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Don Stowell Elementary

Regular School · Merced, CA

Don Stowell Elementary is a regular school school in Merced, California, serving grades KG–06 with 501 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 06
Enrollment
501
Teachers (FTE)
22.9
Student–Teacher Ratio
21.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 437 87%
Black or African American 25 5%
White 17 3%
Asian 12 2%
Two or more races 10 2%
Total enrollment 501 252M / 249F

English Language Learners: 276 (55% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9% —
Reading Proficiency . 48.7% —
Science Proficiency 6-9% — 69

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.96 grade levels
Math
+0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
179
35.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 501 100%

Contact & Location

251 East 11th St.

Merced, CA 95340

Phone: (209)381-2803

District

Merced City Elementary

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,152

District enrollment: 10,973

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

062460007539

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD