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Merced County Office of Education

At a glance

1475^thof 1,543 California districts▼ 21

Better than 4% of California districts

High 3 Alternative 5Grades K-12

632 West 13th St.
Merced, CA 95341-5908·(209) 381-6600·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2019–2025

2025: better than 4.4% of districts

Schools

1,894

Students

Top rankedValley Los Banos Community1934^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Valley Los Banos Community up 134 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Merced County Special Education 13 students per teacher

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Summary:

The Merced County Office of Education oversees eight specialized schools serving high school and alternative education students across the county, with a total enrollment of about 1,874 students.

There is significant variation in performance among these schools. Merced Scholars Charter stands out as the highest-performing, with a 96.8% graduation rate and the strongest academic results in English and science, coupled with good attendance. In contrast, Come Back Charter has the district's lowest graduation rate at 21.4%. Attendance also varies widely, from a very low 2.1% chronic absenteeism at Merced County Juvenile Court to 66.7% at Valley Los Banos Community.

As a whole, the district's academic proficiency rates are well below state averages, especially in mathematics where several schools report 0% proficiency. Per-student spending varies greatly but does not clearly correlate with better outcomes. The district's focus on alternative and special education presents unique challenges, though the success of Merced Scholars Charter shows positive results are achievable within this system.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 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 11th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Merced County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	632 West 13th St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-6711	942	72	13.0	69.4%	129 (13.7%)	44 (4.7%)	679 (72.1%)	53 (5.6%)	6 (0.6%)	7 (0.7%)	24 (2.5%)								(n/a)	0.0			3.5					9.1		5.2					0.0		1.7	45.5	51.5	77.3	56.1	48.5	57.6
Valley Merced Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	1850 Wardrobe Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-4500	99	5	20.2	94.9%	10 (10.1%)	10 (10.1%)	76 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								(n/a)	7.1	0.0	0.0	1.7					7.1	0.0	2.1					0.0	0.0	0.0							$33,011	$32,508	$503
Valley Los Banos Community	Public	6-12	715 West H St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-5600	160	11	14.6	88.1%	10 (6.3%)	1 (0.6%)	146 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	11.6	1934^th of 2162 public high schools	10.5%		10	2068^th of 2159 public high schools	4.2%	134			2.6	2.4						14.0	12.3						0.0	0.0							$41,996	$40,846	$1,150
Merced County Juvenile Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	2840 West Sandy Mush Rd.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-4528	20	1	18.0	85.0%	1 (5.0%)	2 (10.0%)	16 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)																									$98,142	$94,610	$3,532
Merced Scholars Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1850 Wardrobe Ave. Bldg. H	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-5165	334	20	16.5	79.9%	53 (15.9%)	4 (1.2%)	245 (73.4%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)								(n/a)	28.0	27.8		25.4	9.1	9.1	26.3	25.8	47.8	55.6	35.0	8.3	9.1	5.3	6.7	20.0	5.6	8.6							$32,778	$32,322	$456
Valley Atwater Community	Public	6-12	1800 Matthew Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-4550	122	8	15.6	94.3%	14 (11.5%)	3 (2.5%)	100 (82.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	8.2	2108^th of 2162 public high schools	2.5%		9	2122^nd of 2159 public high schools	1.7%	14	0.0	0.0		0.0					0.0	9.8	6.8					0.0	0.0	0.0							$41,493	$40,454	$1,039
Floyd A. Schelby	Public, Alternative	K-12	6738 North Sultana Dr.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-1800	89	8	11.1	59.6%	12 (13.5%)	1 (1.1%)	68 (76.4%)	5 (5.6%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)
Come Back Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	350 West Yosemite Ave	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 386-6025	128	5	27.2	88.3%	20 (15.6%)	3 (2.3%)	99 (77.3%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)								(n/a)			4.8	4.8																					$24,198	$23,996	$202

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Merced County Regional Occupational Program	0.03 mi	1
Merced City Elementary	0.46 mi	19	1221^st
Merced Union High	0.8 mi	9	1134^th
Weaver Union	1.52 mi	4	925^th
McSwain Union Elementary	4.33 mi	1	509^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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