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

Across Merced County, California, 54 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Frank Sparkes Elementary leads the list at 60.7%, against a median of 33.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
54
Merced County, California
Top % Proficient
60.7%
Median % Proficient
33.1%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Frank Sparkes ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary92.7%42260.7%
2Thomas Olaeta ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary73.8%37448.6%
3McSwain ElementaryMerced, CAMcSwain Union ElementaryElementary35.1%91244.2%
4Elmer Wood ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary76.3%51443.5%
5Mitchell ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary86.0%52842.8%
6Harmony ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary83.8%45242.3%
7Sybil N. Crookham ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary95.6%36242.0%
8Peggy Heller ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary63.8%71241.5%
9Juniper ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary73.3%49541.4%
10Plainsburg Union ElementaryMerced, CAPlainsburg Union ElementaryElementary47.8%11341.1%
11Charleston ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary73.5%37440.6%
12Grasslands ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary85.1%88440.0%
13Ballico-Cressey Community CharterBallico, CABallico-Cressey ElementaryElementary46.4%29339.5%
14Westside Union ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary80.8%57338.9%
15Allan Peterson ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary67.0%69038.7%
16Yamato Colony ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary77.0%62738.5%
17Washington ElementaryWinton, CAMerced River Union ElementaryElementary79.7%29538.2%
18Donn B. Chenoweth ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary59.6%72238.0%
19Pioneer ElementaryMerced, CAWeaver UnionElementary91.2%1,05537.8%
20Luther Burbank ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary70.9%71637.5%
21Aileen Colburn ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary91.6%37135.1%
22Selma Herndon ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary77.4%61135.1%
23Farmdale ElementaryMerced, CAWeaver UnionElementary92.9%91935.0%
24Winfield ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary92.6%44434.7%
25El Nido ElementaryEl Nido, CAEl Nido ElementaryElementary94.9%15634.5%
26Franklin ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary81.6%60234.4%
27Bellevue ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary91.8%59933.1%
28Elim ElementaryHilmar, CAHilmar UnifiedElementary63.2%43733.1%
29Shaffer ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary81.0%40532.7%
30Romero ElementarySanta Nella, CAGustine UnifiedElementary82.7%22531.6%
31Volta ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary89.4%38731.2%
32Planada ElementaryPlanada, CAPlanada ElementaryElementary90.6%58331.2%
33El Capitan ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary91.0%28930.5%
34Le Grand ElementaryLe Grand, CALe Grand Union ElementaryElementary79.4%34429.9%
35Ada Givens ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary78.9%57929.3%
36Joe StefaniMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary88.0%64128.6%
37John C. Fremont ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary84.7%58027.5%
38Schendel ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary99.6%45827.5%
39Lorena Falasco ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary77.0%66927.4%
40Campus Park ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary87.5%50327.0%
41Rudolph Rivera ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary75.5%91726.4%
42Charles Wright ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary80.3%52725.8%
43Leontine Gracey ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary81.7%50925.2%
44Los Banos ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary78.6%62224.9%
45John Muir ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary88.6%61324.2%
46Bernhard Marks ElementaryDos Palos, CADos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedElementary87.4%47822.4%
47Mercey Springs ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary89.3%60821.3%
48R. M. Miano ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary82.4%77819.7%
49Margaret Sheehy ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary94.4%48119.6%
50Henry Miller ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary89.6%67619.2%
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