📍 1240 W. Sixth St., Merced, Merced County, 95340
Margaret Sheehy Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Merced, Merced County. The school has 533 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daniel Perez. It is part of the Merced City Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
Margaret Sheehy Elementary enrolls 533 students across grades K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% White and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 443 | 83% |
| White | 29 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 21 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
508 of the school's 533 students (95%) 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.
Margaret Sheehy 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.
Margaret Sheehy 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 533 students, Margaret Sheehy Elementary is close to the district average of about 585 students per school.
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