Merced County Office of Education

Merced County Special Education

632 West 13th Street, Merced, CA 95341-5908

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Summary

Merced County Special Education is badly underperforming.

Reading and math results average to the 3rd percentile among comparable California schools.

Only 5.2% of students met California's reading standard, but it is slowly trending up.Trending up

Math is weaker: 1.7% of students met California's math standard, but it is trending up slightly.Trending up

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency5.2%
Current Math Proficiency1.7%
Reading State Rank1687/1751 (4th percentile)
Math State Rank1696/1754 (3rd percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio13:1
Student Enrollment942
Low-Income Students654 (69.4%)
English Learners207 (22.0%)
2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +3.6%Trend up•Math +1.7%Trend up
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +4.1%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income N/A
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A•
English Native +2.3%Trend up

Math Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +2.1%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income N/A
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A•
English Native +2.0%Trend up