Tenaya Middle

Middle school·Grades 7-8 Merced, California·95340
Score
15.3/100
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#1,123
Among 1,326 California middle schools
#4
In Merced City Elementary
#5
In Merced
Top 85%
In California

Score 15.3/100: better than 15% of California middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
29%
Similar California schools ≈ 49%, better than 18% of them
582 students tested
Math
14%
Similar California schools ≈ 36%, better than 15% of them
584 students tested
Science
13%
Similar California schools ≈ 32%, better than 14% of them
277 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 8 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced ELA31.0303
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced ELA27.2279
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA29.2582
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Math14.4305
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Math13.6279
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math14.0584
ScienceGrade 8CAST12.6277
ScienceAll gradesCAST12.6277

School profile

Grades
7-8
Students
585
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
585
Typical middle school: 658
Free or reduced-price lunch
95%
Typical middle school: 72%

District and location

School district
City
Merced County

Contact

Address
760 West Eighth St.
Merced, CA 95340

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Tenaya Middle at a glance

Tenaya Middle is a public middle school in Merced, California, serving grades 7-8. It is part of the Merced City Elementary school district. It has about 585 students (a typical California middle school has 658). About 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 29% in English language arts (similar schools: 49%) and 14% in math (similar schools: 36%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California middle schools, it scores 15.3 out of 100: better than 15% of them, ranking #1,123 of 1,326. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.