Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELHI UNIFIED·NCES 060003901212
El Capitan Elementary
10115 Fifth St., Delhi, CA 95315 · (209) 656-2010 · Merced County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
263 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 53% smaller than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Delhi Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.3pp since 2014
Math
36.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +24.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.5% | 21.9% | 29.5% | 37.2% |
| Math | 10.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 37.3% |
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 | 33.3% | 36.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 22.8% |
| 2022-23 | 30.1% | 24.9% |
| 2021-22 | 29.7% | 21.9% |
| 2020-21 | 18.1% | 11.6% |
| 2018-19 | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| 2017-18 | 33.0% | 21.2% |
| 2016-17 | 28.8% | 24.6% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 El Capitan Elementary
El Capitan Elementary's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Capitan Elementary this school | 289 | 91.0% | 30.5% |
| Kinoshita Elementary San Juan Capistrano | 302 | 91.4% | 24.1% |
| Buttonwillow Elementary Buttonwillow | 288 | 90.6% | 20.2% |
| Marianna Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 281 | 92.2% | 35.3% |
| Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary Hawaiian Gardens | 297 | 92.6% | 27.6% |
| ISANA Cardinal Academy Sun Valley | 294 | 89.1% | N/A |
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 El Capitan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #3,435 of 5,151 | #33 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #2,563 of 5,172 ▲ 1,304 | #10 of 54 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,619 of 5,172 ▲ 303 | #37 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.2pp | #716 of 5,116 | #12 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #4,846 of 5,915 | #52 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #273 of 5,352 | #3 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #4,850 of 5,354 | #52 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #974 of 5,625 | #13 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #3,458 of 3,837 | #30 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
289
-55 (-16%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 289 | 16 | 18.1:1 | 91% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 91% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 16.9 | 19.6:1 | 91% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 17 | 20.2:1 | 95% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 15 | 20.0:1 | 87% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 18 | 17.6:1 | 84% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | N/A | N/A | 93% (447) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 18 | 20.9:1 | 68% (257) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Capitan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (300 to 289); teachers up 7% (15 to 16).
About El Capitan Elementary
El Capitan Elementary is a small elementary school in Delhi, California, administered by Delhi Unified. Enrolled students number 289 students, in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 38% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
A total of 5 schools make up Delhi Unified, with 2,276 students enrolled.
Most students at El Capitan Elementary are Hispanic: 94% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% White. Merced County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. El Capitan Elementary has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 16 full-time equivalents, or about 18.1 students per teacher. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 91%. For comparison, public schools in Merced County average 81%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, El Capitan Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 30.5% actual against 26.2% predicted.
Merced County has about 290,201 residents, and median household income is about $65,510, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Merced County number 117 and enroll about 59,456.
Of nearby public schools, Schendel Elementary is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 31.2%, higher than El Capitan Elementary's 30.5%.
El Capitan Elementary falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 344 to 289. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.1:1.
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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 Delhi Unified
- Delhi HighHigh · 710 students
- Schendel ElementaryElementary · 458 students
- Harmony ElementaryElementary · 452 students
- Delhi MiddleMiddle · 367 students
Other schools in Delhi
- Delhi HighHigh · 710 students
- Schendel ElementaryElementary · 458 students
- Harmony ElementaryElementary · 452 students
- Delhi MiddleMiddle · 367 students
Other El Capitan Elementary schools
One other US public school is named El Capitan Elementary. El Capitan Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- Schendel Elementary0.6 mi · 458
- Delhi Middle1.2 mi · 367
- Delhi High1.2 mi · 710
- Harmony Elementary1.3 mi · 452
- Livingston Middle4.0 mi · 809
- Ballico-Cressey Community Charter4.2 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About El Capitan ElementaryHow large is El Capitan Elementary?
El Capitan Elementary enrolls approximately 289 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does El Capitan Elementary serve?
El Capitan Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does El Capitan Elementary have?
El Capitan Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
How diverse is El Capitan Elementary?
El Capitan Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is El Capitan Elementary public or private?
El Capitan Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Delhi Unified.
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