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Merquin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Merquin Elementary is a small, rural public school serving 126 students in grades K-5 in Stevinson, California, as part of the Hilmar Unified school district.

Academically, Merquin faces significant challenges, with its students' proficiency in English, math, and science ranking in the bottom 4% of all California elementary schools and far below state, district, and nearby school averages. For example, while only 15% of Merquin students are proficient in English, nearby schools like Harmony Elementary (50%) and even the district's own Elim Elementary (35%) perform substantially better, despite serving students with similar economic backgrounds.

This underperformance is particularly notable because Merquin spends over $21,500 per student, which is higher than most surrounding schools. The school has shown a relative strength in supporting English Language Learners, and its chronic absenteeism rate has improved recently. However, its long-term academic trends and the large performance gap with comparable schools in the area suggest deep-rooted challenges that are specific to this school's context within the wider district.

126

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,519

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20316 West Third Ave.
Stevinson, CA 95374-0248

(209) 634-4938

District: Hilmar Unified

Students who attend Merquin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hilmar Middle
High:	Hilmar High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.3%

White:

11.1%

American Indian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 34 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,619^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	10.3	5619 of 5857	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	5360 of 5869	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	5166 of 5859	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	5456 of 5883	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4875 of 5789	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	5540 of 5662	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	5645 of 5692	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	5408 of 5614	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	5062 of 5611	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	5261 of 5530	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	4966 of 5390	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	5237 of 5377	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.5	4621 of 5314	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.5	4706 of 5193	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.1	4660 of 5113	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.8	4648 of 5113	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.9	4480 of 4818	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	22.1	3824 of 4822	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.8	3506 of 4809	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	1402 of 3162	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	2170 of 3311	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	2652 of 3246	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	4475 of 5635	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	4940 of 5413	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	4808 of 5107	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	4657 of 5107	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4189 of 5087	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	4987 of 5084	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4412 of 4963	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	4792 of 4830	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	5088 of 5460	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	5045 of 5517	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	4631 of 5363	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	4776 of 5264	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3826 of 5173	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	4885 of 5084	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	4472 of 5628	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	4437 of 5643	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	3912 of 5638	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile+47 vs school

Female (2022)21st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science16%-17 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Mathematics7%-31 vs state

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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)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$21,519	$1,096	$20,423
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)
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	$16,255	$1,010	$15,245
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	$22,504	$2,708	$19,796
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					$16,945	$1,947	$14,998
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						$23,433	$3,473	$19,960
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%)	25.1	4387^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%		23.5	4522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	135	8.8	7.4	4.0		7.0	35.3	14.8	28.0		26.7	11.8	22.2	4.0		12.8	5.9	7.4	4.0		5.8	22.4	22.4	24.4	23.1	34.1		27.1	32.6	22.0	30.6		28.2	95.9	96.9		96.9	96.9	$19,124	$1,976	$17,148
Hurd Barrington Elementary	Public	K-5	838 Eucalyptus Ave.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2585	428	20	21.4	65.7%	64 (15.0%)	10 (2.3%)	323 (75.5%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	32.1	3792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.3%		24	4465^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.9%	673																					20.8	20.8	33.3	37.3	42.9		38.2	35.5	32.8	18.2		28.2	94.9	97.4			96.2	$21,468	$1,576	$19,892
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						$24,513	$3,269	$21,244
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%)	36.5	3440^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%		44.8	2879^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	561	7.7	13.3	8.1		9.4	35.9	16.7	32.4		29.3	23.1	30.0	10.8		20.8	7.7	13.3	5.4		8.5	18.1	18.1	36.0	46.7	37.1		39.5	44.6	41.1	18.0		33.4						$17,514	$1,658	$15,856

Frequently Asked Questions about Merquin Elementary

How many students attend Merquin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 126 students attended Merquin Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Merquin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Merquin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hilmar Middle
High : Hilmar High

What is the racial makeup of Merquin Elementary?

Students at Merquin Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 11% White.

What district is Merquin Elementary in?

Hilmar Unified

Is Merquin Elementary a good school?

Merquin Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.1% of California elementary schools.

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