📍 1545 E. Merced Ave., West Covina, Los Angeles County, 91791
Merced Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Covina, Los Angeles County. The school has 600 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Monica Dominguez. It is part of the West Covina Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 28.2:1.
Merced Elementary enrolls 600 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 28.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Asian and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 416 | 69% |
| Asian | 156 | 26% |
| White | 14 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
411 of the school's 600 students (69%) 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.
Merced Elementary 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.
Merced Elementary is one of 15 schools in West Covina Unified, based in West Covina, California. The district serves 7,715 students district-wide and employs 382 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 600 students, Merced Elementary is larger than the district average of about 514 students per school.