Grade Trends

Joe Stefani

Grades 3–6 Public District: Merced City Elementary

2768 Ranchero Ln., Merced, CA 95348 Map

Math (met standard)
23%
−17 state 40% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
36%
−11 state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
20%
−16 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
88%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
641
2024-25
Students per teacher
27.6
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 29% state 47% · 2025-26 30% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 27% state 42% · 2025-26 33% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 21% state 37% · 2025-26 37% state 49% · 2025-26 20% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6 17% state 37% · 2025-26 40% state 48% · 2025-26 —
All grades 23% state 40% · 2025-26 36% state 47% · 2025-26 20% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 23% state 40% 36% state 47% 20% state 35%
2024-25 22% state 40% 36% state 47% 21% state 33%
2023-24 23% state 39% 33% state 45% 18% state 33%
2022-23 19% state 38% 29% state 45% 14% state 32%
2021-22 18% state 36% 29% state 45% 19% state 31%
2020-21 — — 15% state 30%
2018-19 26% state 42% 40% state 50% 24% state 32%
2017-18 23% state 40% 38% state 49% —
2016-17 22% state 38% 36% state 46% —
2015-16 23% state 37% 40% state 46% —
2014-15 22% state 35% 36% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

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.

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Franklin Elementary
Grades K–3 · Merced City Elementary
0.3 mi
51%
+4 vs state
51%
+7 vs state
— Average of math, English and science: 50% in 2022-23 → 51% in 2025-26 82% 602 Hispanic 69%
Leontine Gracey Elementary
Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary
2.6 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%
McSwain Elementary
Grades K–8 · McSwain Union Elementary
2.6 mi
38%
−2 vs state
50%
+2 vs state
24%
−12 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 39% in 2022-23 → 37% in 2025-26 35% 912 Hispanic 51%
Merced Scholars Charter
Grades K–12 Charter · Merced County Office of Education
2.8 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%
John C. Fremont Elementary
Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary
2.8 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%
Rudolph Rivera Middle
Grades 7–8 · Merced City Elementary
2.8 mi
14%
−23 vs state
30%
−20 vs state
14%
−21 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 24% in 2022-23 → 19% in 2025-26 82% 608 Hispanic 61%
Rudolph Rivera Elementary
Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary
2.8 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%
Valley Merced Community
Grades K–12 Alternative · Merced County Office of Education
2.8 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%
Margaret Sheehy Elementary
Grades K–6 · Merced City Elementary
3.1 mi
21%
−20 vs state
26%
−21 vs state
15%
−20 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 15% in 2022-23 → 21% in 2025-26 94% 481 Hispanic 82%
Juniper Elementary
Grades K–6 · Atwater Elementary
3.2 mi
35%
−5 vs state
46%
−1 vs state
41%
+6 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 34% in 2023-24 → 41% in 2025-26 73% 495 Hispanic 77%