Margaret Sheehy Elementary

Grades K–6 Public District: Merced City Elementary

1240 West Sixth St., Merced, CA 95340 Map

Math (met standard)

21%

−20 state 41% · 2025-26

English (met standard)

26%

−21 state 47% · 2025-26

Science (met standard)

15%

−20 state 35% · 2025-26

Low income

94%

free or reduced-price lunch

Students

481

2024-25

Students per teacher

24.1

2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade	Math	English	Science
Grade 3	35% state 47% · 2025-26	26% state 44% · 2025-26	—
Grade 4	29% state 42% · 2025-26	34% state 46% · 2025-26	—
Grade 5	14% state 37% · 2025-26	29% state 49% · 2025-26	15% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6	3% state 37% · 2025-26	13% state 48% · 2025-26	—
All grades	21% state 41% · 2025-26	26% state 47% · 2025-26	15% state 35% · 2025-26

Results by year (all grades)

School year	Math	English	Science
2025-26	21% state 41%	26% state 47%	15% state 35%
2024-25	20% state 41%	26% state 47%	8% state 33%
2023-24	15% state 39%	17% state 45%	13% state 33%
2022-23	13% state 38%	23% state 44%	9% state 32%
2021-22	16% state 36%	24% state 45%	18% state 31%
2020-21	—	—	11% state 30%
2018-19	20% state 43%	25% state 50%	15% state 32%
2017-18	19% state 41%	29% state 49%	—
2016-17	15% state 39%	23% state 46%	—
2015-16	22% state 38%	25% state 45%	—
2014-15	18% state 35%	27% state 41%	—

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Asian 4%
White 3%
Hispanic 82%
Black 7%
Two or more 3%
Other 0%

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.


Valley Merced Community Grades K–12 Alternative · Merced County Office of Education	0.4 mi	6% −28 vs state	4% −50 vs state	4% −33 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 2% in 2022-23 → 4% in 2025-26	95%	99	Hispanic 78%
Merced Scholars Charter Grades K–12 Charter · Merced County Office of Education	0.4 mi	5% −32 vs state	26% −25 vs state	19% −18 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 19% in 2022-23 → 17% in 2025-26	80%	334	Hispanic 74%
Tenaya Middle Grades 7–8 · Merced City Elementary	0.5 mi	12% −25 vs state	28% −23 vs state	16% −20 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 18% in 2022-23 → 18% in 2025-26	92%	607	Hispanic 83%
Leontine Gracey Elementary Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary	0.5 mi	17% −24 vs state	27% −20 vs state	18% −18 vs state	3% Average of math, English and science: 23% in 2022-23 → 20% in 2025-26	82%	509	Hispanic 82%
Alicia Reyes Elementary Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary	0.5 mi	14% −27 vs state	23% −23 vs state	7% −29 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 15% in 2022-23 → 15% in 2025-26	96%	540	Hispanic 92%
Merced County Special Education Grades K–12 Special education · Merced County Office of Education	0.8 mi	4%	4%	4%	3% Average of math, English and science: 1% in 2022-23 → 4% in 2025-26	69%	942	Hispanic 72%
John C. Fremont Elementary Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary	1.2 mi	16% −24 vs state	27% −20 vs state	14% −22 vs state	3% Average of math, English and science: 22% in 2022-23 → 19% in 2025-26	85%	580	Hispanic 75%
Don Stowell Elementary Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary	1.4 mi	15% −26 vs state	26% −21 vs state	9% −26 vs state	3% Average of math, English and science: 13% in 2022-23 → 16% in 2025-26	96%	501	Hispanic 87%
Farmdale Elementary Grades K–5 · Weaver Union	1.6 mi	32% −10 vs state	37% −9 vs state	15% −20 vs state	4% Average of math, English and science: 24% in 2022-23 → 28% in 2025-26	93%	919	Hispanic 74%
John Muir Elementary Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary	1.8 mi	18% −23 vs state	28% −19 vs state	19% −16 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 21% in 2022-23 → 22% in 2025-26	89%	613	Hispanic 71%