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Merlinda Elementary

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Merlinda Elementary ranks 2448 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of California elementary schools

Summary

Merlinda Elementary is a public elementary school located in West Covina, California, serving 464 students in grades K-6. It is part of the West Covina Unified School District, which is ranked 595 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Merlinda Elementary has shown consistent academic performance, with students scoring above the district and state averages in several subject areas and grade levels on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, Merlinda's 5th and 6th-grade students outperformed the district and state in English Language Arts/Literacy, and the school's 6th-grade students had a higher proficiency rate in Mathematics compared to the district and state. Merlinda's Hispanic and Special Education student subgroups have also performed strongly, ranking in the top 30% and top 20% of California elementary schools, respectively.

While Merlinda Elementary generally outperforms other nearby schools in the West Covina Unified District, such as Orangewood Elementary and Cameron Elementary, another nearby school, Merced Elementary, has consistently outperformed Merlinda in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. Additionally, Merlinda Elementary has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rates, which have been higher than the desired target, and the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may require focused attention and targeted interventions to ensure continued academic success and support for all students.

460

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,981

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 South Valinda Ave.
West Covina, CA 91790-5361

(626) 931-1720

District: West Covina Unified

Students who attend Merlinda Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walnut Grove Intermediate
High:	Edgewood High
	West Covina High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.4%

Asian:

19.8%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

California avg41%

2,448^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	52.8	2448 of 5857	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	2428 of 5869	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	1780 of 5859	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	1606 of 5883	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	2017 of 5789	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	1546 of 5662	72.7%	★★★★☆
2017	58.0	2122 of 5692	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	2053 of 5614	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.4	1599 of 5611	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	79.1	1105 of 5530	80.0%	★★★★☆
2012	71.5	1438 of 5390	73.3%	★★★★☆
2011	70.1	1482 of 5377	72.4%	★★★★☆
2010	58.5	2065 of 5314	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.6	2514 of 5193	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.9	1898 of 5113	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.5	2230 of 5113	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.2	1950 of 4818	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.0	1737 of 4822	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.7	1843 of 4809	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	850 of 1203	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	30.1	1791 of 2585	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	865 of 2128	59.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	2198 of 3162	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	972 of 3275	70.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	2423 of 5597	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	2227 of 5612	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	1817 of 5609	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	1639 of 5635	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	2102 of 5492	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	1391 of 5413	74.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	1517 of 5107	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	1570 of 5107	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.0	786 of 5087	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	551 of 5084	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	1130 of 4963	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	566 of 4830	88.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	84.5	31 of 335	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	17 of 356	95.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	1576 of 5460	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	1791 of 5517	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.4	836 of 5363	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	628 of 5264	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	952 of 5173	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	527 of 5084	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	2324 of 5628	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	2444 of 5643	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	1690 of 5638	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	1533 of 5663	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	1839 of 5510	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	1613 of 5431	70.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1210 of 2847	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	519 of 2635	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	44.3	1071 of 2420	55.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)91st percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)31st percentile-34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science39%+6 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
California Elementary	Public	3-6	1125 Bainbridge	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4800	220	11	19.4	90.5%	9 (4.1%)	9 (4.1%)	169 (76.8%)	30 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	49.8	2605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		43.2	2984^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	379	32.7		32.7	50.0	28.9	38.9	48.9			41.6	52.7	26.4	30.9	68.8			44.1							$23,454	$2,372	$21,082
Fairgrove Academy	Public	K-8	15540 Fairgrove Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8500	749	31	24.1	85.2%	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	671 (89.6%)	44 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.1%)	47.7	2727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.4%		34.4	3564^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.3%	837	18.7	33.3	27.0	57.3	37.7	52.7	40.0	45.4	58.6	48.3	54.2	38.6	21.3	35.5	29.7	40.4	36.4	97.3				97.3		$19,267	$1,657	$17,610
Orangewood Elementary	Public	K-5	1440 South Orange Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4820	580	23	25.0	80.0%	10 (1.7%)	13 (2.2%)	450 (77.6%)	89 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	46.6	2792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		53.9	2349^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.0%	443	42.4		42.4	33.0	37.9	50.0				40.4	41.2	34.5	35.4				37.1							$19,672	$1,931	$17,741

Frequently Asked Questions about Merlinda Elementary

What schools do graduates of Merlinda Elementary attend?

Students who attend Merlinda Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walnut Grove Intermediate
High : Edgewood High
High : West Covina High

Is Merlinda Elementary a good school?

Merlinda Elementary ranks 2448^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Merlinda Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Merlinda Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Merlinda Elementary?

Students at Merlinda Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 3% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Merlinda Elementary in?

West Covina Unified

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