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Merced Elementary

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Merced Elementary ranks 811 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

811^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of California elementary schools

Summary

Merced Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving 617 students in the West Covina Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 15% of all California elementary schools.

The school achieves exceptional academic results, with student proficiency in English and math significantly exceeding both district and state averages; its 71% math proficiency is nearly double the state average and is a standout strength even when compared to nearby schools like Mesa Elementary in Covina-Valley Unified. Remarkably, Merced Elementary delivers these top-tier outcomes while serving a student population where the majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it does so with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than many neighboring schools.

Beyond test scores, Merced fosters an outstanding culture of attendance, with chronic absenteeism rates far below average, and it has a proven record of success in supporting all students, including English learners and those experiencing homelessness. It is the clear academic leader among its peers within West Covina Unified, such as Vine Elementary and Cameron Elementary, and also outperforms schools in neighboring districts like Valinda School of Academics.

617

Students ?

29.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,866

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1545 East Merced Ave.
West Covina, CA 91791-3555

(626) 931-1700

District: West Covina Unified

Students who attend Merced Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hollencrest Middle
High:	Edgewood High
	West Covina High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.3%

Asian:

28.5%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in West Covina Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 29 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg40%

California avg41%

811^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the West Covina Unified

599^th of 1,543West Covina 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	87.2	811 of 5857	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	783 of 5869	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	878 of 5859	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	873 of 5883	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	880 of 5789	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	939 of 5662	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	85.9	875 of 5692	84.6%	★★★★☆
2016	81.5	1069 of 5614	81.0%	★★★★☆
2015	80.4	1098 of 5611	80.4%	★★★★☆
2013	84.6	789 of 5530	85.7%	★★★★☆
2012	85.4	703 of 5390	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.9	946 of 5377	82.4%	★★★★☆
2010	79.5	1026 of 5314	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	63.3	1757 of 5193	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.1	1806 of 5113	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.4	2044 of 5113	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.2	2226 of 4818	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.1	1828 of 4822	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.7	1972 of 4809	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	422 of 1203	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	539 of 1205	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	501 of 1190	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	299 of 1154	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	326 of 1149	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	331 of 1071	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	60.8	584 of 2227	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	195 of 2585	92.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.4	191 of 3162	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	892 of 5597	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	957 of 5612	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	914 of 5609	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	943 of 5635	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	1019 of 5492	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	1044 of 5413	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	272 of 5107	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	259 of 5107	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	244 of 5087	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	300 of 5084	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	224 of 4963	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	292 of 4830	94.0%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	4 of 429	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	6 of 364	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	1 of 335	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	7 of 356	98.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	205 of 5460	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	505 of 5517	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	240 of 5363	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	190 of 5264	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	176 of 5173	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	253 of 5084	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	727 of 5628	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	582 of 5643	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	797 of 5638	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	796 of 5663	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	727 of 5510	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	825 of 5431	84.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2025)99th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)74th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+34 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Science50%+17 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
Merced Elementary	Public	K-5	1545 East Merced Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1700	617	21	29.3	76.7%	21 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	403 (65.3%)	176 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	87.2	811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.2%		88.5	783^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.7%	28	49.6	49.6	62.8	69.8	66.1		66.1	78.5	72.9	62.2		71.0	97.7	98.4		98.4	97.7	98.4	$17,866	$1,864	$16,002
Vine Elementary	Public	K-5	1901 East Vine Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1790	346	16	21.3	79.2%	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	257 (74.3%)	61 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	67.3	1727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.5%		67	1726^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.6%	1	43.1	43.1	71.2	38.2	65.5		58.2	66.7	29.3	51.7		48.8	92.3	96.2	96.2	96.2	94.2	96.2	$20,156	$1,750	$18,406
Cameron Elementary	Public	K-5	1225 East Cameron Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1740	363	15	23.9	86.5%	16 (4.4%)	4 (1.1%)	269 (74.1%)	61 (16.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	39.8	3235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.8%		46.3	2776^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.7%	459	27.1	27.1	32.3	42.4	47.5		40.5	37.9	39.4	23.7		34.0							$19,409	$2,346	$17,063
Merlinda Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 South Valinda Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1720	460	20	22.7	88.5%	12 (2.6%)	14 (3.0%)	333 (72.4%)	91 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	52.8	2448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		52.5	2428^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.6%	20	39.1	39.1	45.5	39.7	52.2	51.1	47.0	38.6	28.1	42.0	46.8	38.4	97.3				97.3		$19,981	$2,141	$17,840
Valinda School of Academics	Public	K-5	1030 Indian Summer Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4700	306	15	20.4	77.8%	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	269 (87.9%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	35.8	3516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%		31.4	3822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	306	25.0	25.0	37.3	42.6	37.5		39.2	35.3	35.2	21.3		30.9							$19,802	$1,670	$18,132
Workman Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1941 East Workman Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4900	455	19	24.5	86.4%	17 (3.7%)	16 (3.5%)	371 (81.5%)	40 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	45.7	2846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.4%		43	2997^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.9%	151	30.4	30.4	48.8	39.2	45.6		44.6	45.2	33.8	29.1		36.2							$22,022	$1,956	$20,066
Wescove Elementary	Public	K-2	1010 West Vine Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4870	224	12	18.4	86.6%	6 (2.7%)	7 (3.1%)	166 (74.1%)	38 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)								(n/a)													92.2			94.4	96.7	96.7	$27,816	$2,543	$25,273
Baldwin Academy	Public	K-5	1616 Griffith Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-3700	519	20	25.9	85.2%	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	443 (85.4%)	45 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	31.5	3838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.5%		43.9	2928^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.1%	910	23.2	23.2	29.9	33.3	33.3		32.3	40.3	37.0	18.8		32.6	93.0	98.3		98.3	98.3	98.3	$18,707	$1,645	$17,062
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
Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	409 South Barranca St.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4600	753	31	24.2	53.7%	57 (7.6%)	14 (1.9%)	399 (53.0%)	254 (33.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.3%)	82	1077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		85.4	939^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.0%	138	43.1	43.1	61.3	64.6	70.0		65.5	67.9	63.6	54.2		61.6	97.9						$19,730	$1,239	$18,491

Frequently Asked Questions about Merced Elementary

Is Merced Elementary a good school?

Merced Elementary ranks 811^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Merced Elementary in?

West Covina Unified

How many students attend Merced Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Merced Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Merced Elementary?

Students at Merced Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 29% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Merced Elementary attend?

Students who attend Merced Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hollencrest Middle
High : Edgewood High
High : West Covina High

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