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

83 public schools in Merced County, California appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Gustine Middle leads the list at 12.5%, against a median of 29.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
83
Merced County, California
Best % Proficient
12.5%
Median % Proficient
29.5%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Gustine MiddleGustine, CAGustine UnifiedMiddle84.6%37012.5%
2Bryant MiddleDos Palos, CADos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedMiddle87.9%48712.9%
3Don Stowell ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary96.0%50115.9%
4Margaret Sheehy ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary94.4%48116.3%
5Gustine ElementaryGustine, CAGustine UnifiedElementary79.7%48317.1%
6Merquin ElementaryStevinson, CAHilmar UnifiedElementary74.6%12618.1%
7Delhi HighDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedHigh90.0%71018.2%
8Alicia Reyes ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary96.3%54019.4%
9Henry Miller ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary89.6%67619.6%
10Creekside Junior HighLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedMiddle84.6%81219.9%
11Tenaya MiddleMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryMiddle91.6%60719.9%
12Livingston HighLivingston, CAMerced Union HighHigh85.5%1,16920.0%
13R. M. Miano ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary82.4%77820.5%
14Mercey Springs ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary89.3%60820.6%
15Bernhard Marks ElementaryDos Palos, CADos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedElementary87.4%47820.8%
16Schendel ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary99.6%45821.4%
17Livingston MiddleLivingston, CALivingston UnionMiddle76.3%80921.8%
18Delhi MiddleDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedMiddle86.6%36722.1%
19Los Banos ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary78.6%62222.8%
20Los Banos Junior HighLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedMiddle84.3%93823.1%
21Charles Wright ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary80.3%52723.7%
22John Muir ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary88.6%61324.0%
23Gustine HighGustine, CAGustine UnifiedHigh79.5%53124.2%
24Lorena Falasco ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary77.0%66925.1%
25Leontine Gracey ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary81.7%50925.4%
26Herbert Hoover MiddleMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryMiddle87.3%62925.6%
27Le Grand ElementaryLe Grand, CALe Grand Union ElementaryElementary79.4%34425.8%
28El Capitan ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary91.0%28925.8%
29John C. Fremont ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary84.7%58026.1%
30Rudolph Rivera ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary75.5%91726.1%
31Campus Park ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary87.5%50326.2%
32Rudolph Rivera MiddleMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryMiddle81.7%60826.6%
33Weaver MiddleMerced, CAWeaver UnionMiddle93.7%1,07327.1%
34Merced HighMerced, CAMerced Union HighHigh79.4%1,94327.2%
35Buhach Colony HighAtwater, CAMerced Union HighHigh78.5%1,70427.4%
36Atwater HighAtwater, CAMerced Union HighHigh82.1%2,02928.3%
37Joe StefaniMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary88.0%64128.4%
38Romero ElementarySanta Nella, CAGustine UnifiedElementary82.7%22528.6%
39Hilmar MiddleHilmar, CAHilmar UnifiedMiddle66.4%54228.8%
40El Nido ElementaryEl Nido, CAEl Nido ElementaryElementary94.9%15629.1%
41Los Banos HighLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedHigh78.5%1,54329.5%
42Golden Valley HighMerced, CAMerced Union HighHigh85.1%1,91729.5%
43Planada ElementaryPlanada, CAPlanada ElementaryElementary90.6%58329.8%
44Farmdale ElementaryMerced, CAWeaver UnionElementary92.9%91929.8%
45Volta ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary89.4%38730.2%
46Selma Herndon ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary77.4%61130.7%
47Bellevue Senior ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryMiddle93.8%17830.8%
48Ada Givens ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary78.9%57931.3%
49El Capitan HighMerced, CAMerced Union HighHigh76.2%1,79331.6%
50Hilmar HighHilmar, CAHilmar UnifiedHigh60.6%69632.4%
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