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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERCED CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062460011688
Joe Stefani
2768 Ranchero Ln., Merced, CA 95348 · (209) 724-2500 · Merced County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
564 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 133 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 168 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 172 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 168 | 26% |
Student demographics
55%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
35.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.3pp since 2014
Math
22.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.6% | 22.1% | 24.9% | 39.4% |
| Math | 6.9% | 15.5% | 29.2% | 48.4% |
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 | 35.7% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 23.4% |
| 2022-23 | 29.4% | 19.2% |
| 2021-22 | 29.4% | 17.5% |
| 2018-19 | 39.8% | 26.3% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 22.9% |
| 2016-17 | 36.4% | 22.4% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Joe Stefani
Joe Stefani's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Stefani this school | 641 | 88.0% | 28.6% |
| Riverbank Elementary West Sacramento | 599 | 88.5% | 13.8% |
| Viking Elementary Fresno | 701 | 91.7% | 29.7% |
| Bryant Elementary Garden Grove | 571 | 88.3% | 34.5% |
| Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary Fresno | 630 | 83.8% | 29.9% |
| Ethel I. Baker Elementary Sacramento | 608 | 82.6% | 11.9% |
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 Joe Stefani ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #3,680 of 5,151 | #36 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #4,063 of 5,172 ▼ 258 | #41 of 54 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #3,361 of 5,172 ▲ 82 | #33 of 54 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #1,488 of 5,116 | #23 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #1,090 of 5,915 | #13 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.6:1 | #5,200 of 5,352 | #51 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #2,323 of 5,354 | #6 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #1,329 of 5,625 | #20 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #546 of 1,139 | #7 of 14 |
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
641
+38 (+6%) vs 2020
+27% since 2010-11, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
27.6:1
was 30.1:1
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 | 641 | 23.2 | 27.6:1 | 88% (564) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 23.4 | 26.0:1 | 90% (550) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 23.3 | 27.0:1 | 92% (579) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 20 | 30.1:1 | 73% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 21 | 28.0:1 | 85% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 22 | 27.9:1 | 85% (521) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | N/A | N/A | 83% (418) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joe Stefani.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (588 to 641); teachers up 10% (21 to 23.2).
About Joe Stefani
Located in Merced, California, Joe Stefani is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 641 students covers grades 3 through 6. Enrollment is 38% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Merced City Elementary has 11,108 students in 19 schools, and Joe Stefani is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 63% of enrollment at Joe Stefani. Other groups include 19% Asian, 9% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, about 63% of residents are Hispanic. Joe Stefani has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 27.6:1, with 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Joe Stefani is 88%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Joe Stefani is 28.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.6%.
Federal survey data for Merced County show that median household income is about $65,510, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. A total of 117 public schools operate in Merced County, serving about 59,456 students.
Of nearby public schools, Franklin Elementary is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Joe Stefani ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Joe Stefani is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 641 was 6% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 603. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (27.6:1) than in 2020-21 (30.1:1).
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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 Merced City Elementary
- Rudolph Rivera ElementaryElementary · 917 students
- Donn B. Chenoweth ElementaryElementary · 722 students
- Luther Burbank ElementaryElementary · 716 students
- Allan Peterson ElementaryElementary · 690 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
- Franklin Elementary0.3 mi · 602
- Buhach Colony High2.5 mi · 1,704
- Leontine Gracey Elementary2.6 mi · 509
- McSwain Elementary2.6 mi · 912
- Merced Scholars Charter2.8 mi · 334
- John C. Fremont Elementary2.8 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Joe StefaniWhat is the total enrollment at Joe Stefani?
Joe Stefani enrolls approximately 641 students in grades 03-06.
Is Joe Stefani an elementary, middle, or high school?
Joe Stefani is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joe Stefani?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joe Stefani is approximately 27.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joe Stefani?
At Joe Stefani, the student body is approximately 9% White, 63% Hispanic, 4% Black, 19% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Joe Stefani?
Joe Stefani 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.