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The most racially diverse public schools in Merced County, California

83 public schools in Merced County, California appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Hilmar High leads the list at 49.9%, against a median of 82.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Merced County, California

Best Largest group

49.9%

Median Largest group

82.8%

MOST DIVERSE · MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Hilmar High	Hilmar, CA	696	49.9% White (347)	49.9%(347)	0.1%(1)	48.6%(338)	0.4%(3)
2	Hilmar Elementary	Hilmar, CA	467	50.5% White (236)	50.5%(236)	0.2%(1)	46.5%(217)	0.2%(1)
3	McSwain Elementary	Merced, CA	912	50.9% Hispanic (464)	38.8%(354)	0.3%(3)	50.9%(464)	6.1%(56)
4	Hilmar Middle	Hilmar, CA	542	50.9% White (276)	50.9%(276)	0.2%(1)	46.1%(250)	0.7%(4)
5	Washington Elementary	Winton, CA	295	53.9% Hispanic (159)	40.7%(120)	1.4%(4)	53.9%(159)	0.0%(0)
6	Allan Peterson Elementary	Merced, CA	690	55.9% Hispanic (386)	20.1%(139)	4.1%(28)	55.9%(386)	12.0%(83)
7	Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle	Merced, CA	624	57.7% Hispanic (360)	17.9%(112)	5.1%(32)	57.7%(360)	12.0%(75)
8	Elim Elementary	Hilmar, CA	437	58.6% White (256)	58.6%(256)	0.5%(2)	37.8%(165)	0.9%(4)
9	Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary	Merced, CA	722	60.0% Hispanic (433)	19.1%(138)	4.6%(33)	60.0%(433)	9.0%(65)
10	Luther Burbank Elementary	Merced, CA	716	60.1% Hispanic (430)	18.2%(130)	2.8%(20)	60.1%(430)	10.5%(75)
11	Rudolph Rivera Middle	Merced, CA	608	60.5% Hispanic (368)	9.9%(60)	7.4%(45)	60.5%(368)	17.4%(106)
12	Joe Stefani	Merced, CA	641	63.3% Hispanic (406)	9.2%(59)	3.7%(24)	63.3%(406)	18.9%(121)
13	Rudolph Rivera Elementary	Merced, CA	917	64.1% Hispanic (588)	7.4%(68)	8.4%(77)	64.1%(588)	13.7%(126)
14	El Capitan High	Merced, CA	1,793	65.4% Hispanic (1,173)	13.6%(243)	5.0%(89)	65.4%(1,173)	12.6%(226)
15	Ballico-Cressey Community Charter	Ballico, CA	293	67.2% Hispanic (197)	28.7%(84)	0.3%(1)	67.2%(197)	1.0%(3)
16	Merced High	Merced, CA	1,943	68.2% Hispanic (1,326)	13.5%(262)	5.5%(107)	68.2%(1,326)	7.3%(142)
17	Franklin Elementary	Merced, CA	602	68.8% Hispanic (414)	6.8%(41)	2.3%(14)	68.8%(414)	17.8%(107)
18	Weaver Middle	Merced, CA	1,073	69.3% Hispanic (744)	7.7%(83)	3.7%(40)	69.3%(744)	15.4%(165)
19	Ada Givens Elementary	Merced, CA	579	69.4% Hispanic (402)	14.8%(86)	5.2%(30)	69.4%(402)	6.0%(35)
20	Buhach Colony High	Atwater, CA	1,704	69.7% Hispanic (1,187)	15.3%(261)	2.1%(36)	69.7%(1,187)	9.9%(169)
21	Charleston Elementary	Los Banos, CA	374	70.0% Hispanic (262)	24.6%(92)	0.8%(3)	70.0%(262)	2.7%(10)
22	Peggy Heller Elementary	Atwater, CA	712	70.1% Hispanic (499)	19.4%(138)	1.7%(12)	70.1%(499)	4.9%(35)
23	John Muir Elementary	Merced, CA	613	71.3% Hispanic (437)	9.5%(58)	6.8%(42)	71.3%(437)	6.8%(42)
