📍 161 E. El Nido Rd., El Nido, Merced County, 95317
El Nido Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Nido, Merced County. The school has 148 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Paula Heupel. It is part of the El Nido Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
El Nido Elementary enrolls 148 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% White and 1.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 134 | 91% |
| White | 12 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
138 of the school's 148 students (93%) 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 Nido Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
El Nido Elementary is one of 2 schools in El Nido Elementary, based in El Nido, California. The district serves 156 students district-wide and employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 148 students, El Nido Elementary is larger than the district average of about 78 students per school.