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The fastest-growing public schools in Merced County, California

Across Merced County, California, 31 public schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Merced County Special Education leads the list at 41.0%, against a median of 9.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Merced County, California

Top Enrollment growth

41.0%

Median Enrollment growth

9.0%

FASTEST GROWING · MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Merced County Special Education	Merced, CA	Merced County Office of Education	668	942	41.0%
2	Rudolph Rivera Elementary	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	678	917	35.3%
3	Peggy Heller Elementary	Atwater, CA	Atwater Elementary	573	712	24.3%
4	Weaver Middle	Merced, CA	Weaver Union	885	1,073	21.2%
5	Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Planada, CA	Planada Elementary	255	305	19.6%
6	Merced High	Merced, CA	Merced Union High	1,729	1,943	12.4%
7	Ballico-Cressey Community Charter	Ballico, CA	Ballico-Cressey Elementary	261	293	12.3%
8	Yamato Colony Elementary	Livingston, CA	Livingston Union	563	627	11.4%
9	Los Banos High	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	1,385	1,543	11.4%
10	Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	561	624	11.2%
11	Atwater High	Atwater, CA	Merced Union High	1,826	2,029	11.1%
12	Tenaya Middle	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	548	607	10.8%
13	Luther Burbank Elementary	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	647	716	10.7%
14	Yosemite High (Continuation)	Merced, CA	Merced Union High	312	342	9.6%
15	McSwain Elementary	Merced, CA	McSwain Union Elementary	837	912	9.0%
16	Joe Stefani	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	588	641	9.0%
17	Herbert Hoover Middle	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	578	629	8.8%
18	El Capitan High	Merced, CA	Merced Union High	1,664	1,793	7.8%
19	Golden Valley High	Merced, CA	Merced Union High	1,792	1,917	7.0%
20	Los Banos Junior High	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	878	938	6.8%
21	Planada Elementary	Planada, CA	Planada Elementary	550	583	6.0%
22	Farmdale Elementary	Merced, CA	Weaver Union	885	919	3.8%
23	Hilmar High	Hilmar, CA	Hilmar Unified	673	696	3.4%
24	Le Grand High	Le Grand, CA	Le Grand Union High	469	484	3.2%
25	Campus Park Elementary	Livingston, CA	Livingston Union	489	503	2.9%
26	Ada Givens Elementary	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	564	579	2.7%
27	Allan Peterson Elementary	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	676	690	2.1%
28	John C. Fremont Elementary	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	570	580	1.8%
29	Pacheco High	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	1,709	1,725	0.9%
30	Pioneer Elementary	Merced, CA	Weaver Union	1,046	1,055	0.9%
31	Creekside Junior High	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	809	812	0.4%

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