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How has Mercey Springs Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS BANOS UNIFIED·NCES 062274013433
Mercey Springs Elementary
1900 South Mercey Springs Rd., Los Banos, CA 93635 · (209) 827-0302 · Merced County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% 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.
- CThree-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
27.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
543 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (99).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
27.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.9pp since 2014
Math
16.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.1% | 20.0% | 31.2% | 41.6% |
| Math | 5.0% | 11.8% | 34.1% | 49.2% |
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 | 27.1% | 16.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.6% | 15.8% |
| 2022-23 | 32.3% | 19.1% |
| 2021-22 | 28.6% | 17.7% |
| 2018-19 | 39.4% | 27.7% |
| 2017-18 | 34.7% | 17.6% |
| 2016-17 | 40.1% | 33.5% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Mercey Springs Elementary
Mercey Springs Elementary's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercey Springs Elementary this school | 608 | 89.3% | 21.3% |
| Sultana Elementary Ontario | 589 | 88.5% | 34.6% |
| Foothill Oak Elementary Vista | 556 | 89.6% | 15.5% |
| Silas Bartsch Reedley | 606 | 87.3% | 50.5% |
| Bobier Elementary Vista | 563 | 90.8% | 19.0% |
| Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary Indio | 560 | 89.5% | 17.1% |
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 Mercey Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #4,466 of 5,151 | #47 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #4,591 of 5,172 ▲ 18 | #48 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #4,259 of 5,172 ▼ 19 | #44 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #1,437 of 5,116 | #13 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #1,328 of 5,915 | #18 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.6:1 | #5,201 of 5,352 | #52 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #4,626 of 5,354 | #46 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #1,180 of 5,625 | #17 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #1,160 of 3,837 | #9 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
608
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
27.6:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 608 | 22 | 27.6:1 | 89% (543) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 21.1 | 29.4:1 | 80% (496) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 22 | 29.6:1 | 82% (533) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 23 | 26.6:1 | 80% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 783 | 28 | 28.0:1 | 82% (641) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 13 | 29.8:1 | 85% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mercey Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (783 to 608); teachers down 21% (28 to 22).
About Mercey Springs Elementary
Mercey Springs Elementary is an elementary school in Los Banos, California, reachable at (209) 827-0302. The school's enrollment of 608 students covers kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 31% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Mercey Springs Elementary is in Los Banos Unified, a district with 11,020 students across 16 schools.
About 91% of the student body at Mercey Springs Elementary is Hispanic. The remaining students are 5% White. Among people living in Merced County, the Hispanic share is about 63%. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 27.6:1, with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Mercey Springs Elementary is 89%. For comparison, public schools in Merced County average 81%.
Mercey Springs Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Mercey Springs Elementary would be expected to post about 27.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.3%.
Merced County has these Census figures: the median household income is $65,510, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Merced County is home to 117 public schools and about 59,456 public school students.
The closest public school, Los Banos High, is about 0.4 miles from Mercey Springs Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mercey Springs Elementary ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
Mercey Springs Elementary is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Mercey Springs Elementary had 613 students in 2020-21 and 608 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mercey Springs Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Los Banos Unified
- Pacheco HighHigh · 1,725 students
- Los Banos HighHigh · 1,543 students
- Los Banos Junior HighMiddle · 938 students
- Grasslands ElementaryElementary · 884 students
- Creekside Junior HighMiddle · 812 students
- R. M. Miano ElementaryElementary · 778 students
Other schools in Los Banos
- Pacheco HighHigh · 1,725 students
- Los Banos HighHigh · 1,543 students
- Los Banos Junior HighMiddle · 938 students
- Grasslands ElementaryElementary · 884 students
- Creekside Junior HighMiddle · 812 students
- R. M. Miano ElementaryElementary · 778 students
Nearby schools
- Los Banos High0.4 mi · 1,543
- Los Banos Elementary0.9 mi · 622
- Westside Union Elementary1.0 mi · 573
- Los Banos Junior High1.0 mi · 938
- Transitional Kindergarten Center1.2 mi · 166
- R. M. Miano Elementary1.2 mi · 778
Frequently asked questions
About Mercey Springs ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mercey Springs Elementary?
Mercey Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 608 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Mercey Springs Elementary serve?
Mercey Springs Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Mercey Springs Elementary have?
Mercey Springs Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mercey Springs Elementary?
At Mercey Springs Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Mercey Springs Elementary public or private?
Mercey Springs Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Banos Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.