Is Merle S. Casey Elementary a good school?

Merle S. Casey Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Merle S. Casey Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 592 students attended Merle S. Casey Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Merle S. Casey Elementary?

Students at Merle S. Casey Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Merle S. Casey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Merle S. Casey Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Warren F. Frisbie Middle High : Eisenhower High High : Rialto High High : Wilmer Amina Carter High

Merle S. Casey Elementary

Summary:

Merle S. Casey Elementary is a public elementary school in Rialto, California, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Rialto Unified School District, which is ranked 1115 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Merle S. Casey Elementary faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and struggles in supporting certain student subgroups. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen significantly from 14.5% in 2017-2018 to 38.8% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently performs below the Rialto Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 24.91% of Merle S. Casey students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 37.85% for the district and 47.04% for the state.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Rialto Unified School District, such as George H. Dunn Elementary, A.H. Morgan Elementary, and J.P. Kelley Elementary, generally perform better than Merle S. Casey Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. The high percentage of students from low-income families at Merle S. Casey Elementary, ranging from 89.86% to 92.79% over the past few years, likely presents significant challenges in terms of providing the necessary resources and support for student success.

Detail:

Public K-5

219 North Eucalyptus Ave.
Rialto, CA 92376-6025

(909) 820-7904

District: Rialto Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5124^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,994

Students who attend Merle S. Casey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Warren F. Frisbie Middle
High:	Eisenhower High
	Rialto High
	Wilmer Amina Carter High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 592

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.3%

African American:

2.9%

White:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Merle S. Casey Elementary ranks worse than 87.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 18^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Rialto Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.87. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.3%), African American (2.9%), White (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Rialto Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Merle S. Casey Elementary is 22.7, which is the 4^th best among 19 elementary schools in the Rialto Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Merle S. Casey Elementary employs 25.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Merle S. Casey Elementary is $7,994, which is the 8^th highest among 19 elementary schools in the Rialto Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Merle S. Casey Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Merle S. Casey Elementary 5124^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Merle S. Casey Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Rialto Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Rialto Unified 1115^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Merle S. Casey Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Merle S. Casey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.97	3932^nd	4809	18.2%
2005	20.06	3961^st	4822	17.9%
2006	20.93	3932^nd	4818	18.4%
2007	29.14	3640^th	5113	28.8%
2008	20.88	4287^th	5113	16.2%
2009	29.27	3762^nd	5193	27.6%
2010	23.56	4328^th	5314	18.6%
2011	25.16	4324^th	5377	19.6%
2012	17.52	4811^th	5390	10.7%
2013	17.12	4918^th	5530	11.1%
2015	15.63	5034^th	5611	10.3%
2016	12.83	5236^th	5614	6.7%
2017	11.85	5372^nd	5692	5.6%
2018	15.52	5049^th	5662	10.8%
2019	14.83	5255^th	5789	9.2%
2022	13.97	5449^th	5883	7.4%
2023	20.14	4833^rd	5874	17.7%
2024	16.87	5124^th	5862	12.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Merle S. Casey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.43	2495^th	3246	23.1%
2019	24.11	2923^rd	3275	10.7%
2022	34.56	2241^st	3311	32.3%
2023	41.69	1698^th	3250	47.8%
2024	33.64	2280^th	3160	27.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Merle S. Casey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	52.37	847^th	2420	65.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Merle S. Casey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.64	4352^nd	5084	14.4%
2019	20.07	4564^th	5173	11.8%
2022	18.95	4724^th	5264	10.3%
2023	27.04	4157^th	5374	22.6%
2024	21.75	4644^th	5511	15.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Merle S. Casey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	13.82	351^st	364	3.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Merle S. Casey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.23	5045^th	5413	6.8%
2019	13.28	5136^th	5492	6.5%
2022	13.39	5331^st	5635	5.4%
2023	24.30	4299^th	5617	23.5%
2024	20.25	4682^nd	5605	16.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Merle S. Casey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.03	1971^st	2128	7.4%
2019	19.86	2359^th	2585	8.7%
2022	26.32	1675^th	2227	24.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Merle S. Casey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.26	4644^th	5431	14.5%
2019	18.31	4800^th	5510	12.9%
2022	15.86	5133^rd	5663	9.4%
2023	17.91	4919^th	5650	12.9%
2024	15.37	5130^th	5636	9.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Merle S. Casey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.48	4072^nd	4830	15.7%
2019	22.32	4227^th	4963	14.8%
2022	19.09	4575^th	5084	10.0%
2023	29.35	3767^th	5098	26.1%
2024	24.55	4139^th	5102	18.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Merle S. Casey Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	289	156	52	277	0	n/a	n/a	0	774
1989	284	185	66	318	0	n/a	n/a	0	853
1990	326	239	74	391	0	n/a	n/a	0	1030
1991	218	130	81	352	0	n/a	n/a	0	781
1992	233	117	85	417	0	n/a	n/a	0	852
1993	214	117	102	455	2	n/a	n/a	0	890
1994	172	116	105	508	0	n/a	n/a	0	901
1995	169	123	107	520	2	n/a	n/a	0	921
1996	169	123	107	520	2	n/a	n/a	0	921
1997	161	164	112	532	0	n/a	n/a	0	969
1998	150	168	107	528	1	n/a	n/a	0	954
1999	145	135	82	478	0	n/a	n/a	0	840
2000	117	129	59	515	1	n/a	n/a	0	821
2001	100	137	57	561	0	n/a	n/a	0	855
2002	82	111	34	630	1	n/a	n/a	0	858
2003	82	111	34	630	1	n/a	n/a	0	858
2004	62	106	28	677	0	n/a	n/a	0	873
2005	63	87	17	735	1	n/a	n/a	0	903
2006	63	89	14	707	1	n/a	n/a	0	874
2007	48	70	13	734	0	n/a	n/a	4	869
2008	37	56	12	761	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	866
2009	34	45	10	787	3	2	15	0	896
2010	18	48	10	707	2	2	3	0	790
2011	23	61	5	750	1	3	1	0	844
2012	24	49	2	766	0	0	3	0	844
2013	19	41	5	794	2	2	7	0	870
2014	23	46	4	802	2	0	9	0	886
2015	26	52	2	771	3	2	4	0	860
2016	25	48	2	761	2	1	4	0	843
2017	26	33	1	696	1	0	6	0	763
2018	19	30	2	650	3	0	7	0	711
2019	18	29	1	663	2	0	4	0	717
2020	13	26	1	659	1	2	4	0	706
2021	7	17	1	591	2	1	5	0	624
2022	5	18	1	536	0	1	3	0	564
2023	8	17	2	558	0	2	5	0	592

