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

54 public elementary schools in Merced County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, 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 37.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
54
Merced County, California
Top % Proficient (Reading)
71.2%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
37.4%
BEST IN READING · MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Frank Sparkes ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary42271.2%
2Sybil N. Crookham ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary36253.3%
3McSwain ElementaryMerced, CAMcSwain Union ElementaryElementary91252.3%
4Thomas Olaeta ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary37452.0%
5Plainsburg Union ElementaryMerced, CAPlainsburg Union ElementaryElementary11351.4%
6Harmony ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary45250.0%
7Peggy Heller ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary71246.6%
8Grasslands ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary88446.3%
9Donn B. Chenoweth ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary72246.3%
10Juniper ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary49546.2%
11Ballico-Cressey Community CharterBallico, CABallico-Cressey ElementaryElementary29346.1%
12Allan Peterson ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary69045.5%
13Mitchell ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary52845.4%
14Elmer Wood ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary51445.1%
15Westside Union ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary57345.0%
16El Nido ElementaryEl Nido, CAEl Nido ElementaryElementary15644.7%
17Charleston ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary37444.2%
18Luther Burbank ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary71643.8%
19Aileen Colburn ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary37142.6%
20Pioneer ElementaryMerced, CAWeaver UnionElementary1,05541.8%
21Selma Herndon ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary61141.4%
22Le Grand ElementaryLe Grand, CALe Grand Union ElementaryElementary34441.1%
23Farmdale ElementaryMerced, CAWeaver UnionElementary91941.1%
24Yamato Colony ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary62739.5%
25Winfield ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary44439.2%
26Washington ElementaryWinton, CAMerced River Union ElementaryElementary29538.4%
27Planada ElementaryPlanada, CAPlanada ElementaryElementary58337.6%
28Volta ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary38737.1%
29Bellevue ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary59936.8%
30Rudolph Rivera ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary91736.4%
31Romero ElementarySanta Nella, CAGustine UnifiedElementary22536.3%
32Shaffer ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary40536.0%
33Joe StefaniMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary64135.7%
34Franklin ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary60235.3%
35Elim ElementaryHilmar, CAHilmar UnifiedElementary43735.1%
36Charles Wright ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary52734.3%
37El Capitan ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary28933.3%
38Lorena Falasco ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary66931.7%
39Schendel ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary45831.1%
40John C. Fremont ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary58031.0%
41Ada Givens ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary57931.0%
42Los Banos ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary62230.5%
43Leontine Gracey ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary50929.4%
44Mercey Springs ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary60827.1%
45Campus Park ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary50327.1%
46John Muir ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary61326.4%
47Margaret Sheehy ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary48126.1%
48Bernhard Marks ElementaryDos Palos, CADos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedElementary47825.9%
49R. M. Miano ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary77823.7%
50Gustine ElementaryGustine, CAGustine UnifiedElementary48323.3%
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