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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Merced County, California

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Merced County, California, drawn from 83 qualifying public schools. Frank Sparkes Elementary leads the list at 58.1%, against a median of 29.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Merced County, California

Top % Proficient

58.1%

Median % Proficient

29.5%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Frank Sparkes Elementary	Winton, CA	Winton	Elementary	92.7%	422	58.1%
2	Thomas Olaeta Elementary	Atwater, CA	Atwater Elementary	Elementary	73.8%	374	48.6%
3	Elmer Wood Elementary	Atwater, CA	Atwater Elementary	Elementary	76.3%	514	46.0%
4	McSwain Elementary	Merced, CA	McSwain Union Elementary	Elementary	35.1%	912	43.6%
5	Charleston Elementary	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	Elementary	73.5%	374	42.6%
6	Plainsburg Union Elementary	Merced, CA	Plainsburg Union Elementary	Elementary	47.8%	113	42.3%
7	Peggy Heller Elementary	Atwater, CA	Atwater Elementary	Elementary	63.8%	712	42.2%
8	Mitchell Elementary	Atwater, CA	Atwater Elementary	Elementary	86.0%	528	41.1%
9	Juniper Elementary	Atwater, CA	Atwater Elementary	Elementary	73.3%	495	40.2%
10	Washington Elementary	Winton, CA	Merced River Union Elementary	Elementary	79.7%	295	39.9%
11	Yamato Colony Elementary	Livingston, CA	Livingston Union	Elementary	77.0%	627	39.9%
12	Sybil N. Crookham Elementary	Winton, CA	Winton	Elementary	95.6%	362	39.1%
13	Westside Union Elementary	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	Elementary	80.8%	573	38.7%
14	Harmony Elementary	Delhi, CA	Delhi Unified	Elementary	83.8%	452	38.2%
15	Grasslands Elementary	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	Elementary	85.1%	884	37.9%
16	Luther Burbank Elementary	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	Elementary	70.9%	716	37.6%
17	Allan Peterson Elementary	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	Elementary	67.0%	690	37.1%
18	Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	Elementary	59.6%	722	37.1%
19	Pioneer Elementary	Merced, CA	Weaver Union	Elementary	91.2%	1,055	36.5%
20	Franklin Elementary	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	Elementary	81.6%	602	36.5%
21	Mitchell Intermediate	Atwater, CA	Atwater Elementary	Middle	75.9%	744	36.0%
22	Ballico-Cressey Community Charter	Ballico, CA	Ballico-Cressey Elementary	Elementary	46.4%	293	35.9%
23	Dos Palos High	Dos Palos, CA	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	High	88.6%	639	35.6%
24	Pacheco High	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	High	71.1%	1,725	35.4%
25	Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Planada, CA	Planada Elementary	Middle	89.8%	305	34.5%
26	Winfield Elementary	Winton, CA	Winton	Elementary	92.6%	444	33.7%
27	Shaffer Elementary	Atwater, CA	Atwater Elementary	Elementary	81.0%	405	33.4%
28	Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	Middle	58.5%	624	33.3%
29	Winton Middle	Winton, CA	Winton	Middle	92.1%	579	33.0%
30	Aileen Colburn Elementary	Atwater, CA	Atwater Elementary	Elementary	91.6%	371	32.7%
31	Elim Elementary	Hilmar, CA	Hilmar Unified	Elementary	63.2%	437	32.6%
32	Le Grand High	Le Grand, CA	Le Grand Union High	High	87.2%	484	32.6%
33	Bellevue Elementary	Atwater, CA	Atwater Elementary	Elementary	91.8%	599	32.6%
34	Hilmar High	Hilmar, CA	Hilmar Unified	High	60.6%	696	32.4%
35	El Capitan High	Merced, CA	Merced Union High	High	76.2%	1,793	31.6%
36	Ada Givens Elementary	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	Elementary	78.9%	579	31.3%
37	Bellevue Senior Elementary	Atwater, CA	Atwater Elementary	Middle	93.8%	178	30.8%
38	Selma Herndon Elementary	Livingston, CA	Livingston Union	Elementary	77.4%	611	30.7%
39	Volta Elementary	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	Elementary	89.4%	387	30.2%
40	Farmdale Elementary	Merced, CA	Weaver Union	Elementary	92.9%	919	29.8%
41	Planada Elementary	Planada, CA	Planada Elementary	Elementary	90.6%	583	29.8%
42	Los Banos High	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	High	78.5%	1,543	29.5%
43	Golden Valley High	Merced, CA	Merced Union High	High	85.1%	1,917	29.5%
44	El Nido Elementary	El Nido, CA	El Nido Elementary	Elementary	94.9%	156	29.1%
45	Hilmar Middle	Hilmar, CA	Hilmar Unified	Middle	66.4%	542	28.8%
46	Romero Elementary	Santa Nella, CA	Gustine Unified	Elementary	82.7%	225	28.6%
47	Joe Stefani	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	Elementary	88.0%	641	28.4%
48	Atwater High	Atwater, CA	Merced Union High	High	82.1%	2,029	28.3%
49	Buhach Colony High	Atwater, CA	Merced Union High	High	78.5%	1,704	27.4%
50	Merced High	Merced, CA	Merced Union High	High	79.4%	1,943	27.2%

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