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Yosemite High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

1888^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 12% of California high schools

Summary

In Merced, California, Yosemite High (Continuation) serves grades 9–12 and has 342 students in the Merced Union High area. Its most urgent challenge is chronic absenteeism: 88% of students were chronically absent in 2025–26, compared with 26% in the district and 18% statewide. Only nearby Sequoia High had a higher reported rate, at 87.9%.

Test proficiency is far below district and state levels, with math the relative bright spot rather than a strong result. In 2025–26, all-grades proficiency at Yosemite was 8% in ELA, 8% in math, and 4% in science; district rates were 42%, 16%, and 25%, while state rates were 49%, 38%, and 36%. Among nearby schools’ 11th-grade results, Yosemite’s ELA rate of 8% was well below the 33% peer average. Its 8% math rate was also below the 12% peer average, while its 4% science rate was the lowest of the eight reported results; nearby peers averaged 19%. Graduation was 74%, below the state’s 88% and district’s 96%.

Results have improved over the four test years, but gaps remain: ELA rose 4 percentage points, math 8, and science 3; the state gap narrowed by 2 points in ELA and 4 in math, but widened by 3 in science. SchoolDigger ranked Yosemite at the 12th percentile, 1,890 of 2,137 schools, with 1 star in 2025–26, up from the 3rd percentile in 2023–24. One notable subgroup result: in 2024–25, SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 47th percentile for Special Education Students, compared with the 8th percentile overall. The student–teacher ratio was 16 in 2024–25, and 83% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, below the nearby-school average of 86%. Spending was $47,529 per student, the highest among nearby schools with a reported figure.

342

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,792

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1900 G St.
Merced, CA 95340-5043

(209) 325-1600

District: Merced Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.8%

White:

11.4%

African American:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2017 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 12th (2026) from a 2nd-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (74% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school7%

District avg27%

California avg42%

1,888^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8High Schools in the Merced Union High

1066^th of 1,530Merced Union High 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	11.0	1888 of 2135	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	1999 of 2162	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	2088 of 2159	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2118 of 2170	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1983 of 2123	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	1237 of 1290	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1896 of 2133	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1805 of 2017	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	1975 of 2021	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	1696 of 2039	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	1704 of 1994	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.2	1822 of 2426	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.2	1723 of 2354	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	1756 of 2367	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	1749 of 2281	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.4	1599 of 2238	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.0	1617 of 2117	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.9	1592 of 2063	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.6	1534 of 1968	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.8	1547 of 1901	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.0	1156 of 1653	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	10.7	505 of 521	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	489 of 582	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	1006 of 1085	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	928 of 1064	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	937 of 1044	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	335 of 941	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.3	628 of 938	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	1726 of 1864	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	1727 of 1906	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1863 of 1915	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1860 of 1915	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1718 of 1858	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1012 of 1054	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1701 of 1833	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1661 of 1760	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	1624 of 1880	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	1773 of 1900	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1819 of 1902	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1861 of 1917	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1743 of 1861	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1592 of 1814	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1624 of 1742	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	373 of 410	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	297 of 328	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	280 of 290	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	1766 of 1997	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	1884 of 2013	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1960 of 2026	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1985 of 2030	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1805 of 1943	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1059 of 1126	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1700 of 1937	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1671 of 1862	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	1698 of 1930	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	1819 of 1942	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1826 of 1948	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1921 of 1963	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1825 of 1916	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	1085 of 1122	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1637 of 1880	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1608 of 1834	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	666 of 1252	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	1.8	1113 of 1130	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	1098 of 1155	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1149 of 1173	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1185 of 1193	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1168 of 1204	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1145 of 1222	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1130 of 1173	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)3rd percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-41 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 vs state

Science4%-32 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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Yosemite High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1900 G St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 325-1600	342	21	16.0	83.3%	39 (11.4%)	18 (5.3%)	266 (77.8%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	11	1888^th of 2135 public high schools	11.6%		10.5	1999^th of 2162 public high schools	7.5%	111		3.7		4.3				8.2	8.2				8.1	8.1	$30,792	$1,973	$28,819
Independence High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	1900 G St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 325-1600	87	10	8.2	88.5%	13 (14.9%)	9 (10.3%)	61 (70.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	18.8	1674^th of 2135 public high schools	21.6%		12.1	1910^th of 2162 public high schools	11.7%	236		14.3		14.0				32.1	32.1				1.8	1.8	$29,315	$847	$28,468
Sequoia High	Public	9-12	1900 G St.	Merced	95344	Merced County	Merced Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 325-1700	77	9	8.9	90.9%	10 (13.0%)	3 (3.9%)	63 (81.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$60,330	$4,834	$55,496
Merced County Regional Occupational Program	Public	11-12	632 West 13th St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 381-6740	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Merced High	Public	9-12	205 West Olive Ave.	Merced	95344	Merced County	Merced Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 325-1000	1,943	86	22.5	79.4%	262 (13.5%)	107 (5.5%)	1,326 (68.2%)	142 (7.3%)	12 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	84 (4.3%)	34.4	1389^th of 2135 public high schools	34.9%		36	1358^th of 2162 public high schools	37.2%	31		23.1		22.8				41.1	41.1				15.6	15.6	$18,935	$1,718	$17,217
Golden Valley High	Public	9-12	2121 East Childs Ave.	Merced	95344	Merced County	Merced Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 325-1800	1,917	90	21.3	85.1%	178 (9.3%)	96 (5.0%)	1,393 (72.7%)	182 (9.5%)	12 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	51 (2.7%)	33	1423^rd of 2135 public high schools	33.3%		36.4	1347^th of 2162 public high schools	37.7%	76		22.8		22.6				41.5	41.5				13.4	13.4	$19,380	$1,589	$17,791
Valley Merced Community	Public	6-12	1850 Wardrobe Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-4500	99	5	20.2	94.9%	10 (10.1%)	10 (10.1%)	76 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	10.6	1913^th of 2135 public high schools	10.4%		8.6	2093^rd of 2162 public high schools	3.2%	180	4.2	4.6	0.0	3.5			4.2	0.0	3.6			0.0	8.7	5.6	$20,661	$503	$20,158
Come Back Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	350 West Yosemite Ave	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 386-6025	128	5	27.2	88.3%	20 (15.6%)	3 (2.3%)	99 (77.3%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)								(n/a)			14.3	14.3											$13,606	$202	$13,404
El Capitan High	Public	9-12	100 West Farmland	Merced	95344	Merced County	Merced Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 384-5500	1,793	85	21.1	76.2%	243 (13.6%)	89 (5.0%)	1,173 (65.4%)	226 (12.6%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	47 (2.6%)	42.2	1214^th of 2135 public high schools	43.1%		47.5	1085^th of 2162 public high schools	49.8%	129		26.6	18.2	26.3				48.3	48.3				18.5	18.5	$19,562	$1,592	$17,970
Buhach Colony High	Public	9-12	1800 Buhach Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Merced Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 325-1400	1,704	76	22.5	78.5%	261 (15.3%)	36 (2.1%)	1,187 (69.7%)	169 (9.9%)	14 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	34 (2.0%)	53.2	969^th of 2135 public high schools	54.6%		50.3	1032^nd of 2162 public high schools	52.3%	63		32.7		32.4				53.3	53.3				25.1	25.1	$19,947	$1,706	$18,241

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What district is Yosemite High (Continuation) in?

Merced Union High

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Students at Yosemite High (Continuation) are 78% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Yosemite High (Continuation).

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