 85% |
| White | 61 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
481 of the school's 539 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dos Palos Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Dos Palos Elementary is one of 7 schools in Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified, based in Dos Palos, California. The district serves 2,254 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 539 students, Dos Palos Elementary is larger than the district average of about 322 students per school.
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