Rudolph Rivera Middle

Grades 7–8 Public District: Merced City Elementary

945 Buena Vista Dr., Merced, CA 95348 Map

Math (met standard)

14%

−23 state 37% · 2025-26

English (met standard)

30%

−20 state 50% · 2025-26

Science (met standard)

14%

−21 state 35% · 2025-26

Low income

82%

free or reduced-price lunch

Students

608

2024-25

Students per teacher

28.7

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 6	17% state 33% · 2014-15	25% state 43% · 2014-15	—
Grade 7	17% state 38% · 2025-26	29% state 51% · 2025-26	—
Grade 8	11% state 36% · 2025-26	31% state 50% · 2025-26	14% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades	14% state 37% · 2025-26	30% state 50% · 2025-26	14% state 35% · 2025-26

Results by year (all grades)

School year	Math	English	Science
2025-26	14% state 37%	30% state 50%	14% state 35%
2024-25	14% state 35%	36% state 49%	22% state 32%
2023-24	15% state 33%	38% state 47%	17% state 29%
2022-23	16% state 32%	37% state 47%	19% state 29%
2021-22	14% state 31%	38% state 48%	16% state 29%
2020-21	—	—	17% state 27%
2018-19	20% state 37%	43% state 51%	24% state 31%
2017-18	23% state 37%	46% state 50%	—
2016-17	20% state 37%	42% state 49%	—
2015-16	20% state 36%	37% state 49%	—
2014-15	18% state 33%	29% state 44%	—

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Asian 17%
White 10%
Hispanic 61%
Black 7%
Two or more 4%
Other 1%

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.


Rudolph Rivera Elementary Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary	0.0 mi	19% −22 vs state	35% −12 vs state	19% −16 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 22% in 2022-23 → 24% in 2025-26	75%	917	Hispanic 64%
Allan Peterson Elementary Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary	1.3 mi	33% −7 vs state	43% −4 vs state	26% −9 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 32% in 2022-23 → 34% in 2025-26	67%	690	Hispanic 56%
John C. Fremont Elementary Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary	1.3 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%
John Muir Elementary Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary	1.4 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%
Luther Burbank Elementary Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary	1.4 mi	29% −11 vs state	45% −2 vs state	27% −8 vs state	8% Average of math, English and science: 42% in 2022-23 → 34% in 2025-26	71%	716	Hispanic 60%
Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle Grades 7–8 · Merced City Elementary	1.4 mi	23% −14 vs state	41% −9 vs state	16% −20 vs state	3% Average of math, English and science: 23% in 2022-23 → 26% in 2025-26	58%	624	Hispanic 58%
Merced City School District Community Day Grades K–6 Alternative · Merced City Elementary	1.4 mi	15%	17%	—	16% Average of math, English and science: 0% in 2023-24 → 16% in 2025-26	86%	22	Hispanic 43%
Herbert Hoover Middle Grades 7–8 · Merced City Elementary	1.9 mi	18% −19 vs state	36% −14 vs state	19% −16 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 23% in 2022-23 → 24% in 2025-26	87%	629	Hispanic 73%
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary	1.9 mi	37% −4 vs state	47% +1 vs state	29% −6 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 39% in 2022-23 → 38% in 2025-26	60%	722	Hispanic 60%
Merced County Special Education Grades K–12 Special education · Merced County Office of Education	2.1 mi	4%	4%	4%	3% Average of math, English and science: 1% in 2022-23 → 4% in 2025-26	69%	942	Hispanic 72%