📍 2768 Ranchero Ln., Merced, Merced County, 95348
Joe Stefani is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Merced, Merced County. The school has 628 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jaime Calderon. It is part of the Merced City Elementary school district. It serves grades 3–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
Joe Stefani enrolls 628 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Asian and 9.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 369 | 59% |
| Asian | 146 | 23% |
| White | 61 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
579 of the school's 628 students (92%) 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.
Joe Stefani is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Joe Stefani 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 628 students, Joe Stefani is close to the district average of about 585 students per school.