Merced County Office of Education

Merced County Special Education

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

Summary

Merced County Special Education is badly underperforming.

Only 5.2% of students are reading at grade level in Merced County Special Education, but it is slowly trending up.Trending up

Math is weaker at 1.7%; most students are not yet at grade level, 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 upMath +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
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A
English Native +2.3%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years

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
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A
English Native +2.0%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years