📍 1717 Valeria St., Dos Palos, Merced County, 93620
Bernhard Marks Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dos Palos, Merced County. The school has 504 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sergio Padilla. It is part of the Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.2:1.
Bernhard Marks Elementary enrolls 504 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 2.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 429 | 85% |
| White | 59 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
460 of the school's 504 students (91%) 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.
Bernhard Marks 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.
Bernhard Marks 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 504 students, Bernhard Marks Elementary is larger than the district average of about 322 students per school.
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