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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Merced County, California

Across Merced County, California, 83 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Frank Sparkes Elementary leads the list at 71.2%, against a median of 38.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
83
Merced County, California
Top % Proficient (Reading)
71.2%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
38.4%
BEST IN READING · MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Frank Sparkes ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary42271.2%
2Pacheco HighLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedHigh1,72555.3%
3Hilmar HighHilmar, CAHilmar UnifiedHigh69653.7%
4El Capitan HighMerced, CAMerced Union HighHigh1,79353.6%
5Sybil N. Crookham ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary36253.3%
6Buhach Colony HighAtwater, CAMerced Union HighHigh1,70453.0%
7McSwain ElementaryMerced, CAMcSwain Union ElementaryElementary91252.3%
8Thomas Olaeta ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary37452.0%
9Plainsburg Union ElementaryMerced, CAPlainsburg Union ElementaryElementary11351.4%
10Le Grand HighLe Grand, CALe Grand Union HighHigh48451.0%
11Harmony ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary45250.0%
12Herbert H. Cruickshank MiddleMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryMiddle62448.3%
13Gustine HighGustine, CAGustine UnifiedHigh53148.3%
14Los Banos HighLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedHigh1,54346.7%
15Peggy Heller ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary71246.6%
16Mitchell IntermediateAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryMiddle74446.5%
17Winton MiddleWinton, CAWintonMiddle57946.3%
18Grasslands ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary88446.3%
19Donn B. Chenoweth ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary72246.3%
20Juniper ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary49546.2%
21Ballico-Cressey Community CharterBallico, CABallico-Cressey ElementaryElementary29346.1%
22Allan Peterson ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary69045.5%
23Mitchell ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary52845.4%
24Elmer Wood ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary51445.1%
25Westside Union ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary57345.0%
26Cesar E. Chavez MiddlePlanada, CAPlanada ElementaryMiddle30544.9%
27El Nido ElementaryEl Nido, CAEl Nido ElementaryElementary15644.7%
28Charleston ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary37444.2%
29Luther Burbank ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary71643.8%
30Delhi HighDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedHigh71043.7%
31Aileen Colburn ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary37142.6%
32Pioneer ElementaryMerced, CAWeaver UnionElementary1,05541.8%
33Merced HighMerced, CAMerced Union HighHigh1,94341.6%
34Atwater HighAtwater, CAMerced Union HighHigh2,02941.5%
35Selma Herndon ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary61141.4%
36Le Grand ElementaryLe Grand, CALe Grand Union ElementaryElementary34441.1%
37Farmdale ElementaryMerced, CAWeaver UnionElementary91941.1%
38Golden Valley HighMerced, CAMerced Union HighHigh1,91740.8%
39Bellevue Senior ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryMiddle17840.0%
40Yamato Colony ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary62739.5%
41Winfield ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary44439.2%
42Washington ElementaryWinton, CAMerced River Union ElementaryElementary29538.4%
43Planada ElementaryPlanada, CAPlanada ElementaryElementary58337.6%
44Hilmar MiddleHilmar, CAHilmar UnifiedMiddle54237.4%
45Dos Palos HighDos Palos, CADos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedHigh63937.1%
46Volta ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary38737.1%
47Bellevue ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary59936.8%
48Rudolph Rivera ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary91736.4%
49Rudolph Rivera MiddleMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryMiddle60836.3%
50Romero ElementarySanta Nella, CAGustine UnifiedElementary22536.3%
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