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.
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.
Math is weaker: 1.7% of students met California's math standard, but it is trending up slightly.
Proficiency Stats
| Current Reading Proficiency | 5.2% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 1.7% |
| Reading State Rank | 1687/1751 (4th percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 1696/1754 (3rd percentile) |
Other Stats
| Student / Teacher Ratio | 13:1 |
| Student Enrollment | 942 |
| Low-Income Students | 654 (69.4%) |
| English Learners | 207 (22.0%) |
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2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +3.6%
•Math +1.7%
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%
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Non-Low-Income N/A
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A•
English Native +2.3%
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%
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Non-Low-Income N/A
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A•
English Native +2.0%
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