2025 California state test results

Merced, California school test scores and rankings

Across 29 public schools with results, the median reading proficiency was 35.3% and the median math proficiency was 21.5%. The median combined result ranked at the 29th percentile among comparable California schools.

Located in Merced County.

Schools with scores

29

Students represented

22,429

Median school percentile

29th

Schools improving

Trending up21

Schools declining

Trending down7

Schools

Rank combines reading and math standing among comparable California schools. CA Percentile shows that combined statewide standing. Select any header to sort.

1McSwain ElementaryCombined (K-8)McSwain Union Elementary37.3%No52.3%36.5%68th
2Plainsburg Union ElementaryCombined (K-8)Plainsburg Union Elementary47.8%No51.4%33.3%57th
3Herbert H. Cruickshank MiddleMiddleMerced City Elementary59.9%No48.3%28.9%55th
4Allan Peterson ElementaryElementaryMerced City Elementary69.7%No45.5%35.3%50th
5Farmdale ElementaryElementaryWeaver Union93.5%No41.1%39.2%50th
6Pioneer ElementaryElementaryWeaver Union91.4%No41.8%36.2%47th
7Donn B. Chenoweth ElementaryElementaryMerced City Elementary62.3%No46.3%31.4%47th
8El Capitan HighHighMerced Union High76.3%No53.6%14.3%47th
9Luther Burbank ElementaryElementaryMerced City Elementary72.1%No43.8%31.1%44th
10Golden Valley HighHighMerced Union High85.2%No40.8%17.1%40th
11Merced HighHighMerced Union High79.4%No41.6%14.5%38th
12Weaver MiddleMiddleWeaver Union93.8%No32.5%27.3%37th
13Franklin ElementaryElementaryMerced City Elementary81.7%No35.3%29.4%35th
14Herbert Hoover MiddleMiddleMerced City Elementary87.4%No34.6%19.7%31st
15John C. Fremont ElementaryElementaryMerced City Elementary84.8%No31.0%27.8%29th
16Joe StefaniElementaryMerced City Elementary88.0%No35.7%22.4%28th
17Rudolph Rivera MiddleMiddleMerced City Elementary85.9%No36.3%14.3%25th
18Charles Wright ElementaryElementaryMerced City Elementary90.1%No34.3%21.5%25th
19Ada Givens ElementaryElementaryMerced City Elementary78.9%No31.0%23.3%24th
20Rudolph Rivera ElementaryElementaryMerced City Elementary77.4%No36.4%16.8%23rd
21Merced Scholars CharterCombined (K-12)Merced County Office of Education79.9%No35.0%8.6%23rd
22Leontine Gracey ElementaryElementaryMerced City Elementary88.2%No29.4%20.1%19th
23John Muir ElementaryElementaryMerced City Elementary89.2%No26.4%22.2%18th
24Tenaya MiddleMiddleMerced City Elementary93.4%No29.2%14.0%17th
25Margaret Sheehy ElementaryElementaryMerced City Elementary94.4%No26.1%19.9%15th
26Yosemite High (Continuation)HighMerced Union High83.6%No10.8%2.3%13th
27Don Stowell ElementaryElementaryMerced City Elementary96.0%No22.2%16.3%9th
28Merced County Special EducationCombined (K-12)Merced County Office of Education69.4%No5.2%1.7%3rd
29Alicia Reyes ElementaryElementaryMerced City Elementary96.3%No17.8%10.2%3rd

Highest-ranked schools by level

Elementary schools

  1. 1
    Allan Peterson Elementary

    50th percentile

  2. 2
    Farmdale Elementary

    50th percentile

  3. 3
    Pioneer Elementary

    47th percentile

  4. 4
    Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary

    47th percentile

  5. 5
    Luther Burbank Elementary

    44th percentile

Middle schools

  1. 1
    Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle

    55th percentile

  2. 2
    Weaver Middle

    37th percentile

  3. 3
    Herbert Hoover Middle

    31st percentile

  4. 4
    Rudolph Rivera Middle

    25th percentile

  5. 5
    Tenaya Middle

    17th percentile

High schools

  1. 1
    El Capitan High

    47th percentile

  2. 2
    Golden Valley High

    40th percentile

  3. 3
    Merced High

    38th percentile

  4. 4
    Yosemite High (Continuation)

    13th percentile

Districts serving local schools

District scores cover the entire district, including schools outside this place when district boundaries cross city lines. Select any header to sort.

1McSwain Union Elementary

1 schools districtwide

52.3%36.5%65th
2Plainsburg Union Elementary

1 schools districtwide

51.4%33.3%60th
3Weaver Union

3 schools districtwide

36.9%32.4%44th
4Merced City Elementary

18 schools districtwide

34.9%21.9%28th
5Merced Union High

7 schools districtwide

42.4%13.5%27th
6Merced County Office of Education

2 schools districtwide

17.0%3.4%4th

Other cities in Merced County

Los Banos15 schoolsAtwater12 schoolsDelhi5 schoolsLivingston5 schoolsWinton5 schoolsDos Palos3 schoolsGustine3 schoolsHilmar3 schools

How these rankings work

Rankings use the latest available California reading and math results. Schools are compared with other California schools serving similar grade levels. Medians describe the typical local result and are not districtwide averages. Virtual schools are excluded, and cities with fewer than three scored schools are omitted from the indexed location directory.

Data sources and methodologySearch all schools in Merced