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Merle S. Casey Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	774	26.0	29.7	n/a
1989	853	28.0	30.4	n/a
1990	1030	36.0	28.6	n/a
1991	781	30.0	26.0	n/a
1992	852	30.5	27.9	68.5
1993	890	33.0	27.0	85.2
1994	901	34.0	26.5	90.9
1995	921	33.0	27.9	93.8
1996	921	33.0	27.9	93.8
1997	969	39.0	24.8	90.6
1998	954	43.0	22.2	90.8
1999	840	41.0	20.5	90.5
2000	821	41.0	20.0	88.7
2001	855	43.0	19.9	84.4
2002	858	42.0	20.4	86.1
2003	858	42.0	20.4	86.1
2004	873	42.0	20.8	76.6
2005	903	42.0	21.5	82.8
2006	874	42.0	20.8	81.8
2007	869	43.0	20.2	88.1
2008	866	45.5	19.0	91.9
2009	896	37.5	22.7	92.3
2010	790	33.0	23.9	93.8
2011	844	n/a	n/a	94.5
2012	844	30.0	28.1	n/a
2013	870	31.0	28.0	82.3
2014	886	29.9	29.5	91.8
2015	860	31.0	27.7	90.9
2016	843	32.0	26.3	94.9
2017	763	30.9	24.6	93.6
2018	711	27.9	25.4	92.8
2019	717	27.9	25.6	95.4
2020	706	n/a	n/a	94.5
2021	624	26.0	24.0	92.8
2022	564	28.1	20.0	91.8
2023	592	25.9	22.7	89.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Merle S. Casey Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	774	26.0	29.7	n/a
1989	853	28.0	30.4	n/a
1990	1030	36.0	28.6	n/a
1991	781	30.0	26.0	n/a
1992	852	30.5	27.9	68.5
1993	890	33.0	27.0	85.2
1994	901	34.0	26.5	90.9
1995	921	33.0	27.9	93.8
1996	921	33.0	27.9	93.8
1997	969	39.0	24.8	90.6
1998	954	43.0	22.2	90.8
1999	840	41.0	20.5	90.5
2000	821	41.0	20.0	88.7
2001	855	43.0	19.9	84.4
2002	858	42.0	20.4	86.1
2003	858	42.0	20.4	86.1
2004	873	42.0	20.8	76.6
2005	903	42.0	21.5	82.8
2006	874	42.0	20.8	81.8
2007	869	43.0	20.2	88.1
2008	866	45.5	19.0	91.9
2009	896	37.5	22.7	92.3
2010	790	33.0	23.9	93.8
2011	844	n/a	n/a	94.5
2012	844	30.0	28.1	n/a
2013	870	31.0	28.0	82.3
2014	886	29.9	29.5	91.8
2015	860	31.0	27.7	90.9
2016	843	32.0	26.3	94.9
2017	763	30.9	24.6	93.6
2018	711	27.9	25.4	92.8
2019	717	27.9	25.6	95.4
2020	706	n/a	n/a	94.5
2021	624	26.0	24.0	92.8
2022	564	28.1	20.0	91.8
2023	592	25.9	22.7	89.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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