24	Merced County Special Education	Merced, CA	942	72.1% Hispanic (679)	13.7%(129)	4.7%(44)	72.1%(679)	5.6%(53)
25	Golden Valley High	Merced, CA	1,917	72.7% Hispanic (1,393)	9.3%(178)	5.0%(96)	72.7%(1,393)	9.5%(182)
26	Herbert Hoover Middle	Merced, CA	629	73.0% Hispanic (459)	16.2%(102)	3.0%(19)	73.0%(459)	3.0%(19)
27	Pioneer Elementary	Merced, CA	1,055	73.3% Hispanic (773)	7.0%(74)	4.4%(46)	73.3%(773)	9.3%(98)
28	Selma Herndon Elementary	Livingston, CA	611	73.7% Hispanic (450)	3.6%(22)	0.2%(1)	73.7%(450)	22.1%(135)
29	Farmdale Elementary	Merced, CA	919	74.2% Hispanic (682)	4.5%(41)	3.4%(31)	74.2%(682)	16.2%(149)
30	John C. Fremont Elementary	Merced, CA	580	75.2% Hispanic (436)	9.7%(56)	5.0%(29)	75.2%(436)	4.5%(26)
31	Elmer Wood Elementary	Atwater, CA	514	75.3% Hispanic (387)	18.5%(95)	1.4%(7)	75.3%(387)	1.8%(9)
32	Thomas Olaeta Elementary	Atwater, CA	374	75.4% Hispanic (282)	13.6%(51)	1.6%(6)	75.4%(282)	4.5%(17)
33	Charles Wright Elementary	Merced, CA	527	76.3% Hispanic (402)	11.4%(60)	0.9%(5)	76.3%(402)	4.4%(23)
34	Juniper Elementary	Atwater, CA	495	77.0% Hispanic (381)	12.3%(61)	0.8%(4)	77.0%(381)	7.3%(36)
35	Mitchell Intermediate	Atwater, CA	744	77.5% Hispanic (577)	13.0%(97)	2.0%(15)	77.5%(577)	5.0%(37)
36	Yosemite High (Continuation)	Merced, CA	342	77.8% Hispanic (266)	11.4%(39)	5.3%(18)	77.8%(266)	2.9%(10)
37	Shaffer Elementary	Atwater, CA	405	80.0% Hispanic (324)	11.8%(48)	1.2%(5)	80.0%(324)	5.2%(21)
38	Atwater High	Atwater, CA	2,029	81.5% Hispanic (1,654)	12.4%(251)	1.5%(30)	81.5%(1,654)	2.7%(54)
39	Margaret Sheehy Elementary	Merced, CA	481	82.1% Hispanic (395)	3.3%(16)	6.9%(33)	82.1%(395)	4.0%(19)
40	Yamato Colony Elementary	Livingston, CA	627	82.1% Hispanic (515)	2.1%(13)	0.3%(2)	82.1%(515)	14.7%(92)
41	Leontine Gracey Elementary	Merced, CA	509	82.3% Hispanic (419)	4.9%(25)	2.8%(14)	82.3%(419)	6.1%(31)
42	Bernhard Marks Elementary	Dos Palos, CA	478	82.8% Hispanic (396)	12.3%(59)	2.9%(14)	82.8%(396)	0.2%(1)
43	Tenaya Middle	Merced, CA	607	83.0% Hispanic (504)	3.5%(21)	5.8%(35)	83.0%(504)	4.5%(27)
44	Westside Union Elementary	Los Banos, CA	573	83.4% Hispanic (478)	9.9%(57)	1.6%(9)	83.4%(478)	3.0%(17)
45	Livingston Middle	Livingston, CA	809	83.6% Hispanic (676)	3.2%(26)	0.5%(4)	83.6%(676)	12.1%(98)
46	Mitchell Elementary	Atwater, CA	528	84.1% Hispanic (444)	7.6%(40)	1.5%(8)	84.1%(444)	4.0%(21)
47	Gustine High	Gustine, CA	531	84.2% Hispanic (447)	10.4%(55)	0.2%(1)	84.2%(447)	1.9%(10)
48	Los Banos High	Los Banos, CA	1,543	84.5% Hispanic (1,303)	11.9%(184)	0.7%(11)	84.5%(1,303)	1.6%(24)
49	Creekside Junior High	Los Banos, CA	812	85.0% Hispanic (690)	11.4%(93)	1.4%(11)	85.0%(690)	1.0%(8)
50	Livingston High	Livingston, CA	1,169	85.0% Hispanic (994)	3.5%(41)	0.6%(7)	85.0%(994)	9.8%(114)

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