📍 900 E. 20th St., Merced, Merced County, 95340
Charles Wright Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Merced, Merced County. The school has 563 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Margot Padilla. It is part of the Merced City Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
Charles Wright Elementary enrolls 563 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 402 | 71% |
| White | 78 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 26 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 3.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
450 of the school's 563 students (80%) 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.
Charles Wright Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Charles Wright Elementary is one of 19 schools in Merced City Elementary, based in Merced, California. The district serves 11,108 students district-wide and employs 429 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 563 students, Charles Wright Elementary is close to the district average of about 585 students per school.
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