Don Stowell Elementary
🇺🇸 Official data · 2025Merced, California 95340 · Merced City Elementary
#5544 of 5,693 elementary schools in California
#49705 of 50,301 nationally
About Don Stowell Elementary
Don Stowell Elementary is a public elementary located in Merced, in the Merced City Elementary school district of California, United States. It caters for Grades K–6. In 2025 it enrolled 501 students. Traditional public schools run by a school district; free to attend.
Its Success Index (US) is 9.0 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of elementary schools in United States and 5544th of 5,693 ranked elementary schools in California. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (11th percentile), and its weakest is students per teacher (7th percentile).
Other published figures: enrollment 501.
There are 29 schools in Merced; Don Stowell Elementary ranks 27th of 27 scored schools there.
Success Index (US) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against elementary schools across United States.
- Math proficiency (30%)21%
- Reading proficiency (30%)22%
- Community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%)96%
- Students per teacher (15%)22.8
The Success Index (US) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Don Stowell Elementary by the official sources.
- Enrollment
- 501
- Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
- Free/reduced-price lunch
- 96%
- Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
- Students per teacher
- 22.8
- Enrollment divided by FTE teachers; not class size.
- Reading proficiency
- 22%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
- Math proficiency
- 21%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
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Schools near Don Stowell Elementary
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (US).
Weaver Preschool
Merced · Public other
· 170 m away
Charles Wright Elementary
Merced · Public elementary · Grades K–6
527 students · 1.3 km away
Tenaya Middle
Merced · Public middle · Grades 7–8
607 students · 1.5 km away
Herbert Hoover Middle
Merced · Public middle · Grades 7–8
629 students · 1.7 km away
Farmdale Elementary
Merced · Public elementary · Grades K–5
919 students · 1.8 km away
Alicia Reyes Elementary
Merced · Public elementary · Grades K–6
540 students · 1.8 km away
John Muir Elementary
Merced · Public elementary · Grades K–6
613 students · 1.9 km away
Golden Valley High
Merced · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,917 students · 2.3 km away
Margaret Sheehy Elementary
Merced · Public elementary · Grades K–6
481 students · 2.3 km away
John C. Fremont Elementary
Merced · Public elementary · Grades K–6
580 students · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Public elementary schools in California with a comparable Enrollment.
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501 students
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501 students
Riverdale Elementary
Garden Grove · Public elementary · Grades K–6
501 students
Jefferson Academy
Hanford · Public elementary · Grades K–8
501 students
Creekside Elementary
Stockton · Public elementary · Grades K–6
501 students
Birney Elementary
Long Beach · Public elementary · Grades K–5
501 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Don Stowell Elementary a good school?
Don Stowell Elementary has a Success Index (US) of 9.0 out of 100 (Lower 50% of elementary schools in United States) and ranks #5544 of 5,693 in California. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Don Stowell Elementary rank in California?
Don Stowell Elementary ranks #5544 of 5,693 elementary schools in California and #49705 of 50,301 nationally on the Success Index (US) (2025 data).
How many students attend Don Stowell Elementary?
Don Stowell Elementary had 501 students in 2025.
Is Don Stowell Elementary a elementary school or a high school?
Don Stowell Elementary is classified as a elementary covering Grades K–6. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Don Stowell Elementary?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Don Stowell Elementary; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (US) and distance, and can be compared side by side.