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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Merced County, California

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Merced County, California, drawn from 57 qualifying public elementary schools. Schendel Elementary leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 81.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
57
Merced County, California
Top % FRL
99.6%
Median % FRL
81.7%
HIGHEST POVERTY · MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Schendel ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary45899.6%
2Alicia Reyes ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary54096.3%
3Don Stowell ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary50196.0%
4Sybil N. Crookham ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary36295.6%
5El Nido ElementaryEl Nido, CAEl Nido ElementaryElementary15694.9%
6Margaret Sheehy ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary48194.4%
7Farmdale ElementaryMerced, CAWeaver UnionElementary91992.9%
8Frank Sparkes ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary42292.7%
9Winfield ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary44492.6%
10Bellevue ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary59991.8%
11Aileen Colburn ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary37191.6%
12Pioneer ElementaryMerced, CAWeaver UnionElementary1,05591.2%
13El Capitan ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary28991.0%
14Planada ElementaryPlanada, CAPlanada ElementaryElementary58390.6%
15Henry Miller ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary67689.6%
16Volta ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary38789.4%
17Mercey Springs ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary60889.3%
18John Muir ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary61388.6%
19Dos Palos ElementaryDos Palos, CADos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedElementary57988.1%
20Joe StefaniMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary64188.0%
21Campus Park ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary50387.5%
22Bernhard Marks ElementaryDos Palos, CADos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedElementary47887.4%
23Mitchell ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary52886.0%
24Grasslands ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary88485.1%
25John C. Fremont ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary58084.7%
26Harmony ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary45283.8%
27Romero ElementarySanta Nella, CAGustine UnifiedElementary22582.7%
28R. M. Miano ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary77882.4%
29Leontine Gracey ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary50981.7%
30Franklin ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary60281.6%
31Shaffer ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary40581.0%
32Westside Union ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary57380.8%
33Charles Wright ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary52780.3%
34Gustine ElementaryGustine, CAGustine UnifiedElementary48379.7%
35Washington ElementaryWinton, CAMerced River Union ElementaryElementary29579.7%
36Le Grand ElementaryLe Grand, CALe Grand Union ElementaryElementary34479.4%
37Ada Givens ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary57978.9%
38Los Banos ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary62278.6%
39Selma Herndon ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary61177.4%
40Yamato Colony ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary62777.0%
41Lorena Falasco ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary66977.0%
42Elmer Wood ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary51476.3%
43Transitional Kindergarten CenterLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary16675.9%
44Rudolph Rivera ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary91775.5%
45Merquin ElementaryStevinson, CAHilmar UnifiedElementary12674.6%
46Thomas Olaeta ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary37473.8%
47Charleston ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary37473.5%
48Juniper ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary49573.3%
49Luther Burbank ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary71670.9%
50Allan Peterson ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary69067.0%
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