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What advice would you give to incoming students at Margaret Sheehy Elementary?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERCED CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062460003694
Margaret Sheehy Elementary
1240 West Sixth St., Merced, CA 95340 · (209) 385-6676 · Merced County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
454 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
26.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.9pp since 2014
Math
19.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.7% | 18.5% | 22.7% | 51.1% |
| Math | 5.4% | 14.6% | 23.8% | 56.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 14.9% |
| 2022-23 | 23.1% | 13.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.3% | 16.2% |
| 2018-19 | 24.8% | 19.9% |
| 2017-18 | 29.2% | 18.5% |
| 2016-17 | 22.9% | 14.9% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 18.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Margaret Sheehy Elementary
Margaret Sheehy Elementary's state test result (19.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Sheehy Elementary this school | 481 | 94.4% | 19.6% |
| Serrano Elementary Moreno Valley | 496 | 94.4% | 22.7% |
| Warm Springs Elementary San Bernardino | 490 | 96.7% | 20.4% |
| Cypress Elementary Highland | 517 | 94.2% | 23.2% |
| Chollas/Mead Elementary San Diego | 534 | 94.2% | 30.6% |
| Ramona Elementary Moreno Valley | 528 | 91.7% | 17.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Margaret Sheehy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #4,613 of 5,151 | #49 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #4,311 of 5,172 ▲ 379 | #46 of 54 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #4,367 of 5,172 ▲ 550 | #47 of 54 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,357 of 5,116 | #29 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #2,672 of 5,915 | #35 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,830 of 5,352 | #34 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.7% | #3,867 of 5,354 | #25 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #520 of 5,625 | #6 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #1,623 of 3,837 | #11 of 35 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
481
-63 (-12%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 23.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 481 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 94% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 21.9 | 22.9:1 | 97% (489) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 22.1 | 24.1:1 | 95% (508) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 23 | 23.6:1 | 89% (483) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 24 | 24.5:1 | 93% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 27 | 22.3:1 | 92% (556) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | N/A | N/A | 88% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 30 | 21.5:1 | 73% (469) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 28 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaret Sheehy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (588 to 481); teachers down 17% (24 to 20).
About Margaret Sheehy Elementary
Margaret Sheehy Elementary is an elementary school located in Merced, California, in Merced County. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 481 students.
In Merced City Elementary, 19 schools enroll a combined 11,108 students.
Margaret Sheehy Elementary is 82% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. In Merced County overall, about 63% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Margaret Sheehy Elementary scores 32%.
Margaret Sheehy Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The school has 94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Merced County, the average is 81%.
Margaret Sheehy Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Margaret Sheehy Elementary are 4.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (19.6% actual, 24.2% predicted).
In the wider Merced County area, median household income comes to about $65,510, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Merced County counts 117 public schools with about 59,456 students.
Valley Merced Community is the nearest public school to Margaret Sheehy Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Margaret Sheehy Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count decreased 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The Margaret Sheehy Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Merced County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
290,201
Census ACS
Median income
$65,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
59,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Merced City Elementary
- Rudolph Rivera ElementaryElementary · 917 students
- Donn B. Chenoweth ElementaryElementary · 722 students
- Luther Burbank ElementaryElementary · 716 students
- Allan Peterson ElementaryElementary · 690 students
- Joe StefaniElementary · 641 students
- Herbert Hoover MiddleMiddle · 629 students
Other schools in Merced
- Merced HighHigh · 1,943 students
- Golden Valley HighHigh · 1,917 students
- El Capitan HighHigh · 1,793 students
- Weaver MiddleMiddle · 1,073 students
- Pioneer ElementaryElementary · 1,055 students
- Merced County Special EducationCombined · 942 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Merced Community0.4 mi · 99
- Merced Scholars Charter0.4 mi · 334
- Tenaya Middle0.5 mi · 607
- Leontine Gracey Elementary0.5 mi · 509
- Alicia Reyes Elementary0.5 mi · 540
- Merced County Special Education0.8 mi · 942
Frequently asked questions
About Margaret Sheehy ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Margaret Sheehy Elementary?
Margaret Sheehy Elementary enrolls approximately 481 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Margaret Sheehy Elementary serve?
Margaret Sheehy Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Margaret Sheehy Elementary?
Approximately 24.1:1 students per teacher at Margaret Sheehy Elementary.
How diverse is Margaret Sheehy Elementary?
Margaret Sheehy Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 82% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Margaret Sheehy Elementary?
Margaret Sheehy Elementary is overseen by Merced City Elementary in Merced County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.