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Best public schools in Merced, CA

37 public schools in Merced: 17 elementary · 5 middle · 8 high · 2 K-8 · 4 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

17 schools in Merced, best first
1
Allan Peterson Elementary 53.5
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-6 · 682 students
ELA 46%Math 35%Science 37%
#2,179 of 4,688 in California
2
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary 49.4
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-6 · 732 students
ELA 46%Math 31%Science 31%
#2,371 of 4,688 in California
2
Luther Burbank Elementary 49.4
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-6 · 727 students
ELA 44%Math 31%Science 38%
#2,371 of 4,688 in California
4
Pioneer Elementary 43.9
Weaver Union · Grades K-5 · 1,062 students
ELA 42%Math 36%Science 18%
#2,629 of 4,688 in California
5
Farmdale Elementary 43.1
Weaver Union · Grades K-5 · 970 students
ELA 41%Math 39%Science 12%
#2,666 of 4,688 in California
6
Franklin Elementary 34.8
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-3 · 568 students
ELA 35%Math 29%
#3,055 of 4,688 in California
7
John C. Fremont Elementary 31.8
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-6 · 559 students
ELA 31%Math 28%Science 25%
#3,196 of 4,688 in California
8
Joe Stefani 28.1
Merced City Elementary · Grades 3-6 · 608 students
ELA 36%Math 22%Science 21%
#3,369 of 4,688 in California
9
Charles Wright Elementary 23.6
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-6 · 552 students
ELA 34%Math 22%Science 16%
#3,580 of 4,688 in California
10
Ada Givens Elementary 22.9
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-6 · 546 students
ELA 31%Math 23%Science 18%
#3,613 of 4,688 in California
11
John Muir Elementary 21.7
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-6 · 581 students
ELA 26%Math 22%Science 24%
#3,669 of 4,688 in California
12
Rudolph Rivera Elementary 19.9
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-6 · 894 students
ELA 36%Math 17%Science 12%
#3,754 of 4,688 in California
13
Leontine Gracey Elementary 18.7
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-6 · 509 students
ELA 29%Math 20%Science 17%
#3,810 of 4,688 in California
14
Margaret Sheehy Elementary 11.6
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-6 · 503 students
ELA 26%Math 20%Science 8%
#4,143 of 4,688 in California
15
Don Stowell Elementary 8.8
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-6 · 527 students
ELA 22%Math 16%Science 13%
#4,274 of 4,688 in California
16
Alicia Reyes Elementary 4.2
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-6 · 565 students
ELA 18%Math 10%Science 13%
#4,490 of 4,688 in California
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Merced City School District Community Day —
Merced City Elementary · Grades K-6 · 31 students
ELA 0%

Middle schools

5 schools in Merced, best first
1
Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle 48.2
Merced City Elementary · Grades 7-8 · 630 students
ELA 48%Math 29%Science 16%
#687 of 1,326 in California
2
Weaver Middle 35.2
Weaver Union · Grades 6-8 · 1,000 students
ELA 33%Math 27%Science 17%
#860 of 1,326 in California
3
Herbert Hoover Middle 28.2
Merced City Elementary · Grades 7-8 · 607 students
ELA 35%Math 20%Science 15%
#952 of 1,326 in California
4
Rudolph Rivera Middle 27.9
Merced City Elementary · Grades 7-8 · 607 students
ELA 36%Math 14%Science 22%
#956 of 1,326 in California
5
Tenaya Middle 15.3
Merced City Elementary · Grades 7-8 · 585 students
ELA 29%Math 14%Science 13%
#1,123 of 1,326 in California

High schools

8 schools in Merced, best first
1
El Capitan High 50.6
Merced Union High · Grades 9-12 · 1,811 students
ELA 54%Math 14%Science 28%
#854 of 1,729 in California
2
Golden Valley High 40.5
Merced Union High · Grades 9-12 · 1,955 students
ELA 41%Math 17%Science 20%
#1,029 of 1,729 in California
3
Merced High 39.1
Merced Union High · Grades 9-12 · 1,951 students
ELA 42%Math 15%Science 22%
#1,053 of 1,729 in California
4
Independence High (Alternative) 12.3
Merced Union High · Grades 9-12 · 92 students
ELA 21%Math 0%Science 5%
#1,516 of 1,729 in California
5
Yosemite High (Continuation) 11.9
Merced Union High · Grades 9-12 · 355 students
ELA 11%Math 2%Science 4%
#1,523 of 1,729 in California
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Come Back Charter —
Merced County Office of Education · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 120 students
No published test results
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Merced County ROP —
Merced County ROP · Grades 11-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Sequoia High —
Merced Union High · Grades 9-12 · 106 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

2 schools in Merced, best first
1
McSwain Elementary 63.0
McSwain Union Elementary · Grades K-8 · 939 students
ELA 52%Math 37%Science 30%
#410 of 1,107 in California
2
Plainsburg Union Elementary 56.2
Plainsburg Union Elementary · Grades K-8 · 107 students
ELA 51%Math 33%Science 23%
#485 of 1,107 in California

Combined schools

4 schools in Merced, best first
1
Merced Scholars Charter 35.9
Merced County Office of Education · Grades K-12 · Charter · 297 students
ELA 35%Math 9%Science 25%
#365 of 569 in California
2
Merced County Special Education 7.1
Merced County Office of Education · Grades K-12 · 895 students
ELA 5%Math 2%Science 4%
#529 of 569 in California
3
Valley Merced Community 3.3
Merced County Office of Education · Grades K-12 · 81 students
ELA 2%Math 0%Science 2%
#551 of 569 in California
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Merced County Juvenile Court —
Merced County Office of Education · Grades K-12 · 18 students
No published test results

Schools

1 school in Merced
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Weaver Preschool —
Weaver Union · Grades M
No published test results

School districts serving Merced

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