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Best Elementary Schools in Merced County, CA

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Schools

30,106

Students

Districts

Top rankedFrank Sparkes Elementary1226^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Merquin Elementary up 1,146 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Schendel Elementary 16.3 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)					CSA Spanish Listening (2026)					CSA Spanish Writing (2026)					CSA Spanish Reading (2026)					CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Winfield Elementary	Public	K-5	6981 Chestnut Ln.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6891	444	20	22.2	92.6%	22 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	403 (90.8%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33	3744^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.6%		34.8	3603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%	141																					17.4		17.4	46.6	34.7	27.5				36.5	50.7	27.8	17.4				32.2	≥ 98%		$18,242	$1,192	$17,050
Sybil N. Crookham Elementary	Public	K-5	7160 West Walnut Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6182	362	17	21.2	95.6%	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	327 (90.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.2	2547^th of 5817 public elementary schools	56.2%		53.2	2408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%	139																					55.6		55.6	33.9	42.0	68.9				46.8	35.6	30.0	42.2				35.7	≥ 98%		$15,357	$987	$14,370
Frank Sparkes Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 West Almond Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6180	422	18	23.4	92.7%	21 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	377 (89.3%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77.8	1226^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.9%		78.9	1200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%	26																					51.5		51.5	62.5	65.5	64.6				64.2	65.6	49.2	45.5				53.4	≥ 98%		$15,314	$977	$14,337
Farmdale Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Winder Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Weaver Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 725-7170	919	44	20.7	92.9%	41 (4.5%)	31 (3.4%)	682 (74.2%)	149 (16.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	32.9	3745^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.6%		40.8	3162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.0%	583																					15.2		15.2	38.9	46.1	26.6				37.3	42.6	35.4	17.7				32.0	93%	0%	$20,019	$2,131	$17,888
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	2950 Gerard Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Weaver Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 725-7111	1,055	52	20.3	91.2%	74 (7.0%)	46 (4.4%)	773 (73.3%)	98 (9.3%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (5.4%)	36.9	3444^th of 5817 public elementary schools	40.8%		40.2	3203^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%	241																					22.9		22.9	37.9	39.0	42.4				39.7	44.3	36.0	20.0				33.8	92%	1%	$19,825	$2,111	$17,714
Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary	Public	K-8	16099 North Highway 59	Snelling	95369	Merced County	Snelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 563-6414	55	5	11.0	85.5%	23 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)								(n/a)																							45.5							33.3							25.6			$24,698	$1,494	$23,204
Planada Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 East Broderick St.	Planada	95365	Merced County	Planada Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 382-0351	583	28	20.8	90.6%	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	566 (97.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.2	4143^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	28.8%		33.2	3715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%	428																					26.0		26.0	30.7	31.9	48.1				36.3	28.4	30.1	9.1				23.3	96%	0%	$22,674	$16,535	$6,139
Plainsburg Union Elementary	Public	K-8	3708 South Plainsburg Rd.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Plainsburg Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 389-4707	113	6	19.4	47.8%	50 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (53.1%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.7	2282^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	60.8%		42.7	3024^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.4%	742																					28.6	54.6	40.0	50.0	36.4	35.7	78.6	71.4	63.6	56.3	75.0	27.3	14.3	64.3	21.4	27.3	40.0			$14,874	$571	$14,303
Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	4402 West Oakdale Rd.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Merced River Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 358-5679	295	12	24.6	79.7%	120 (40.7%)	4 (1.4%)	159 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	38.1	3361^st of 5817 public elementary schools	42.2%		37.9	3352^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%	9																					31.0	33.3	32.2	27.0	41.9	41.4	27.3	32.4	60.0	37.6	29.7	45.2	37.9	36.4	23.5	43.3	35.6	84%	0%	$19,632	$1,037	$18,595
Rudolph Rivera Elementary	Public	K-6	945 Buena Vista Dr.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6680	917	34	27.0	75.5%	68 (7.4%)	77 (8.4%)	588 (64.1%)	126 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.9%)	23.5	4526^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.2%		23.6	4538^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%	12																					18.8		18.8	27.3	36.8	37.6	38.2			34.9	28.3	21.1	11.1	16.4			19.3	98%	0%	$15,665	$817	$14,848
Joe Stefani	Public	3-6	2768 Ranchero Ln.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 724-2500	641	23	27.6	88.0%	59 (9.2%)	24 (3.7%)	406 (63.3%)	121 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.4%)	26.2	4289^th of 5817 public elementary schools	26.3%		27.8	4148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.2%	141																					19.5		19.5	29.8	33.3	36.5	40.3			35.5	29.1	27.3	20.8	16.5			22.9			$16,542	$689	$15,853
Alicia Reyes Elementary	Public	K-6	123 South N St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6761	540	22	24.6	96.3%	6 (1.1%)	13 (2.4%)	495 (91.7%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	12.3	5445^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.4%		9.7	5650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%	205																					6.7		6.7	25.6	20.0	24.7	23.1			23.4	28.2	18.8	3.4	6.4			13.9	≥ 98%		$19,384	$1,060	$18,324
Leontine Gracey Elementary	Public	K-6	945 West Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6710	509	22	23.1	81.7%	25 (4.9%)	14 (2.8%)	419 (82.3%)	31 (6.1%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	16.6	5099^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.3%		23.7	4525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.7%	574																					17.7		17.7	25.6	26.0	25.8	30.0			26.7	19.2	23.4	7.6	16.7			17.1	96%	0%	$19,278	$1,005	$18,273
Allan Peterson Elementary	Public	K-6	848 East Donna Dr.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6700	690	27	25.6	67.0%	139 (20.1%)	28 (4.1%)	386 (55.9%)	83 (12.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.1%)	41.4	3148^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.9%		48.7	2663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.5%	485																					26.2		26.2	41.5	40.0	44.1	47.3			43.1	39.0	36.0	31.0	27.5			33.3	96%	0%	$17,480	$974	$16,506
Merced City School District Community Day	Public	K-6	601 Mercy Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6647	22	3	7.6	86.4%	4 (18.2%)	4 (18.2%)	9 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (18.2%)								(n/a)																														16.7							15.4			$50,963	$00	$50,963
Don Stowell Elementary	Public	K-6	251 East 11th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-2803	501	23	21.8	96.0%	17 (3.4%)	25 (5.0%)	437 (87.2%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	14.2	5290^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.1%		14.5	5312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.3%	22																					8.9		8.9	24.6	20.8	28.6	28.0			25.7	24.6	7.3	5.5	17.3			14.6	97%	0%	$18,970	$992	$17,978
Margaret Sheehy Elementary	Public	K-6	1240 West Sixth St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6676	481	20	24.0	94.4%	16 (3.3%)	33 (6.9%)	395 (82.1%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	19.5	4862^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	16.4%		18.2	4996^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%	134																					15.2		15.2	26.0	34.2	28.8	13.4			26.0	35.1	29.3	13.6	3.0			21.2	96%	0%	$19,193	$1,384	$17,809
Luther Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	609 East Alexander Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6674	716	28	25.6	70.9%	130 (18.2%)	20 (2.8%)	430 (60.1%)	75 (10.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.5%)	40.1	3228^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.5%		44.1	2947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%	281																					27.3		27.3	37.2	39.4	50.5	51.0			44.6	36.2	29.3	19.2	33.0			29.3	98%	0%	$17,276	$919	$16,357
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	300 West 26th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6667	613	24	25.6	88.6%	58 (9.5%)	42 (6.9%)	437 (71.3%)	42 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	20.3	4784^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.8%		23	4592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%	192																					18.9		18.9	18.4	18.8	34.7	41.2			28.1	11.5	11.4	18.7	29.4			17.8	96%	0%	$17,362	$955	$16,407
