Total enrollment
11,108
+308 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
19 schools in Merced City Elementary
California · 11,108 students · 1 city
Merced City Elementary's public schools, 19 in all, serve about 11,108 K-12 students inside California, an average of 585 per school.
4-year change in Merced City Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Merced City Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #427 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,108 | #131 of 587 | #814 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #109 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #579 of 587 | #8,998 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 80.3% | #145 of 587 | #1,206 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #338 of 530 | #3,152 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Merced City Elementary
State test results across the district's 18 scored schools run from Allan Peterson Elementary at 38.7% proficient to Alicia Reyes Elementary at 16.8%, a gap of 21.9 points. That is the 297th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 19 district schools that reported both years went from 11,072 to 11,108 students (unchanged) and from 427 to 439 full-time teachers (up 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph Rivera Elementary | Merced | Elementary | KG-06 | 917 |
| Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary | Merced | Elementary | KG-06 | 722 |
| Luther Burbank Elementary | Merced | Elementary | KG-06 | 716 |
| Allan Peterson Elementary | Merced | Elementary | KG-06 | 690 |
| Joe Stefani | Merced | Elementary | 03-06 | 641 |
| Herbert Hoover Middle | Merced | Middle | 07-08 | 629 |
| Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle | Merced | Middle | 07-08 | 624 |
| John Muir Elementary | Merced | Elementary | KG-06 | 613 |
| Rudolph Rivera Middle | Merced | Middle | 07-08 | 608 |
| Tenaya Middle | Merced | Middle | 07-08 | 607 |
| Franklin Elementary | Merced | Elementary | KG-03 | 602 |
| John C. Fremont Elementary | Merced | Elementary | KG-06 | 580 |
| Ada Givens Elementary | Merced | Elementary | KG-06 | 579 |
| Alicia Reyes Elementary | Merced | Elementary | KG-06 | 540 |
| Charles Wright Elementary | Merced | Elementary | KG-06 | 527 |
| Leontine Gracey Elementary | Merced | Elementary | KG-06 | 509 |
| Don Stowell Elementary | Merced | Elementary | KG-06 | 501 |
| Margaret Sheehy Elementary | Merced | Elementary | KG-06 | 481 |
| Merced City School District Community Day | Merced | Elementary | KG-06 | 22 |
About Merced City Elementary
Merced City Elementary is a rural-scale public-school district in California. The district oversees 19 schools and instructs approximately 11,108 students.
For a sense of the school types, Merced City Elementary spans 15 elementary and 4 middle.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 3%: 10,800 students in SY 2020-21 versus 11,108 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Merced City Elementary discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.