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Merlinda Elementary

(626) 931-1720

Physical Address:
1120 South Valinda Ave
West Covina, CA  91790
Mailing Address:
1120 South Valinda Ave.
West Covina, CA  91790

School Information

District:
West Covina Unified
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Los Angeles County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 6
Number of Students:
632

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Merlinda Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 75.95% 62.96% 48.34%
Asian/Pacific 11.23% 10.27% 10.31%
White 7.91% 16.67% 31.61%
Black 4.75% 10.80% 8.03%
American Indian 0.16% 0.48% 2.10%

Genders in Merlinda Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.79% 51.81% 53.03%
Female 49.21% 48.19% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Merlinda Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 478 484 480
Asian/Pacific 68 77 71
White 43 44 50
Black 19 20 30
American Indian 0 0 1
Others 0 0 0
Total 608 625 632

Enrollment by Gender for Merlinda Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 314 326 321
Female 294 299 311
Total 608 625 632

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Merlinda Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 608 625 632
# Eligible for free lunch 242 (40%) 262 (42%) 269 (43%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 126 (21%) 157 (25%) 138 (22%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 368 (61%) 419 (67%) 407 (64%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Merlinda Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 608 625 632
Fulltime teachers 30.0 29.0 29.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 20.30 20.80 21.79
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.99 18.57 20.75