John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 S St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6627	580	23	25.2	84.7%	56 (9.7%)	29 (5.0%)	436 (75.2%)	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.2%)	16.1	5133^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	11.8%		29.4	4008^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%	1125																					13.7		13.7	22.8	23.3	29.5	33.3			27.1	26.6	16.1	6.4	18.8			16.4	91%	0%	$17,417	$1,080	$16,337
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-3	2936 Franklin Rd.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6623	602	27	22.2	81.6%	41 (6.8%)	14 (2.3%)	414 (68.8%)	107 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)								(n/a)																								51.0						51.0	51.0						51.0	92%	0%	$19,951	$1,450	$18,501
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 Parsons Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6620	722	29	24.8	59.6%	138 (19.1%)	33 (4.6%)	433 (60.0%)	65 (9.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.4%)	48.2	2705^th of 5817 public elementary schools	53.5%		44.8	2901^st of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%	196																					29.0		29.0	48.3	45.7	51.6	44.0			47.3	43.3	40.9	34.4	27.8			36.6	95%	0%	$17,703	$1,005	$16,698
Charles Wright Elementary	Public	K-6	900 East 20th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6615	527	24	22.0	80.3%	60 (11.4%)	5 (0.9%)	402 (76.3%)	23 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	24.9	4404^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.3%		25.2	4373^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%	31																					17.5		17.5	41.1	32.9	31.3	32.1			34.2	37.0	23.2	14.1	16.7			22.5	≥ 98%		$19,594	$920	$18,674
Ada Givens Elementary	Public	K-6	2900 Green St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6610	579	25	23.2	78.9%	86 (14.9%)	30 (5.2%)	402 (69.4%)	35 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	28.3	4135^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.9%		24.1	4486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.4%	351																					25.9		25.9	27.9	38.4	39.5	33.8			35.0	29.1	41.2	11.1	11.3			23.7	95%	0%	$18,724	$1,038	$17,686
McSwain Elementary	Public	K-8	922 Scott Rd.	Merced	95341	Merced County	McSwain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 354-2700	912	44	20.9	35.1%	354 (38.8%)	3 (0.3%)	464 (50.9%)	56 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.6%)	49.6	2638^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.7%		58.5	2141^st of 5857 public elementary schools	63.4%	497																					20.8	26.4	23.6	51.0	52.1	35.9	51.0	63.1	47.3	50.1	59.2	41.7	30.2	32.0	36.9	29.1	37.8	98%	0%	$16,735	$456	$16,279
Grasslands Elementary	Public	K-6	1951 Mission Dr.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-2122	884	29	30.4	85.1%	75 (8.5%)	4 (0.5%)	760 (86.0%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	17 (1.9%)	53.6	2406^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.6%		49.9	2595^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%	189																					35.9		35.9	27.9	42.2	59.5	56.5			46.7	37.7	36.7	48.1	45.0			41.8	≥ 99%		$15,799	$1,141	$14,658
Transitional Kindergarten Center	Public	K	1149 East B St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-1031	166	8	20.7	75.9%	21 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (83.7%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)																																						97%	0%	$21,981	$853	$21,128
Mercey Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 South Mercey Springs Rd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-0302	608	22	27.6	89.3%	30 (4.9%)	5 (0.8%)	555 (91.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	14	5311^th of 5817 public elementary schools	8.7%		16.8	5127^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%	184																					4.4		4.4	23.2	23.9	31.1	27.5			26.4	28.4	10.1	3.3	14.4			14.3	96%	0%	$18,279	$1,168	$17,111
Lorena Falasco Elementary	Public	K-6	310 Overland Ave.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-5834	669	26	25.7	77.0%	29 (4.3%)	8 (1.2%)	616 (92.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.2%)	29.7	4014^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.0%		26.4	4284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.9%	270																					18.6		18.6	28.4	37.9	44.1	26.2			34.3	38.7	34.5	34.3	8.5			27.8	97%	0%	$18,243	$1,219	$17,024
Westside Union Elementary	Public	K-6	659 K St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-9390	573	24	23.8	80.8%	57 (9.9%)	9 (1.6%)	478 (83.4%)	17 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	53.4	2412^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.5%		43.2	2993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%	581																					39.5		39.5	52.6	33.3	51.9	50.5			46.9	59.0	23.6	28.4	49.5			40.1	96%	0%	$21,136	$1,202	$19,934
