Summary
Merquin Elementary is a small K–5 school in Stevinson, California, serving 126 students. In 2025–26, its all-grades proficiency was below both the state and Hilmar Unified in English language arts (ELA), math and science. Chronic absenteeism was also elevated: 21%, compared with 12% in the district and 18% statewide. The clearest academic concern is math, especially in fourth and fifth grade.
Merquin’s ELA results were close to those of five nearby K–5 schools, but its math results were well below them. ELA proficiency was 35%, near the nearby schools’ 36% average and below the district’s 41% and state’s 49%. Math proficiency was 17%, below the nearby average of 29%, the district’s 24% and the state’s 38%; science was 16%, compared with 21% at nearby schools, 23% in the district and 36% statewide. Results vary sharply by grade: third-grade ELA reached 57%, higher than the district’s 41% and state’s 44%, while fourth-grade math was just 5%, below every nearby school with data and far behind the district’s 35% and state’s 42%.
ELA and math have improved since 2022–23, though results have swung from year to year; science has declined overall, from 19% to 16%, while the state improved. SchoolDigger placed Merquin at the 23rd percentile with 1 star in 2025–26, up from the 4th percentile and 0 stars the year before, but its current percentile tied for the lowest among nearby schools with a ranking. One SchoolDigger subgroup result stands out: in 2023–24, English Language Learner students ranked at the 56th statewide percentile, compared with the school’s overall 9th percentile, indicating a stronger relative standing in serving that group. In 2024–25, 74.6% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, close to the 74.0% average among nearby schools with the same measure; Merquin’s student–teacher ratio was 18:1. These figures offer context, not explanations for the school’s results.
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