# Merced City Elementary

Merced City Elementary is a elementary district in Merced County, California. Reading proficiency is 34.9%, +3.3 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 21.9%, +0.8 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/merced-city-elementary |
| County | Merced |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 18 |
| Students | 11,108 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 23:1 |
| Average spending per student | $17,485 |
| Low-Income Students | 9,122 (82.1%) |
| English Learners | 1,826 (16.4%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 31.6% | 7,091 |
| 2024 | 33.3% | 7,120 |
| 2025 | 34.9% | 7,160 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 21.1% | 7,065 |
| 2024 | 20.9% | 7,157 |
| 2025 | 21.9% | 7,179 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 27.2% | 51.2% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | 50.6% |
| 2025 | 31.1% | 54.5% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 17.4% | 37.2% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | 37.4% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | 40.9% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.4% | 34.0% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | 35.6% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | 37.9% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.4% | 22.8% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | 23.0% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | 23.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allen Brooks | Board Clerk | allenbrooks@mcsd.k12.ca.us | 2021 | 2026 |
| Annie Delgado | Board Member | anniedelgado@mcsd.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Beatrice McCutchen | Board Member | beatricemccutchen@mercedcsd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Priya Lakireddy | Board President | priyalakireddy@mcsd.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Tsia Xiong | Board Member | tsiaxiong@mcsd.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Allan Peterson Elementary | Merced | 45.5% | 35.3% | 40.4% | +8.8 | +0.1 |
| 2 | Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary | Merced | 46.3% | 31.4% | 38.8% | +2.4 | -3.4 |
| 3 | Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle | Merced | 48.3% | 28.9% | 38.6% | +8.1 | +5.2 |
| 4 | Luther Burbank Elementary | Merced | 43.8% | 31.1% | 37.5% | -3.2 | -8.1 |
| 5 | Franklin Elementary | Merced | 35.3% | 29.4% | 32.4% | -18.2 | -17.1 |
| 6 | John C. Fremont Elementary | Merced | 31.0% | 27.8% | 29.4% | +1.4 | +6.1 |
| 7 | Joe Stefani | Merced | 35.7% | 22.4% | 29.0% | +6.4 | +3.1 |
| 8 | Charles Wright Elementary | Merced | 34.3% | 21.5% | 27.9% | +10.1 | +7.1 |
| 9 | Herbert Hoover Middle | Merced | 34.6% | 19.7% | 27.2% | -1.1 | +1.4 |
| 10 | Ada Givens Elementary | Merced | 31.0% | 23.3% | 27.1% | +3.5 | +3.3 |
| 11 | Rudolph Rivera Elementary | Merced | 36.4% | 16.8% | 26.6% | +6.1 | -2.3 |
| 12 | Rudolph Rivera Middle | Merced | 36.3% | 14.3% | 25.3% | -0.7 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Leontine Gracey Elementary | Merced | 29.4% | 20.1% | 24.8% | +3.8 | -1.3 |
| 14 | John Muir Elementary | Merced | 26.4% | 22.2% | 24.3% | +3.1 | +1.9 |
| 15 | Margaret Sheehy Elementary | Merced | 26.1% | 19.9% | 23.0% | +3.1 | +6.6 |
| 16 | Tenaya Middle | Merced | 29.2% | 14.0% | 21.6% | +0.9 | +2.3 |
| 17 | Don Stowell Elementary | Merced | 22.2% | 16.3% | 19.3% | +6.6 | +2.1 |
| 18 | Alicia Reyes Elementary | Merced | 17.8% | 10.2% | 14.0% | -1.9 | -6.2 |