Volta Elementary	Public	K-6	24307 West Ingomar Grade	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-2912	387	16	24.1	89.4%	35 (9.0%)	2 (0.5%)	333 (86.0%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	29.8	4005^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.2%		30	3965^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.3%	40																					23.8		23.8	26.8	41.2	39.0	36.1			35.9	33.9	26.5	34.2	15.3			26.2	≥ 95%		$20,884	$1,131	$19,753
R. M. Miano Elementary	Public	K-6	1129 B St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-3877	778	30	25.9	82.4%	34 (4.4%)	7 (0.9%)	724 (93.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	16.3	5114^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.1%		13.7	5372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%	258																					19.2		19.2	26.6	29.6	25.2	13.0			23.3	15.8	24.3	24.3	6.5			17.2	96%	0%	$18,764	$1,308	$17,456
Los Banos Elementary	Public	K-6	1260 Seventh St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-4981	622	25	24.8	78.6%	52 (8.4%)	12 (1.9%)	545 (87.6%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	28.1	4155^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.6%		24.1	4496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.2%	341																					22.2		22.2	37.6	33.8	43.2	31.0			36.7	40.9	17.9	16.1	11.4			22.8	97%	0%	$20,243	$1,605	$18,638
Henry Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	545 West L St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-3816	676	26	26.0	89.6%	38 (5.6%)	7 (1.0%)	617 (91.3%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	13	5393^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.4	5392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.9%	1																					12.1		12.1	17.6	25.6	21.7	27.8			23.3	26.4	8.1	6.0	14.3			14.0	97%	0%	$19,153	$1,198	$17,955
Charleston Elementary	Public	K-6	18463 West Charleston Rd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-5270	374	14	26.7	73.5%	92 (24.6%)	3 (0.8%)	262 (70.1%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	41.4	3146^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.9%		41.7	3087^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%	59																					22.7		22.7	42.3	28.3	40.9	41.1			38.1	82.7	18.9	20.5	39.3			41.0	≥ 95%		$19,892	$1,106	$18,786
Yamato Colony Elementary	Public	K-5	800 North Main St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5470	627	28	22.3	77.0%	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	515 (82.1%)	92 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34.7	3607^th of 5817 public elementary schools	38.0%		36.5	3440^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%	167	18.4	8.5	0.0		9.6	42.1	17.0	23.3		27.0	36.8	40.4	3.3		29.6	7.9	6.4	0.0		5.2	23.1		23.1	40.7	27.6	42.9				36.5	52.3	25.7	24.2				33.3	≥ 99%		$17,150	$665	$16,485
Selma Herndon Elementary	Public	K-5	714 Prusso St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5480	611	27	22.6	77.4%	22 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	450 (73.6%)	135 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31.5	3867^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.5%		40.1	3214^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%	653	16.2	0.0	3.3		7.2	54.1	3.3	13.3		25.8	18.9	13.3	0.0		11.3	10.8	3.3	3.3		6.2	15.5		15.5	38.0	39.1	31.6				36.1	44.6	34.5	18.6				32.3	97%	1%	$16,446	$632	$15,814
Campus Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1845 H St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5460	503	23	21.8	87.5%	9 (1.8%)	14 (2.8%)	458 (91.1%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30.5	3959^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.9%		25.1	4387^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%	428	3.3	4.0	8.3		5.1	30.0	0.0	33.3		21.5	10.0	24.0	8.3		13.9	0.0	4.0	4.2		2.5	22.1		22.1	33.3	32.1	42.9				36.0	28.2	29.8	29.9				29.3	96%	0%	$17,437	$918	$16,519
Le Grand Elementary	Public	K-8	13071 East Le Grand Rd.	Le Grand	95333	Merced County	Le Grand Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 389-4515	344	19	18.0	79.4%	31 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	301 (87.5%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	32	3821^st of 5817 public elementary schools	34.3%		34.4	3626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%	195																					22.2	19.5	20.9	50.0	29.7	40.0	36.1	67.6	42.9	44.1	45.2	26.3	22.2	16.2	36.8	22.0	27.4	≥ 98%		$23,160	$1,363	$21,797
