📍 10115 Fifth St., Delhi, Merced County, 95315
El Capitan Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Delhi, Merced County. The school has 330 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gena Buchanan. It is part of the Delhi Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
El Capitan Elementary enrolls 330 students across grades K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 308 | 93% |
| White | 19 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
299 of the school's 330 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.
El Capitan Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
El Capitan Elementary is one of 5 schools in Delhi Unified, based in Delhi, California. The district serves 2,276 students district-wide and employs 115 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 330 students, El Capitan Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 455 students per school.
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