📍 20316 W. Third Ave., Stevinson, Merced County, 95374
Merquin Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Stevinson, Merced County. The school has 120 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Veronica Valdez-garcia. It is part of the Hilmar Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
Merquin Elementary enrolls 120 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 83% |
| White | 18 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
89 of the school's 120 students (74%) 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.
Merquin 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.
Merquin Elementary is one of 6 schools in Hilmar Unified, based in Hilmar, California. The district serves 2,284 students district-wide and employs 113 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 120 students, Merquin Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 381 students per school.