Planada Elementary

Located at 9525 East Broderick St., in Planada, California, Planada Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that instructs 583 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Planada Elementary. That puts it 25% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Planada Elementary comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 888 students; Planada Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Planada Elementary reports that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Planada Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Merced County (around 81%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Planada Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.5%, the actual is 29.8%, a residual of +4.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Merced County) records that the typical household earns roughly $65,510 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Merced County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,456 students), of which Planada Elementary is one.

Cesar E. Chavez Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Planada Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Planada Elementary has increased 6%, going from 550 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 in 2025.

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