Merle S. Casey Elementary

Merle S. Casey Elementary is an average-sized primary school in Rialto, California, run under Rialto Unified. The school educates 563 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 21% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 29 schools in Rialto Unified (23,067 students total), Merle S. Casey Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Merle S. Casey Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). Other groups include 2% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Merle S. Casey Elementary lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 93% of students at Merle S. Casey Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Merle S. Casey Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Bernardino County) reports that median household income runs about $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Merle S. Casey Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

J.P. Kelley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Merle S. Casey Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Merle S. Casey Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 27.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Merle S. Casey Elementary's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 711 (now 563). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 25.5:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 today.

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