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Charles Wright Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Charles Wright Elementary serves 527 students in grades K–6 in Merced, within the Merced City Elementary district. Its 2025–2026 results were close to district results and around the middle of the nearby-school group, but well below California’s overall proficiency rates. The central takeaway for families is that statewide achievement—especially in science—remains the school’s biggest academic challenge.

Third grade is a relative bright spot, while science is the weakest subject against the state. In 2025–2026, 34% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 23% in math and 18% in science—15, 16 and 18 percentage points below California, respectively. Results were much closer to the district: Charles Wright was 0 points above it in ELA, 2 points above in math and about 0 points below in science. Compared with nearby-school averages, it was 1 point lower in ELA, 3 points lower in math and 2 points lower in science; it ranked fifth-lowest of 11 schools in each subject. By grade, third-grade ELA and math were stronger than the district’s, while grade 5 and 6 math results were notably lower.

ELA and math have improved over four years, though recent progress has not pulled the school ahead of statewide trends. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency rose 10 points in ELA and 8 in math, while science rose 3 points and its state gap widened by 3 points. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 24th percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026, seventh among the 11 nearby schools; that is up from the 13th percentile in 2022–2023. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 22, and 80% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. In SchoolDigger’s 2023–2024 statewide effectiveness rankings, English Language Learner Students ranked at the 45th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 21st percentile; White Students ranked at the 5th percentile.

527

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,942

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

900 East 20th St.
Merced, CA 95340-4052

(209) 385-6615

District: Merced City Elementary

Students who attend Charles Wright Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Herbert Hoover Middle
High:	Golden Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.3%

White:

11.4%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2023 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2026) from a 13th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg26%

California avg42%

4,393^rd of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Merced City Elementary

840^th of 968Merced City Elementary 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
2026	24.9	4393 of 5804	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	4373 of 5857	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4653 of 5869	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	5114 of 5859	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4890 of 5883	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	4642 of 5789	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	4598 of 5662	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	4568 of 5692	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	4725 of 5614	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.2	3383 of 5611	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.0	4739 of 5530	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	4781 of 5390	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.1	3679 of 5377	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.1	3223 of 5314	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.7	4157 of 5193	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.0	4052 of 5113	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	4036 of 5113	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.6	4158 of 4818	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.9	3771 of 4822	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.3	4177 of 4809	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	1730 of 3162	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	2062 of 3245	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	2454 of 3311	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	3156 of 3275	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	4250 of 5569	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	4295 of 5597	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4665 of 5612	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4873 of 5609	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4554 of 5635	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3979 of 5492	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4441 of 5413	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	3789 of 5085	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	3819 of 5107	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3848 of 5107	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	4287 of 5087	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4169 of 5084	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	3983 of 4963	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	3788 of 4830	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	3718 of 5412	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.7	3852 of 5460	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4210 of 5517	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4598 of 5363	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	4500 of 5264	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3980 of 5173	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4207 of 5084	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	4174 of 5590	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	4036 of 5628	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4167 of 5643	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4912 of 5638	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4837 of 5663	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	4885 of 5510	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	4241 of 5431	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.5	2513 of 2651	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	2579 of 2661	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	2447 of 2726	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	2645 of 2834	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

White (2024)5th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics23%-16 vs state

Science18%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% 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/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	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
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	4393^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	24.3%		25.2	4373^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%	20	17.5	17.5	41.1	32.9	31.3	32.1	34.2	37.0	23.2	14.1	16.7	22.5							$26,942	$26,022	$920
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	4125^th of 5804 public elementary schools	28.9%		24.1	4486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.4%	361	25.9	25.9	27.9	38.4	39.5	33.8	35.0	29.1	41.2	11.1	11.3	23.7	96.5	98.2		98.2	97.4	98.2	$25,084	$24,046	$1,038
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	5278^th of 5804 public elementary schools	9.1%		14.5	5312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.3%	34	8.9	8.9	24.6	20.8	28.6	28.0	25.7	24.6	7.3	5.5	17.3	14.6	92.8		94.2	97.1	94.2		$25,622	$24,630	$992
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	4772^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	17.8%		23	4592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%	180	18.9	18.9	18.4	18.8	34.7	41.2	28.1	11.5	11.4	18.7	29.4	17.8	93.1	96.6			93.1	96.6	$22,443	$21,488	$955
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	3221^st of 5804 public elementary schools	44.5%		44.1	2947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%	274	27.3	27.3	37.2	39.4	50.5	51.0	44.6	36.2	29.3	19.2	33.0	29.3	95.1		96.3		96.3		$22,307	$21,388	$919
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	5121^st of 5804 public elementary schools	11.8%		29.4	4008^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%	1113	13.7	13.7	22.8	23.3	29.5	33.3	27.1	26.6	16.1	6.4	18.8	16.4	96.8						$22,428	$21,348	$1,080
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	2699^th of 5804 public elementary schools	53.5%		44.8	2901^st of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%	202	29.0	29.0	48.3	45.7	51.6	44.0	47.3	43.3	40.9	34.4	27.8	36.6	97.1		98.1				$23,075	$22,070	$1,005
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	3736^th of 5804 public elementary schools	35.6%		40.8	3162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.0%	574	15.2	15.2	38.9	46.1	26.6		37.3	42.6	35.4	17.7		32.0	98.2						$24,327	$22,196	$2,131
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	5432^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	6.4%		9.7	5650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%	218	6.7	6.7	25.6	20.0	24.7	23.1	23.4	28.2	18.8	3.4	6.4	13.9							$26,382	$25,322	$1,060
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	3437^th of 5804 public elementary schools	40.8%		40.2	3203^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%	234	22.9	22.9	37.9	39.0	42.4		39.7	44.3	36.0	20.0		33.8	95.6	97.8		97.8	97.8	97.8	$24,231	$22,120	$2,111

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Wright Elementary

How many students attend Charles Wright Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Charles Wright Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Charles Wright Elementary?

Students at Charles Wright Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Charles Wright Elementary in?

Merced City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Charles Wright Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles Wright Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Herbert Hoover Middle
High : Golden Valley High

Is Charles Wright Elementary a good school?

Charles Wright Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.3% of California elementary schools.

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