📍 724 N. Poplar Ave., Montebello, Los Angeles County, 90640
La Merced Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Montebello, Los Angeles County. The school has 624 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Silvia Lezama. It is part of the Montebello Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
La Merced Academy enrolls 624 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Two or more races and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 591 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.8% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
385 of the school's 624 students (62%) 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.
La Merced Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
La Merced Academy is one of 29 schools in Montebello Unified, based in Montebello, California. The district serves 19,195 students district-wide and employs 1,077 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 624 students, La Merced Academy is close to the district average of about 662 students per school.