📍 251 E. 11th St., Merced, Merced County, 95340
Don Stowell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Merced, Merced County. The school has 517 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Vance D'escoto. It is part of the Merced City Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
Don Stowell Elementary enrolls 517 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% White and 3.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 457 | 88% |
| White | 19 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 16 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
506 of the school's 517 students (98%) 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.
Don Stowell 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.
Don Stowell 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 517 students, Don Stowell Elementary is close to the district average of about 585 students per school.
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