Frank Sparkes Elementary

As an average-sized K-5 school in Winton, California, Frank Sparkes Elementary teaches 422 students from grades K through 5, part of Winton.

Frank Sparkes Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Winton, a district that educates 1,807 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Frank Sparkes Elementary shows that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% White, 5% Asian. By comparison, Merced County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Merced County runs at roughly 81%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Frank Sparkes Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 24.3%; this one delivers 58.1%, a residual of +33.9 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Merced County shows median household income runs about $65,510, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Merced County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,456 students), Frank Sparkes Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Winton Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Frank Sparkes Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.4%.

Frank Sparkes Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 448 students in 2018 compared to 422 in 2025.

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