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Merwin Elementary

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Merwin Elementary ranks 2779 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2779^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of California elementary schools

Summary

Merwin Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 462 students in the Covina-Valley Unified School District, performing solidly in the middle of its district and demonstrating a particular strength in ensuring students come to school regularly.

One of the school's standout achievements is its very low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.7%, which is significantly better than many nearby schools like Cypress Elementary (24.1%) and Workman Avenue Elementary (21.0%), and is especially notable given the economic challenges many families face. Academically, the school's performance in English and Science is near state averages, while math is slightly above, though there is a concerning drop in math scores as students move from 3rd to 5th grade. Compared to schools with similar student populations in neighboring districts like Baldwin Park Unified and Azusa Unified, Merwin generally achieves stronger outcomes.

While the school's statewide ranking has dipped slightly in recent years, it continues to use its resources effectively to support students, with per-student spending comparable to other schools in Covina-Valley Unified. The main areas for attention appear to be addressing the upper-grade math performance slide and providing more consistent support for special education students, whose results have varied from year to year.

462

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,304

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16125 Cypress St.
Covina, CA 91722-2236

(626) 472-7660

District: Covina-Valley Unified

Students who attend Merwin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Las Palmas Middle
High:	Northview High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.0%

Asian:

7.1%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2013 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Covina-Valley Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg43%

California avg41%

2,779^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Covina-Valley Unified

555^th of 1,543Covina-Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	2779 of 5857	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	2304 of 5869	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	2058 of 5859	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	2685 of 5883	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	1619 of 5789	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	2391 of 5662	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.5	2633 of 5692	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.1	2950 of 5614	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.9	2627 of 5611	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.7	2194 of 5530	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.3	2984 of 5390	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	3308 of 5377	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.1	4219 of 5314	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.3	3088 of 5193	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.1	3327 of 5113	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.1	3638 of 5113	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.4	3279 of 4818	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.9	2669 of 4822	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.3	2392 of 4809	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	45.7	1111 of 2585	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	1310 of 2128	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	2654 of 5597	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	2184 of 5612	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	1855 of 5609	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	2207 of 5635	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	1715 of 5492	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	2395 of 5413	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	1956 of 5107	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	1241 of 5107	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	969 of 5087	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	1634 of 5084	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.8	561 of 4963	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	1374 of 4830	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	1955 of 5460	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	1256 of 5517	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	1072 of 5363	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	1731 of 5264	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.4	696 of 5173	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	1552 of 5084	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	2720 of 5628	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	2303 of 5643	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	2134 of 5638	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	2935 of 5663	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.1	1514 of 5510	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	2330 of 5431	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	878 of 2847	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	1562 of 2635	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1418 of 2420	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2019)57th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science27%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Merwin Elementary	Public	K-5	16125 Cypress St.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 472-7660	462	20	23.1	84.2%	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	402 (87.0%)	33 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	46.8	2779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%		54.7	2304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	475	27.0	27.0	44.8	43.1	50.0		45.8	59.7	30.1	22.2		37.4							$22,304	$1,507	$20,797
Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-5	4131 North Nora Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 472-7640	425	19	22.9	62.8%	16 (3.8%)	5 (1.2%)	384 (90.4%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	83.8	974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%		85.3	941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	84.0%	33	42.4	42.4	58.8	56.3	72.9		62.4	76.9	74.7	64.4		72.0							$21,085	$1,287	$19,798
Grovecenter Elementary	Public	K-5	775 North Lark Ellen Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4400	595	24	24.7	78.3%	27 (4.5%)	19 (3.2%)	447 (75.1%)	87 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	69.8	1607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		66.1	1773^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	166	54.2	54.2	44.7	39.0	76.0		54.0	52.6	46.5	61.5		53.8	97.3				97.3		$21,816	$1,711	$20,105
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1615 West Eldred Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4830	448	19	23.9	85.5%	6 (1.3%)	9 (2.0%)	346 (77.2%)	77 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	58	2166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%		75.4	1352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	814	37.7	37.7	28.1	52.9	52.9	46.7	44.8	48.4	48.6	49.1	45.7	48.1	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	$20,417	$1,978	$18,439
Valleydale Elementary	Public	K-5	700 South Lark Ellen	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 633-8600	526	24	21.8	81.7%	11 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	468 (89.0%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	30.9	3886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		18.3	5002^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	1116	22.4	22.4	39.5	21.0	38.2		32.9	38.6	15.7	34.2		29.6	94.7			95.8			$21,740	$2,232	$19,508
Rowland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1355 East Rowland Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4700	423	17	24.4	76.1%	18 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	326 (77.1%)	62 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	68.8	1653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		78	1241^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	412	43.8	43.8	62.3	55.3	53.4		57.1	62.3	48.7	35.6		49.1							$21,957	$1,471	$20,486
Ernest R. Geddes Elementary	Public	K-5	14600 Cavette Pl.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8114	662	28	23.6	90.6%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	631 (95.3%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27.5	4170^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.8%		29.9	3935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	235	19.2	19.2	40.5	24.4	31.9		33.2	36.9	22.1	18.1		26.8							$27,172	$6,422	$20,750
Paramount Elementary	Public	K-5	409 West Paramount St.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5104	513	20	26.2	88.3%	13 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	476 (92.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	33.3	3696^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.9%		32.5	3740^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	44	19.6	19.6	47.1	35.3	29.0		36.0	51.5	30.6	18.8		31.5	95.5	97.3			95.5		$22,899	$2,575	$20,324
Clifford D. Murray Elementary	Public	K-5	505 East Renwick Rd.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 633-8700	397	17	23.3	90.9%	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	369 (92.9%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	13	5423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		16.7	5153^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	270	10.9	10.9	10.7	23.8	20.5		18.4	13.8	18.2	21.7		17.7							$24,077	$2,961	$21,116
Cypress Elementary	Public	K-5	351 West Cypress Ave.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4300	558	21	26.1	79.0%	30 (5.4%)	18 (3.2%)	450 (80.6%)	41 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	48.1	2695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		42	3072^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.7%	377	34.7	34.7	48.7	36.2	51.0		45.2	42.9	34.0	34.4		36.7	95.3	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.2	98.1	$22,537	$1,714	$20,823

Frequently Asked Questions about Merwin Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Merwin Elementary?

Students at Merwin Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 2% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Merwin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Merwin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Las Palmas Middle
High : Northview High

What district is Merwin Elementary in?

Covina-Valley Unified

How many students attend Merwin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Merwin Elementary.

Is Merwin Elementary a good school?

Merwin Elementary ranks 2779^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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