Merwin Elementary

Merwin Elementary (TK-5)

Ages 4–11 · Free

Merwin Elementary is a traditional public elementary school at 16125 Cypress Street in Covina, serving transitional kindergarten through fifth grade, roughly ages 4 to 11. The school is a California Distinguished School and a Title I Achieving School, and its instructional focus is for every student to read and comprehend at or above grade level. The school day begins at 8:10 a.m., and students may enter campus from 7:30 a.m. for breakfast. TK and kindergarten dismiss at 1:00 p.m. and grades 1 through 5 at 2:35 p.m., while on Tuesdays all TK through fifth grade students leave at 12:10 p.m. The state directory lists it as a directly funded school in the Covina-Valley Unified School District with no tuition. Its phone line is (626) 472-7660. It suits a Covina family looking for a free public elementary school that starts at transitional kindergarten in the 91722 zip code.

• Public school
• Covina-Valley Unified
• Open Mon, Wed, Thu & Fri 8:10am–2:35pm; Tue 8:10am–12:10pm
• Price level: Budget: low prices or free
• Programs at school: Transitional kindergarten (TK)
• Getting in: By neighborhood: the school for your address
• Free, state-funded or takes childcare subsidies: yes

• Tuition-free public school.