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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 3352 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 295 students in Winton, CA, operating within the Merced River Union Elementary District and showing fluctuating performance in recent years.

The school serves a community with significant economic needs, and its academic results are generally lower than several nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Frank Sparkes Elementary and Sybil N. Crookham Elementary. Performance varies widely by grade, with 8th grade showing relative strength while 5th grade struggles. A notable positive trend is a significant reduction in chronic student absenteeism, which has been cut in half since 2022.

Historically, the school has been a standout in teaching English Language Learners, ranking in the top tiers statewide for that subgroup. However, recent performance for other student groups has declined. The school operates with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than many neighboring schools. For parents, the key points are the school's volatile year-to-year results, its pockets of strength in specific grades and with ELL students, and the ongoing challenge of achieving consistent academic outcomes across all grade levels.

295

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,227

Per pupil spending ?

79.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4402 West Oakdale Rd.
Winton, CA 95388-9755

(209) 358-5679

District: Merced River Union Elementary

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

High:

Buhach Colony High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.9%

White:

40.7%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,352^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,316^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

815^th of 1,543Merced River Union 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	3352 of 5857	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	2840 of 5869	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	2961 of 5859	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	3250 of 5883	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	880 of 1417	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	3193 of 5789	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	4329 of 5662	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	3945 of 5692	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.0	2960 of 5614	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.8	4649 of 5611	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	5106 of 5530	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	5086 of 5390	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.0	5215 of 5377	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.6	4558 of 5314	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	3745 of 5193	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.5	3300 of 5113	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.6	2806 of 5113	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.8	2775 of 4818	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.7	2676 of 4822	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.3	3226 of 4809	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	63.0	676 of 3245	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	558 of 3311	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	142 of 602	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	3136 of 5597	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	2516 of 5612	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.6	3894 of 5609	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	3239 of 5635	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	943 of 1267	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	3937 of 5107	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	3040 of 5107	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	2737 of 5087	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	2886 of 5084	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	4604 of 4963	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	2925 of 5460	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.7	1812 of 5517	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	2382 of 5363	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	2368 of 5264	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	549 of 1110	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	3268 of 5173	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.4	4858 of 5084	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	3258 of 5628	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	2945 of 5643	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	2583 of 5638	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	3065 of 5663	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	695 of 1272	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	1790 of 2598	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	1316 of 2761	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	1162 of 2783	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	991 of 2781	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	1116 of 2740	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	528 of 894	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	1349 of 2715	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	950 of 2480	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.4	993 of 2508	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.3	929 of 2497	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.0	1446 of 2477	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	19.8	2017 of 2379	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.8	1456 of 2259	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.4	871 of 2236	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	30.4	1558 of 2179	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.2	1777 of 2063	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.9	1094 of 2005	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.6	1143 of 1999	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.4	1056 of 1804	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.3	1198 of 1777	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.6	1067 of 1769	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	1277 of 2533	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	1057 of 2551	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.4	553 of 738	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	1200 of 2380	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	1314 of 2395	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	947 of 2388	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	625 of 2374	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	804 of 2359	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	1059 of 2213	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	721 of 2072	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	1124 of 2542	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	889 of 2579	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	596 of 2531	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	816 of 2458	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.1	526 of 721	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1327 of 2369	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	684 of 2230	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1194 of 2534	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	1157 of 2552	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	779 of 2538	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	1563 of 2527	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	478 of 763	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2023)79th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

White (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-10 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science28%-4 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	4402 West Oakdale Rd.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Merced River Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 358-5679	295	12	24.6	79.7%	120 (40.7%)	4 (1.4%)	159 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	37.9	3352^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%		45.4	2840^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.6%	512	34.5	22.6	28.3	35.5	37.0	31.0	41.9	34.5	50.0	38.4	32.3	48.2	24.1	25.8	37.9	38.7	34.3	73.0	73.0	81.1	73.0	73.0	73.0	$38,227	$37,190	$1,037
Winfield Elementary	Public	K-5	6981 Chestnut Ln.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6891	444	20	22.2	92.6%	22 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	403 (90.8%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.8	3603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%		34.3	3582^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.0%	21	16.7		16.7	39.0	41.7	37.2				39.2	40.3	36.1	20.5				32.2							$26,202	$25,010	$1,192
Sybil N. Crookham Elementary	Public	K-5	7160 West Walnut Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6182	362	17	21.2	95.6%	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	327 (90.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.2	2408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		47.7	2684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.3%	276	32.7		32.7	47.1	57.1	55.8				53.3	37.7	48.0	23.6				36.1							$20,435	$19,448	$987
Frank Sparkes Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 West Almond Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6180	422	18	23.4	92.7%	21 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	377 (89.3%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78.9	1200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%		73.7	1423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	223	38.7		38.7	71.7	70.8	71.2				71.2	67.9	52.3	46.7				54.4	96.9			96.9			$20,087	$19,110	$977
Peggy Heller Elementary	Public	K-8	201 Lake View Dr.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6517	712	30	23.7	63.8%	138 (19.4%)	12 (1.7%)	499 (70.1%)	35 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	36.6	3434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%		50.9	2513^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	921	21.7	24.1	22.9	30.8	45.2	37.0	41.4	62.8	58.6	46.6	35.4	38.7	24.1	32.2	38.3	46.0	35.8	96.6			96.6			$20,385	$18,046	$2,339
Bellevue Elementary	Public	K-6	1020 East Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6140	599	25	23.9	91.8%	30 (5.0%)	9 (1.5%)	535 (89.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	33.1	3716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%		35	3514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	202	16.3		16.3	33.8	33.3	32.2	47.7			36.8	39.0	30.0	29.4	24.4			30.5	95.3		98.1	97.2	96.3	97.2	$25,194	$22,748	$2,446
Cressey Elementary	Public	K	9921 Crocker St.	Cressey	95312	Merced County	Ballico-Cressey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-9600	43	3	14.3	46.5%	12 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		93.6					93.6	$92,908	$90,534	$2,374
Elmer Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	1271 West Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6143	514	22	23.3	76.3%	95 (18.5%)	7 (1.4%)	387 (75.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	47.7	2725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%		57.9	2156^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.3%	569	25.4		25.4	32.5	50.0	44.1	53.7			45.2	32.5	48.1	28.8	38.6			37.5	94.3			96.6	96.6	96.6	$21,732	$19,418	$2,314
Thomas Olaeta Elementary	Public	K-6	2266 High St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6148	374	17	22.0	73.8%	51 (13.6%)	6 (1.6%)	282 (75.4%)	17 (4.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	60.3	2051^st of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		64.1	1870^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	181	33.3		33.3	54.4	64.0	43.8	46.3			52.0	55.3	50.0	35.4	38.9			44.7	92.2	95.3	96.9	93.8	93.8	93.8	$26,002	$23,884	$2,118
Juniper Elementary	Public	K-6	661 East Juniper Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-9930	495	20	24.7	73.3%	61 (12.3%)	4 (0.8%)	381 (77.0%)	36 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	54.4	2345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%		48.1	2657^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.7%	312	45.3		45.3	29.1	53.3	57.8	42.1			46.2	37.5	41.7	42.2	36.8			39.7							$20,392	$18,244	$2,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Buhach Colony High

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Merced River Union Elementary

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 3352^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Washington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 41% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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