Hilmar Elementary	Public	K-2	20206 West Geer Ave.	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 216-5800	467	23	20.3	51.4%	236 (50.5%)	1 (0.2%)	217 (46.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)								(n/a)																																						96%	0%	$16,660	$839	$15,821
Merquin Elementary	Public	K-5	20316 West Third Ave.	Stevinson	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-4938	126	7	18.0	74.6%	14 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	23.9	4473^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	23.1%		10.3	5619^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%	1146																					15.8		15.8	57.1	23.8	31.6				35.2	42.9	4.8	10.5				16.7	91%	0%	$21,240	$965	$20,275
Elim Elementary	Public	3-5	7677 North Lander Ave.	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-1082	437	21	20.8	63.2%	256 (58.6%)	2 (0.5%)	165 (37.8%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	40.4	3205^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.9%		32.6	3760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.8%	555	8.7	16.3	2.3		9.1	28.3	27.9	20.9		25.8	19.6	41.9	4.7		22.0	2.2	11.6	0.0		4.6	26.4		26.4	39.2	44.8	46.6				43.7	34.6	40.0	25.0				32.9			$17,576	$764	$16,812
Romero Elementary	Public	K-5	13500 West Luis Rd.	Santa Nella	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6177	225	11	20.2	82.7%	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (89.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	42.6	3071^st of 5817 public elementary schools	47.2%		34.1	3645^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.8%	574																					27.9		27.9	50.0	32.3	37.2				38.0	66.7	35.5	34.9				41.3	≥ 98%		$38,827	$3,098	$35,729
Gustine Elementary	Public	K-5	2806 West Grove Ave.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6496	483	21	23.0	79.7%	40 (8.3%)	3 (0.6%)	423 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	13.2	5374^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.6%		15.8	5205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%	169																					16.3		16.3	21.8	22.2	18.8				20.9	19.2	19.4	12.5				17.0	95%	0%	$23,746	$1,811	$21,935
El Nido Elementary	Public	K-8	161 East El Nido Rd.	El Nido	95317	Merced County	El Nido Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-8420	156	9	17.3	94.9%	16 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (88.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53	2433^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	58.2%		42.7	3027^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%	594																					18.8	23.5	21.2		64.3	56.3	33.3	50.0	56.3	52.7		57.1	62.5	23.8	25.0	47.1	41.5	≥ 95%		$27,091	$314	$26,777
Cressey Elementary	Public	K	9921 Crocker St.	Cressey	95303	Merced County	Ballico-Cressey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-9600	43	3	14.3	46.5%	12 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																						≥ 95%		$47,641	$2,374	$45,267
Ballico-Cressey Community Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	11818 Gregg St.	Ballico	95303	Merced County	Ballico-Cressey Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-9400	293	18	16.4	46.4%	84 (28.7%)	1 (0.3%)	197 (67.2%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	34.6	3612^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.9%		46.8	2778^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%	834																					35.0	33.3	34.4	42.9	45.5	35.0	34.2	43.8	50.0	40.6	39.3	31.8	25.0	14.6	46.9	54.2	33.2			$14,020	$436	$13,584
Juniper Elementary	Public	K-6	661 East Juniper Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-9930	495	20	24.7	73.3%	61 (12.3%)	4 (0.8%)	381 (77.0%)	36 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	49.3	2648^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.5%		54.4	2345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%	303																					41.4		41.4	36.4	28.3	58.6	59.7			46.0	32.7	20.0	32.8	54.8			35.3	98%	0%	$19,330	$2,148	$17,182
Peggy Heller Elementary	Public	K-8	201 Lake View Dr.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6517	712	30	23.7	63.8%	138 (19.4%)	12 (1.7%)	499 (70.1%)	35 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	42.4	3084^th of 5817 public elementary schools	47.0%		36.6	3434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%	350																					21.0	27.6	24.8	35.4	50.0	43.6	39.7	46.2	49.4	44.1	48.2	37.8	29.0	30.8	33.3	40.2	36.9	93%	1%	$19,422	$2,339	$17,083
Thomas Olaeta Elementary	Public	K-6	2266 High St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6148	374	17	22.0	73.8%	51 (13.6%)	6 (1.6%)	282 (75.4%)	17 (4.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	55.7	2288^th of 5817 public elementary schools	60.7%		60.3	2051^st of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%	237																					32.7		32.7	49.1	45.1	54.9	35.4			46.3	50.9	41.2	47.1	43.8			45.9	93%	0%	$22,120	$2,118	$20,002
