Merced Elementary

Set in West Covina, California, Merced Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, operated by West Covina Unified. It enrolls 617 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 33% above typical.

West Covina Unified runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 7,703 students. Merced Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Merced Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Asian, 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Merced Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 29.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 77% of students at Merced Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Merced Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.8%; Merced Elementary posts 71.5%, +37.7 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Merced Elementary is one.

Coronado High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Merced Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Merced Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 42.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Merced Elementary has grew 5%, going from 587 students in 2018 to 617 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 18% to 29% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 25.5:1 in 2018 to 29.4:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Merced Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.