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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
722
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERCED CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062460003688
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary
3200 Parsons Ave., Merced, CA 95340 · (209) 385-6620 · Merced County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
430 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (101).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
31.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.2% | 26.1% | 23.0% | 30.7% |
| Math | 13.6% | 17.7% | 29.8% | 38.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 30.5% |
| 2022-23 | 43.9% | 34.7% |
| 2021-22 | 49.2% | 34.5% |
| 2018-19 | 58.9% | 43.5% |
| 2017-18 | 55.5% | 41.1% |
| 2016-17 | 51.4% | 39.6% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary this school | 722 | 59.6% | 38.0% |
| Neil Hafley Elementary Manteca | 799 | 61.5% | 21.4% |
| Mission Valley Elementary Tulare | 671 | 61.3% | 39.4% |
| Camino Real Elementary Jurupa Valley | 721 | 55.1% | 33.7% |
| Brock Elliott Elementary Manteca | 758 | 60.3% | 28.5% |
| Oak Meadows Elementary Murrieta | 818 | 61.7% | 44.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #2,662 of 5,151 | #18 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #3,087 of 5,172 ▼ 70 | #28 of 54 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #2,337 of 5,172 ▲ 36 | #9 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #959 of 5,116 | #8 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #656 of 5,915 | #7 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #4,351 of 5,352 | #39 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #1,931 of 5,354 | #2 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #3,498 of 5,625 | #53 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #3,274 of 3,837 | #25 of 35 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
722
+83 (+13%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 690
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 25.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 722 | 29 | 24.9:1 | 60% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 732 | 28.9 | 25.3:1 | 68% (497) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 28 | 25.9:1 | 68% (490) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 25 | 25.6:1 | 57% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 763 | 28.1 | 27.1:1 | 56% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 783 | 32 | 24.5:1 | 55% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | N/A | N/A | 56% (412) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 29 | 21.9:1 | 77% (486) |
| 1990-91 | 690 | 26 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (763 to 722); teachers up 3% (28.1 to 29).
About Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary
At 3200 Parsons Ave. in Merced, California, Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary operates as a high-enrollment elementary school. It had 722 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Merced City Elementary is the district for Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary. It has 19 schools and 11,108 students.
Of every 100 students at Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary, about 60 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 19% White, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among Merced County residents, the Hispanic share is about 63%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
Its ratio of 24.9:1 is based on 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. In all, 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 81% average among public schools in Merced County.
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary is 44.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.0%.
The county, Merced County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $65,510 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Counting Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary, Merced County has 117 public schools.
Allan Peterson Elementary is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 32.6%; Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary's is 38.0%, ranking 2nd of 7.
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Small.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 722, from 639 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Merced County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
290,201
Census ACS
Median income
$65,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
59,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Merced City Elementary
- Rudolph Rivera ElementaryElementary · 917 students
- Luther Burbank ElementaryElementary · 716 students
- Allan Peterson ElementaryElementary · 690 students
- Joe StefaniElementary · 641 students
- Herbert Hoover MiddleMiddle · 629 students
- Herbert H. Cruickshank MiddleMiddle · 624 students
Other schools in Merced
- Merced HighHigh · 1,943 students
- Golden Valley HighHigh · 1,917 students
- El Capitan HighHigh · 1,793 students
- Weaver MiddleMiddle · 1,073 students
- Pioneer ElementaryElementary · 1,055 students
- Merced County Special EducationCombined · 942 students
Nearby schools
- Allan Peterson Elementary0.7 mi · 690
- Luther Burbank Elementary0.8 mi · 716
- Ada Givens Elementary1.1 mi · 579
- Merced High1.3 mi · 1,943
- Herbert Hoover Middle1.4 mi · 629
- Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle1.4 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Donn B. Chenoweth ElementaryHow large is Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary?
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary enrolls approximately 722 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary serve?
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary have?
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary?
Student demographics at Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary are roughly 19% White, 60% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary?
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary is overseen by Merced City Elementary in Merced County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.