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Rudolph Rivera Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4538^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rudolph Rivera Elementary is a large K-6 school serving 917 students in the Merced City Elementary district, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

The school is ranked in the bottom quarter of California elementary schools, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science all well below state averages. Mathematics is a particular concern, with only 16.83% of students proficient. The school also struggles with a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.6%, meaning many students miss a substantial amount of school. Compared to nearby schools like Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary and Allan Peterson Elementary, which have higher academic scores and much lower absenteeism, Rudolph Rivera has more students per teacher and receives less funding per student.

Despite these challenges, the school has shown strengths in certain areas, such as supporting English Language Learners in some years. However, its overall performance has declined over the past decade. Addressing attendance and improving math instruction appear to be critical opportunities for growth, especially when compared to a school with similar demographics like Leontine Gracey Elementary, which has better attendance, more resources, and slightly stronger academic results.

917

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,187

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

945 Buena Vista Dr.
Merced, CA 95348-2302

(209) 385-6680

District: Merced City Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.1%

Asian:

13.7%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2017 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,538^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 27 pts since 2017

From bottom 49% (2017) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

1221^st of 1,543Merced 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
2025	23.6	4538 of 5857	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4339 of 5869	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4414 of 5859	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3837 of 5883	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3812 of 5789	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	3496 of 5662	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	2877 of 5692	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	300 of 569	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	339 of 593	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	377 of 661	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	642 of 747	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	1158 of 1203	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1126 of 1205	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1123 of 1190	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1064 of 1154	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1084 of 1149	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	949 of 1071	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	1862 of 2227	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	2112 of 2585	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.9	656 of 3162	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	33.7	2259 of 3245	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	2442 of 3311	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	86.5	221 of 3275	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	3949 of 5597	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	3903 of 5612	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4184 of 5609	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3467 of 5635	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3800 of 5492	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	3415 of 5413	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	3616 of 5107	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3271 of 5107	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	3158 of 5087	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	2634 of 5084	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	2801 of 4963	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	2647 of 4830	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	3967 of 5460	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3782 of 5517	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	4063 of 5363	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	3101 of 5264	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	3363 of 5173	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	2839 of 5084	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4701 of 5628	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4496 of 5643	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4319 of 5638	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3851 of 5663	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3492 of 5510	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3382 of 5431	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.0	713 of 718	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	2325 of 2847	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1806 of 2635	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1277 of 2420	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	4.3	2589 of 2651	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	2602 of 2661	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	2505 of 2726	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	2371 of 2834	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	2443 of 2737	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+53 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-19 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

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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 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
Rudolph Rivera Elementary	Public	K-6	945 Buena Vista Dr.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6680	917	34	27.0	75.5%	68 (7.4%)	77 (8.4%)	588 (64.1%)	126 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.9%)	23.6	4538^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%		25.3	4339^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	199	11.6	11.6	32.5	43.8	27.9	41.4	36.4	27.9	15.7	9.3	15.0	16.8	95.9	97.5		96.7	97.5	97.5	$19,187	$18,370	$817
Allan Peterson Elementary	Public	K-6	848 East Donna Dr.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6700	690	27	25.6	67.0%	139 (20.1%)	28 (4.1%)	386 (55.9%)	83 (12.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.1%)	48.7	2663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.5%		43.5	2962^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	299	37.4	37.4	47.4	28.6	58.6	46.2	45.5	44.3	29.7	39.4	26.9	35.3	94.9	97.5		94.9	97.5	96.2	$22,660	$21,686	$974
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%)	29.4	4008^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%		24.9	4374^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.5%	366	25.4	25.4	32.1	33.8	41.8	15.4	31.0	39.2	31.3	28.4	9.2	27.8	96.8						$22,428	$21,348	$1,080
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%)	23	4592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%		25.1	4356^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.8%	236	24.4	24.4	17.9	17.9	34.6	35.6	26.4	19.1	15.5	21.8	32.2	22.2	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%)	44.1	2947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%		45.6	2825^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.9%	122	37.7	37.7	33.3	41.5	55.3	43.4	43.8	39.4	27.4	28.1	30.0	31.1	95.1		96.3		96.3		$22,307	$21,388	$919
Merced City School District Community Day	Public	K-6	601 Mercy Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6647	22	3	7.6	86.4%	4 (18.2%)	4 (18.2%)	9 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (18.2%)								(n/a)							0.0
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%)	44.8	2901^st of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%		43.6	2955^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.7%	54	30.7	30.7	52.6	46.4	38.6	48.0	46.3	47.4	33.0	18.0	27.8	31.4	97.1		98.1				$23,075	$22,070	$1,005
Leontine Gracey Elementary	Public	K-6	945 West Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6710	509	22	23.1	81.7%	25 (4.9%)	14 (2.8%)	419 (82.3%)	31 (6.1%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	23.7	4525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.7%		26.4	4260^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	265	17.0	17.0	15.8	21.9	30.5	52.2	29.5	15.4	16.2	10.2	38.8	20.1							$26,225	$25,220	$1,005
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%)	24.1	4486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.4%		34.4	3565^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.3%	921	17.8	17.8	31.7	33.8	31.5	27.5	31.0	39.0	26.3	17.8	11.0	23.3	96.5	98.2		98.2	97.4	98.2	$25,084	$24,046	$1,038
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%)	25.2	4373^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%		22.3	4653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.7%	280	16.4	16.4	33.8	34.9	30.1	38.0	34.3	36.4	20.3	20.6	8.9	21.5							$26,942	$26,022	$920

Frequently Asked Questions about Rudolph Rivera Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rudolph Rivera Elementary?

Students at Rudolph Rivera Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 8% African American, 7% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Rudolph Rivera Elementary a good school?

Rudolph Rivera Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Rudolph Rivera Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 917 students attended Rudolph Rivera Elementary.

What district is Rudolph Rivera Elementary in?

Merced City Elementary

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