Rudolph Rivera Middle

Located at 945 Buena Vista Dr., in Merced, California, Rudolph Rivera Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school that educates 608 students (grades 7 through 8), one of the schools within Merced City Elementary.

Merced City Elementary runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 11,108 students. Rudolph Rivera Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Rudolph Rivera Middle records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 17% Asian, 10% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. Compared to Merced County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 28.7:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Rudolph Rivera Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.8%; this one delivers 26.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Merced County put the typical household earns roughly $65,510 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Rudolph Rivera Middle is one of 117 public schools in Merced County (combined enrollment of about 59,456 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rudolph Rivera Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rudolph Rivera Middle at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 29.7%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Rudolph Rivera Middle's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 609 (now 608). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 26.7:1 in 2018 to 28.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Rudolph Rivera Middle typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.