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Don Stowell Elementary Primary School
251 East 11th St
Merced CA, 95340, Merced County
Phone: 209-381-2803
Ranking:
(5,721 out of 6,930, bottom 17%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Merced City Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 24 | 21 | 23 | NA | NA | 23 | 25 | 24 | ||||||
Total Students: | 538 | 492 | 563 | 522 | 519 | 464 | 446 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 98 | 18.2% | 86 | 17.5% | 119 | 21.1% | 96 | 18.4% | 90 | 17.3% | 99 | 21.3% | 78 | 17.5% |
Grade 1: | 93 | 17.3% | 106 | 21.5% | 95 | 16.9% | 94 | 18.0% | 101 | 19.5% | 79 | 17.0% | 86 | 19.3% |
Grade 2: | 101 | 18.8% | 76 | 15.4% | 85 | 15.1% | 97 | 18.6% | 79 | 15.2% | 88 | 19.0% | 69 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 85 | 15.8% | 64 | 13.0% | 97 | 17.2% | 73 | 14.0% | 89 | 17.1% | 72 | 15.5% | 81 | 18.2% |
Grade 4: | 65 | 12.1% | 94 | 19.1% | 77 | 13.7% | 89 | 17.0% | 79 | 15.2% | 65 | 14.0% | 59 | 13.2% |
Grade 5: | 96 | 17.8% | 66 | 13.4% | 90 | 16.0% | 73 | 14.0% | 81 | 15.6% | 61 | 13.1% | 73 | 16.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 261 | 48.5% | 248 | 50.4% | 301 | 53.5% | 283 | 54.2% | 264 | 50.9% | 237 | 51.1% | 231 | 51.8% |
Female: | 277 | 51.5% | 244 | 49.6% | 262 | 46.5% | 239 | 45.8% | 255 | 49.1% | 227 | 48.9% | 211 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 21 | 3.9% | 19 | 3.9% | 28 | 5.0% | 42 | 8.0% | 34 | 6.6% | 34 | 7.3% | 41 | 9.2% |
Hispanic: | 460 | 85.5% | 418 | 85.0% | 471 | 83.7% | 435 | 83.3% | 436 | 84.0% | 370 | 79.7% | 362 | 81.2% |
Black: | 24 | 4.5% | 32 | 6.5% | 37 | 6.6% | 31 | 5.9% | 32 | 6.2% | 34 | 7.3% | 26 | 5.8% |
White: | 23 | 4.3% | 18 | 3.7% | 24 | 4.3% | 12 | 2.3% | 16 | 3.1% | 22 | 4.7% | 17 | 3.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 505 | 93.9% | 468 | 95.1% | NA | NA | 495 | 94.8% | 505 | 97.3% | 412 | 88.8% | 370 | 83.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.2% | NA | NA | 17 | 3.3% | 10 | 1.9% | 26 | 5.6% | 30 | 6.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.59 | 23.43 | 24.48 | NA | NA | 22.57 | 17.80 | 18.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.8 | 312.9 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.5 | 320.4 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.5 | 332.3 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.6 | 337.7 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.9 | 335 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.1 | 339.6 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.7 | 341 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 345.8 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.3 | 353.7 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.4 | 352.4 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.9 | 340.5 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 341.7 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.8 | 361.6 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.5 | 360.3 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.2 | 355.1 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.3 | 357.9 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.6 | 364.4 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.7 | 375.4 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 372.2 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.6 | 372.3 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 306.6 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.4 | 312.4 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.6 | 315.7 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.8 | 323.4 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.9 | 323.2 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 326.6 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.8 | 333.8 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.2 | 336.9 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 333.6 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.2 | 339.2 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 337.8 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.3 | 347.2 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.7 | 349.2 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.8 | 364.7 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.7 | 361.6 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.8 | 360.7 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.6 | 379.2 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428.2 | 391.6 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.5 | 381.9 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.1 | 386.0 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.6 | 322.6 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 335.4 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 337.1 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.6 | 336.6 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.8 | 348.9 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 351.8 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.3 | 354.8 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.7 | 350.5 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.8 | 356.5 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.9 | 354.9 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.5 | 328.2 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 336.2 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.9 | 348.9 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.8 | 348.8 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.2 | 359.6 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 361.4 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.5 | 375 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.6 | 370.8 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 371.7 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.2 | 372.6 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 321.8 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.9 | 325.3 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.9 | 328 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.4 | 333.2 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.9 | 333.4 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.3 | 345.9 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.3 | 349.5 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.3 | 347.6 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 349.3 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.4 | 348.4 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.8 | 311.8 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.6 | 326.6 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.4 | 334.9 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.6 | 338.7 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.8 | 340.9 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 352 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.5 | 367 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.4 | 375.8 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.8 | 372.2 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.5 | 368.9 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.1 | 306.4 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.7 | 311.6 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.7 | 313.2 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.1 | 319.9 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.7 | 325.4 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.9 | 335.2 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.5 | 345.1 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.5 | 346.4 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 345.2 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.2 | 346.5 | 366.9 |
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* Don Stowell Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.