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Elim Elementary

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Elim Elementary ranks 3760 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

3760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Elim Elementary is a public school serving about 437 students in grades 3 through 5 in the rural community of Hilmar, part of the Hilmar Unified school district.

The school has notable strengths, particularly in maintaining excellent student attendance and in mathematics instruction. Its chronic absenteeism rate is very low at 5.8%, which is much better than the state average and many nearby schools like Cunningham Elementary (30.1%) and its district peer, Merquin Elementary (19%). In math, 31.89% of students are proficient, which is higher than the Hilmar Unified district average and schools such as Wakefield Elementary. The school achieves these results efficiently, operating with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio than some neighboring schools.

While Elim performs better than Merquin Elementary across subjects, its overall test scores are below the California state averages. Some schools in other districts, like Harmony Elementary in Delhi Unified and Julien Elementary in Turlock Unified, have higher proficiency rates while serving similar student populations. This indicates there are opportunities for learning from other local educational approaches to help all students at Elim reach their full potential.

437

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,056

Per pupil spending ?

63.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7677 North Lander Ave.
Hilmar, CA 95324-9338

(209) 667-1082

District: Hilmar Unified

Students who attend Elim Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hilmar Middle
High:	Hilmar High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Hispanic:

37.8%

Asian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

California avg41%

3,760^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Hilmar Unified

1160^th of 1,543Hilmar Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	3760 of 5857	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3675 of 5869	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	3396 of 5859	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	3234 of 5883	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	4024 of 5789	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	4241 of 5662	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	3912 of 5692	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.7	3627 of 5614	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.2	3449 of 5611	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.1	2560 of 5530	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.5	2584 of 5390	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.9	2658 of 5377	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.6	2350 of 5314	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.1	1966 of 5193	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.4	1711 of 5113	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.9	2271 of 5113	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.5	1933 of 4818	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.2	2532 of 4822	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.8	2219 of 4809	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1689 of 2227	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1602 of 2585	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1857 of 2128	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.3	2313 of 3162	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1862 of 3245	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	1245 of 3311	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	1681 of 3275	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1999 of 3246	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	3569 of 5597	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	3061 of 5612	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	2767 of 5609	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	2780 of 5635	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.2	3884 of 5492	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3816 of 5413	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	4541 of 5107	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	4580 of 5107	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3739 of 5087	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3339 of 5084	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	4546 of 4963	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	4535 of 4830	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	4130 of 5460	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	4257 of 5517	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	4125 of 5363	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3630 of 5264	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	4456 of 5173	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4632 of 5084	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	3697 of 5628	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	4034 of 5643	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3718 of 5638	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3460 of 5663	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3856 of 5510	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4299 of 5431	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	2022 of 2847	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1660 of 2635	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1950 of 2420	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	2157 of 2598	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	2165 of 2651	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	2168 of 2661	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	2266 of 2726	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	2452 of 2834	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	2414 of 2737	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Listening23%~ state avg

Science22%-11 vs state

Writing20%+3 vs state

Overall9%~ state avg

Reading5%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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	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 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 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 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
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%)	32.6	3760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.8%		33.1	3675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	85	4.6	18.6	4.4		9.1	31.8	23.3	15.6		23.5	6.8	46.5	6.7		19.7	0.0	14.0	2.2		5.3	21.9	21.9	30.3	35.9	38.4		35.1	38.6	35.9	21.9		31.9	96.8		98.4		97.9		$20,056	$19,292	$764
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)																																							$18,149	$17,310	$839
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%)	55.3	2289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%		44.6	2886^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.8%	597	36.4	24.2	13.0	8.5	18.9	66.7	18.2	47.8	10.6	34.6	33.3	54.6	21.7	17.0	29.6	21.2	18.2	2.2	8.5	11.3	23.7	23.7	60.9	33.9	46.1	56.8	50.0	62.5	31.6	43.4	36.5	43.5	97.4				97.4		$32,704	$31,462	$1,242
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	99.6%	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	428 (93.4%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	34.6	3618^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%		17.5	5078^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	1460	9.1	33.3	0.0	0.0	11.8	51.5	27.8	7.1	9.1	31.6	21.2	55.6	14.3	0.0	25.0	3.0	27.8	0.0	0.0	7.9	22.8	22.8	26.8	26.3	31.6	40.0	31.1	51.8	35.1	21.1	36.4	36.0							$35,704	$34,386	$1,318
Merquin Elementary	Public	K-5	20316 West Third Ave.	Stevinson	95374	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%)	10.3	5619^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		14.4	5360^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	259																					15.8	15.8	12.5	6.3	25.0		15.0	0.0	0.0	20.0		6.7							$27,183	$26,218	$965
El Capitan Elementary	Public	K-6	10115 Fifth St.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2010	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%)	35.5	3542^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.5%		25	4360^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.7%	818	28.6	13.0	4.0	0.0	11.2	57.1	26.1	40.0	16.1	34.6	28.6	17.4	4.0	3.2	13.1	10.7	21.7	0.0	0.0	7.5	12.5	12.5	35.3	35.1	38.6	25.5	33.3	58.5	34.2	40.4	14.6	36.8							$38,045	$36,380	$1,665
Cunningham Elementary	Public	K-6	324 West Linwood Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-2700	597	28	21.3	79.4%	56 (9.4%)	9 (1.5%)	477 (79.9%)	32 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	12.8	5439^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		15.8	5232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.9%	207																					8.8	8.8	8.8	20.2	18.8	24.7	18.3	15.0	18.3	11.3	21.6	16.7	95.8	95.8		95.8	95.8	95.8	$16,633	$15,054	$1,579
Wakefield Elementary	Public	K-6	400 South Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0895	601	29	20.7	78.9%	34 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	533 (88.7%)	15 (2.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	16.3	5166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.8%		14.2	5374^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.4%	208																					8.1	8.1	13.0	31.8	22.4	31.0	23.1	22.8	25.6	11.6	21.9	20.3	97.4	98.3			97.4		$20,305	$18,592	$1,713
Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy	Public	K-5	201 North Soderquist Rd.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-3200	831	35	23.7	56.8%	28 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	775 (93.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	23.8	4521^st of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		21.6	4710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.7%	189																					14.5	14.5	32.5	33.3	27.6		31.2	38.7	24.6	8.6		24.3	97.9				97.9		$17,482	$16,500	$982
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%)	40.1	3214^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		30.4	3897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.6%	683	5.4	0.0	3.6		3.2	32.4	10.0	21.4		22.1	21.6	13.3	7.1		14.7	2.7	0.0	0.0		1.1	15.2	15.2	41.8	34.8	46.6		41.4	53.6	34.8	24.5		37.3	98.0						$19,054	$18,422	$632

Frequently Asked Questions about Elim Elementary

What district is Elim Elementary in?

Hilmar Unified

What schools do graduates of Elim Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elim Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hilmar Middle
High : Hilmar High

How many students attend Elim Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Elim Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Elim Elementary?

Students at Elim Elementary are 59% White, 38% Hispanic.

Is Elim Elementary a good school?

Elim Elementary ranks 3760^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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