Shaffer Elementary	Public	K-6	1434 California St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6145	405	18	22.2	81.0%	48 (11.9%)	5 (1.2%)	324 (80.0%)	21 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	39.5	3261^st of 5817 public elementary schools	43.9%		32.2	3784^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.4%	523																					27.5		27.5	28.3	35.7	45.1	46.3			38.8	39.6	35.7	29.4	35.2			35.1	≥ 98%		$21,433	$2,140	$19,293
Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-6	1761 Grove Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6112	528	22	24.0	86.0%	40 (7.6%)	8 (1.5%)	444 (84.1%)	21 (4.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	51.8	2507^th of 5817 public elementary schools	56.9%		54.7	2324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%	183																					22.9		22.9	40.7	40.3	39.6	56.7			45.4	61.5	45.5	33.3	30.9			43.8	≥ 98%		$20,798	$2,078	$18,720
Elmer Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	1271 West Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6143	514	22	23.3	76.3%	95 (18.5%)	7 (1.4%)	387 (75.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	47.1	2778^th of 5817 public elementary schools	52.2%		47.7	2725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%	53																					39.3		39.3	28.6	41.6	50.6	40.4			40.5	33.8	49.4	32.9	42.1			39.2	97%	0%	$20,083	$2,314	$17,769
Bellevue Elementary	Public	K-6	1020 East Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6140	599	25	23.9	91.8%	30 (5.0%)	9 (1.5%)	535 (89.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	32.1	3812^th of 5817 public elementary schools	34.5%		33.1	3716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%	96																					21.7		21.7	33.7	33.8	44.6	38.2			37.8	33.3	29.5	28.0	23.3			28.4	≥ 98%		$21,880	$2,446	$19,434
Aileen Colburn Elementary	Public	K-6	2201 Heller St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6136	371	17	21.8	91.6%	33 (8.9%)	12 (3.2%)	322 (86.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35	3583^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	38.4%		40.1	3216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%	367																					16.7		16.7	40.4	51.0	42.6	26.4			40.0	50.0	31.4	24.1	14.8			29.9	≥ 98%		$21,751	$2,393	$19,358
Harmony Elementary	Public	K-6	16464 West August Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2010	452	24	18.8	83.8%	19 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	404 (89.4%)	20 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	53.6	2407^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.6%		55.3	2289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%	118	7.1	29.0	12.5	6.7	12.7	33.3	19.4	37.5	8.9	24.0	28.6	54.8	6.3	20.0	26.7	7.1	29.0	6.3	6.7	11.3	14.3		14.3	40.0	50.9	48.2	51.3			47.8	51.7	42.4	39.3	46.1			45.0	≥ 98%		$25,309	$1,242	$24,067
Schendel Elementary	Public	K-6	16114 Schendel Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2040	458	28	16.3	—	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	428 (93.4%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	24	4459^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.3%		34.6	3618^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%	841	18.5	12.5	5.3	0.0	10.9	44.4	9.4	47.4	0.0	26.1	22.2	25.0	0.0	0.0	15.2	18.5	15.6	5.3	0.0	12.0	17.9		17.9	29.3	26.2	25.0	33.9			28.6	41.4	30.0	18.2	18.3			27.0	95%	0%	$26,847	$1,318	$25,529
El Capitan Elementary	Public	K-6	10115 Fifth St.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2030	289	16	18.0	91.0%	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	271 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26.2	4290^th of 5817 public elementary schools	26.3%		35.5	3542^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.5%	748	17.7	12.0	4.8	0.0	8.2	41.2	16.0	38.1	0.0	22.4	29.4	40.0	9.5	4.6	21.2	5.9	8.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	19.5		19.5	15.6	29.4	29.3	27.1			26.2	37.5	37.3	31.7	20.8			31.4	92%	0%	$28,191	$1,665	$26,526
Bernhard Marks Elementary	Public	3-5	1717 Valeria St.	Dos Palos	93620	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0250	478	19	25.1	87.4%	59 (12.3%)	14 (2.9%)	396 (82.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	21.8	4652^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	20.0%		20.3	4799^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.1%	147																					24.7		24.7	21.5	21.0	38.6				26.6	25.3	17.8	28.2				23.5			$18,324	$2,693	$15,631
Dos Palos Elementary	Public	K-2	2149 Almond St.	Dos Palos	93620	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0260	579	25	23.1	88.1%	56 (9.7%)	7 (1.2%)	497 (85.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)								(n/a)																																						98%	0%	$18,071	$2,741	$15,330

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