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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Merced County, California

53 public elementary schools in Merced County, California appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Schendel Elementary leads the list at 16.4:1, against a median of 23.2:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
53
Merced County, California
Best Students/teacher
16.4:1
Median Students/teacher
23.2:1
LOWEST RATIO · MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Schendel ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary45816.4:1
2Ballico-Cressey Community CharterBallico, CABallico-Cressey ElementaryElementary29316.5:1
3El Capitan ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary28918.1:1
4Le Grand ElementaryLe Grand, CALe Grand Union ElementaryElementary34418.1:1
5Harmony ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary45218.8:1
6Romero ElementarySanta Nella, CAGustine UnifiedElementary22520.3:1
7Hilmar ElementaryHilmar, CAHilmar UnifiedElementary46720.3:1
8Pioneer ElementaryMerced, CAWeaver UnionElementary1,05520.3:1
9Farmdale ElementaryMerced, CAWeaver UnionElementary91920.8:1
10Elim ElementaryHilmar, CAHilmar UnifiedElementary43720.8:1
11Planada ElementaryPlanada, CAPlanada ElementaryElementary58320.8:1
12McSwain ElementaryMerced, CAMcSwain Union ElementaryElementary91220.9:1
13Sybil N. Crookham ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary36221.3:1
14Aileen Colburn ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary37121.8:1
15Don Stowell ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary50121.8:1
16Campus Park ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary50321.9:1
17Thomas Olaeta ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary37422.0:1
18Charles Wright ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary52722.0:1
19Winfield ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary44422.2:1
20Shaffer ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary40522.3:1
21Franklin ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary60222.3:1
22Yamato Colony ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary62722.4:1
23Selma Herndon ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary61122.6:1
24Gustine ElementaryGustine, CAGustine UnifiedElementary48323.0:1
25Leontine Gracey ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary50923.1:1
26Dos Palos ElementaryDos Palos, CADos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedElementary57923.2:1
27Ada Givens ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary57923.2:1
28Elmer Wood ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary51423.4:1
29Frank Sparkes ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary42223.4:1
30Peggy Heller ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary71223.8:1
31Westside Union ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary57323.9:1
32Bellevue ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary59924.0:1
33Mitchell ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary52824.0:1
34Margaret Sheehy ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary48124.1:1
35Volta ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary38724.2:1
36Alicia Reyes ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary54024.6:1
37Washington ElementaryWinton, CAMerced River Union ElementaryElementary29524.7:1
38Juniper ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary49524.8:1
39Donn B. Chenoweth ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary72224.9:1
40Los Banos ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary62224.9:1
41Bernhard Marks ElementaryDos Palos, CADos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedElementary47825.2:1
42John C. Fremont ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary58025.3:1
43Allan Peterson ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary69025.6:1
44John Muir ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary61325.6:1
45Luther Burbank ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary71625.6:1
46Lorena Falasco ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary66925.7:1
47R. M. Miano ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary77825.9:1
48Henry Miller ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary67626.0:1
49Charleston ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary37426.7:1
50Rudolph Rivera ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary91727.0:1
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