La Merced Elementary School serves 777 learners in grades Kindergarten-5.

La Merced Elementary School placed in the lower 50% of all schools in California for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 25% (which is lower than the California state average of 39%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 33% (which is lower than the California state average of 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 24:1 is higher than the California state average of 23:1.

Minority enrollment is 97% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is higher than the California state average of 77% (majority Latino).

School Overview: La Merced Elementary School’s learner population of 777 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 32 teachers has grown by 10% over five school years.

School Comparison: La Merced Elementary School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 9,602 schools in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of La Merced Elementary School is 0.13, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.64. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to La Merced Elementary School is Montebello Community Day (1.1 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is La Merced Intermediate (0.2 miles away)