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La Merced Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

724 North Poplar Ave., Montebello, CA 90640 · (323) 721-5043 · Part of Montebello Unified School District

Montebello’s School Grade C better than 32% of California school districts

Students
665
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about La Merced Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Montebello kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Montebello kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8La Merced AcademyYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

724 North Poplar Ave., Montebello

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten145
Grade 156
Grade 274
Grade 369
Grade 492
Grade 597
Grade 658
Grade 734
Grade 840
Enrollment over time
763’20
672’21
624’22
649’23
665’24

Down 12.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 97%Asian 2%White <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about La Merced Academy from Montebello families.

Other schools in Montebello Unified School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Montebello’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.