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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 the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Allan Peterson Elementary leads the list at 62.5%, against a median of 30.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
83
Merced County, California
Top Diversity index
62.5%
Median Diversity index
30.3%
MOST DIVERSE · MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Allan Peterson ElementaryMerced, CA69062.5%20.1%(139)4.1%(28)55.9%(386)12.0%(83)
2Herbert H. Cruickshank MiddleMerced, CA62461.5%17.9%(112)5.1%(32)57.7%(360)12.0%(75)
3Donn B. Chenoweth ElementaryMerced, CA72258.9%19.1%(138)4.6%(33)60.0%(433)9.0%(65)
4Luther Burbank ElementaryMerced, CA71658.9%18.2%(130)2.8%(20)60.1%(430)10.5%(75)
5Rudolph Rivera MiddleMerced, CA60858.6%9.9%(60)7.4%(45)60.5%(368)17.4%(106)
6McSwain ElementaryMerced, CA91258.5%38.8%(354)0.3%(3)50.9%(464)6.1%(56)
7Rudolph Rivera ElementaryMerced, CA91755.3%7.4%(68)8.4%(77)64.1%(588)13.7%(126)
8Joe StefaniMerced, CA64155.1%9.2%(59)3.7%(24)63.3%(406)18.9%(121)
9Washington ElementaryWinton, CA29554.3%40.7%(120)1.4%(4)53.9%(159)0.0%(0)
10El Capitan HighMerced, CA1,79353.2%13.6%(243)5.0%(89)65.4%(1,173)12.6%(226)
11Hilmar ElementaryHilmar, CA46752.8%50.5%(236)0.2%(1)46.5%(217)0.2%(1)
12Hilmar MiddleHilmar, CA54252.8%50.9%(276)0.2%(1)46.1%(250)0.7%(4)
13Elim ElementaryHilmar, CA43751.4%58.6%(256)0.5%(2)37.8%(165)0.9%(4)
14Hilmar HighHilmar, CA69651.4%49.9%(347)0.1%(1)48.6%(338)0.4%(3)
15Merced HighMerced, CA1,94350.4%13.5%(262)5.5%(107)68.2%(1,326)7.3%(142)
16Franklin ElementaryMerced, CA60248.9%6.8%(41)2.3%(14)68.8%(414)17.8%(107)
17Ada Givens ElementaryMerced, CA57948.8%14.8%(86)5.2%(30)69.4%(402)6.0%(35)
18Weaver MiddleMerced, CA1,07348.6%7.7%(83)3.7%(40)69.3%(744)15.4%(165)
19Buhach Colony HighAtwater, CA1,70448.0%15.3%(261)2.1%(36)69.7%(1,187)9.9%(169)
20John Muir ElementaryMerced, CA61347.1%9.5%(58)6.8%(42)71.3%(437)6.8%(42)
21Peggy Heller ElementaryAtwater, CA71246.8%19.4%(138)1.7%(12)70.1%(499)4.9%(35)
22Ballico-Cressey Community CharterBallico, CA29346.5%28.7%(84)0.3%(1)67.2%(197)1.0%(3)
23Merced County Special EducationMerced, CA94245.6%13.7%(129)4.7%(44)72.1%(679)5.6%(53)
24Golden Valley HighMerced, CA1,91745.1%9.3%(178)5.0%(96)72.7%(1,393)9.5%(182)
25Charleston ElementaryLos Banos, CA37444.8%24.6%(92)0.8%(3)70.0%(262)2.7%(10)
26Pioneer ElementaryMerced, CA1,05544.5%7.0%(74)4.4%(46)73.3%(773)9.3%(98)
27Herbert Hoover MiddleMerced, CA62943.6%16.2%(102)3.0%(19)73.0%(459)3.0%(19)
28Farmdale ElementaryMerced, CA91942.0%4.5%(41)3.4%(31)74.2%(682)16.2%(149)
29John C. Fremont ElementaryMerced, CA58041.8%9.7%(56)5.0%(29)75.2%(436)4.5%(26)
30Thomas Olaeta ElementaryAtwater, CA37440.9%13.6%(51)1.6%(6)75.4%(282)4.5%(17)
31Selma Herndon ElementaryLivingston, CA61140.7%3.6%(22)0.2%(1)73.7%(450)22.1%(135)
32Elmer Wood ElementaryAtwater, CA51439.7%18.5%(95)1.4%(7)75.3%(387)1.8%(9)
33Charles Wright ElementaryMerced, CA52739.7%11.4%(60)0.9%(5)76.3%(402)4.4%(23)
34Juniper ElementaryAtwater, CA49538.6%12.3%(61)0.8%(4)77.0%(381)7.3%(36)
35Mitchell IntermediateAtwater, CA74437.8%13.0%(97)2.0%(15)77.5%(577)5.0%(37)
36Yosemite High (Continuation)Merced, CA34237.8%11.4%(39)5.3%(18)77.8%(266)2.9%(10)
37Shaffer ElementaryAtwater, CA40534.3%11.8%(48)1.2%(5)80.0%(324)5.2%(21)
38Atwater HighAtwater, CA2,02931.9%12.4%(251)1.5%(30)81.5%(1,654)2.7%(54)
39Margaret Sheehy ElementaryMerced, CA48131.7%3.3%(16)6.9%(33)82.1%(395)4.0%(19)
40Leontine Gracey ElementaryMerced, CA50931.5%4.9%(25)2.8%(14)82.3%(419)6.1%(31)
41Yamato Colony ElementaryLivingston, CA62730.3%2.1%(13)0.3%(2)82.1%(515)14.7%(92)
42Tenaya MiddleMerced, CA60730.3%3.5%(21)5.8%(35)83.0%(504)4.5%(27)
43Bernhard Marks ElementaryDos Palos, CA47829.7%12.3%(59)2.9%(14)82.8%(396)0.2%(1)
44Westside Union ElementaryLos Banos, CA57329.3%9.9%(57)1.6%(9)83.4%(478)3.0%(17)
45Livingston MiddleLivingston, CA80928.6%3.2%(26)0.5%(4)83.6%(676)12.1%(98)
46Mitchell ElementaryAtwater, CA52828.5%7.6%(40)1.5%(8)84.1%(444)4.0%(21)
47Gustine HighGustine, CA53127.9%10.4%(55)0.2%(1)84.2%(447)1.9%(10)
48Los Banos HighLos Banos, CA1,54327.0%11.9%(184)0.7%(11)84.5%(1,303)1.6%(24)
49Livingston HighLivingston, CA1,16926.6%3.5%(41)0.6%(7)85.0%(994)9.8%(114)
50Creekside Junior HighLos Banos, CA81226.4%11.4%(93)1.4%(11)85.0%(690)1.0%(8)
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