📍 922 Scott Rd., Merced, Merced County, 95341
McSwain Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Merced, Merced County. The school has 883 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sara Sanders. It is part of the McSwain Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
McSwain Elementary enrolls 883 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 6.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 413 | 47% |
| White | 365 | 41% |
| Asian | 57 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 883 students (39%) 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.
McSwain Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
McSwain Elementary is one of 1 schools in McSwain Union Elementary, based in Merced, California. The district serves 912 students district-wide and employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 883 students, McSwain Elementary is close to the district average of about 912 students per school.