📍 1120 S. Valinda Ave., West Covina, Los Angeles County, 91790
Merlinda Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Covina, Los Angeles County. The school has 451 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kathy Tat-chung. It is part of the West Covina Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
Merlinda Elementary enrolls 451 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Asian and 4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 347 | 77% |
| Asian | 72 | 16% |
| White | 18 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
336 of the school's 451 students (75%) 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.
Merlinda 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.
Merlinda 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 451 students, Merlinda Elementary is close to the district average of about 514 students per school.
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