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Farmdale Elementary

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Farmdale Elementary ranks 3162 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Farmdale Elementary is a public elementary school located in Merced, California, serving 970 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Weaver Union District, which is ranked 936 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Farmdale Elementary faces several challenges, including low academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics generally below the state and district averages. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.2% to 24.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Farmdale Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.33% to 81.34% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, Farmdale Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby Merced City Elementary District schools, such as Ada Givens Elementary, Luther Burbank Elementary, and John Muir Elementary, which also serve high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. However, these nearby schools tend to have slightly higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Farmdale Elementary.

919

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,104

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Winder Ave.
Merced, CA 95341-8855

(209) 725-7170

District: Weaver Union

Students who attend Farmdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Weaver Middle
High:	Golden Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

Asian:

16.2%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg32%

California avg41%

3,162^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Weaver Union

925^th of 1,543Weaver Union 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	40.8	3162 of 5857	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	4070 of 5869	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	4234 of 5859	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	4042 of 5883	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	3456 of 5789	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	3061 of 5662	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.4	3879 of 5692	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.0	4428 of 5614	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.8	4048 of 5611	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	3735 of 5530	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.0	3206 of 5390	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.9	3329 of 5377	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.4	3275 of 5314	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	524 of 569	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	55.6	200 of 593	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	991 of 1203	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1117 of 1205	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	1111 of 1190	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1077 of 1154	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	1083 of 1149	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	987 of 1071	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.8	1600 of 2227	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1344 of 2585	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.0	2055 of 2128	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.4	1002 of 3162	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	913 of 3245	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	1401 of 3311	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	793 of 3275	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	544 of 3246	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	3038 of 5597	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3987 of 5612	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4182 of 5609	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3880 of 5635	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3631 of 5492	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	2943 of 5413	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	2285 of 5107	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	3094 of 5107	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3500 of 5087	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3303 of 5084	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	2365 of 4963	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	1848 of 4830	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	2305 of 5460	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	3407 of 5517	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3619 of 5363	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3315 of 5264	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	2338 of 5173	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	1807 of 5084	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	3064 of 5628	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3828 of 5643	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3948 of 5638	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3930 of 5663	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	3070 of 5510	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	3026 of 5431	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	754 of 2847	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	42.0	1241 of 2635	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	1087 of 2420	55.1%	★★★☆☆

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)74th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science12%-20 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 (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	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
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%)	40.8	3162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.0%		28.5	4070^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.7%	908	12.3	12.3	57.6	38.1	27.8		41.1	68.4	33.1	16.6		39.2	98.2						$19,104	$3,058	$16,046
Alicia Reyes Elementary	Public	K-6	123 South N St.	Merced	95341	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%)	9.7	5650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%		16.3	5189^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.6%	461	12.5	12.5	13.3	14.0	21.9	22.5	17.8	14.7	10.5	11.1	5.6	10.2							$18,282	$2,395	$15,887
Don Stowell Elementary	Public	K-6	251 East 11th St.	Merced	95341	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%)	14.5	5312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.3%		12.1	5549^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.5%	237	13.2	13.2	20.0	16.4	23.7	28.0	22.2	30.8	18.9	10.9	7.9	16.3	92.8		94.2	97.1	94.2		$17,843	$2,511	$15,332
Margaret Sheehy Elementary	Public	K-6	1240 West Sixth St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6676	481	20	24.0	94.4%	16 (3.3%)	33 (6.9%)	395 (82.1%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	18.2	4996^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		13.7	5423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	427	7.6	7.6	28.6	32.1	26.6	18.2	26.2	36.4	22.6	4.6	13.6	19.9	95.6				96.7		$19,326	$3,396	$15,930
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							$18,304	$2,340	$15,964
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							$18,940	$2,368	$16,572
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	$17,334	$2,439	$14,895
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						$16,768	$2,438	$14,330
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	$18,190	$2,597	$15,593
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%)	40.2	3203^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		38.3	3283^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.1%	80	17.6	17.6	33.7	48.8	43.6		41.8	36.4	47.9	24.2		36.2	95.6	97.8		97.8	97.8	97.8	$17,836	$2,855	$14,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Farmdale Elementary

What schools do graduates of Farmdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Farmdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Weaver Middle
High : Golden Valley High

What district is Farmdale Elementary in?

Weaver Union

How many students attend Farmdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 919 students attended Farmdale Elementary.

Is Farmdale Elementary a good school?

Farmdale Elementary ranks 3162^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Farmdale Elementary?

Students at Farmdale Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 4% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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