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Enrollment
1,073
Middle
DISTRICT 1,016 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEAVER UNION·NCES 064188006871
Weaver Middle
3076 East Childs Ave., Merced, CA 95341 · (209) 723-2174 · Merced County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,073 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
1,005 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 376 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 354 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 343 | 32% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Weaver Union. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.5pp since 2014
Math
27.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.3% | 24.2% | 28.4% | 39.2% |
| Math | 12.7% | 14.7% | 23.7% | 49.0% |
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 | 32.5% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 22.6% |
| 2022-23 | 31.7% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.9% | 21.9% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 15.4% |
| 2018-19 | 40.7% | 37.1% |
| 2017-18 | 33.1% | 32.9% |
| 2016-17 | 28.0% | 28.9% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Weaver Middle
Weaver Middle's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weaver Middle this school | 1,073 | 93.7% | 28.5% |
| Dale Junior High Anaheim | 1,002 | 88.2% | 26.1% |
| Kings Canyon Middle Fresno | 862 | 92.9% | 26.4% |
| Virgil Middle Los Angeles | 975 | 96.0% | 40.6% |
| Scandinavian Middle Fresno | 836 | 95.2% | 26.1% |
| Sequoia Middle Fresno | 829 | 95.4% | 24.4% |
Matched among California middle 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 Weaver Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #787 of 1,224 | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #659 of 1,227 ▲ 60 | #3 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #928 of 1,227 ▼ 42 | #10 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #749 of 1,214 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,073 | #138 of 1,377 | #1 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #833 of 1,279 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #687 of 1,278 | #4 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #156 of 1,329 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.2% | #44 of 257 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,073
+72 (+7%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,318
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 1,073 | 48.4 | 22.2:1 | 94% (1,005) |
| 2023-24 | 1,000 | 45.4 | 22.0:1 | 80% (804) |
| 2022-23 | 1,003 | 43.7 | 23.0:1 | 64% (641) |
| 2020-21 | 1,001 | 43 | 23.3:1 | 81% (813) |
| 2017-18 | 885 | 42 | 21.1:1 | 86% (760) |
| 2015-16 | 863 | 37 | 23.3:1 | 84% (729) |
| 2010-11 | 767 | N/A | N/A | 85% (655) |
| 2000-01 | 773 | 38 | 20.3:1 | 72% (559) |
| 1990-91 | 1,318 | 58 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weaver Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (885 to 1,073); teachers up 15% (42 to 48.4).
About Weaver Middle
Among the schools in Merced, California, is Weaver Middle, a large middle-grades school. The school's 1,073 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 63% higher than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Weaver Middle is one school in a 3-school district, Weaver Union, which enrolls 3,047 students.
Roughly 69% of students at Weaver Middle are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 15% Asian, 8% White, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Weaver Middle, 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 22.2:1. That is 1.5 students per teacher above the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 94% of enrollment. Public schools in Merced County average 81%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Weaver Middle is 24.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.5%.
Census estimates describe Merced County this way: the median household income is $65,510, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Weaver Middle, Merced County has 116 other public schools.
The school nearest to Weaver Middle is Pioneer Elementary, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Weaver Middle places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Weaver Middle's enrollment climbed from 1,001 in 2020-21 to 1,073 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.2:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Weaver Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Weaver Union
- Pioneer ElementaryElementary · 1,055 students
- Farmdale ElementaryElementary · 919 students
- Weaver PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Merced
- Merced HighHigh · 1,943 students
- Golden Valley HighHigh · 1,917 students
- El Capitan HighHigh · 1,793 students
- Pioneer ElementaryElementary · 1,055 students
- Merced County Special EducationCombined · 942 students
- Farmdale ElementaryElementary · 919 students
Other Weaver Middle schools
One other US public school is named Weaver Middle. Weaver Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Weaver Middle SchoolMacon, GA · 894 students
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Elementary0.7 mi · 1,055
- Golden Valley High1.0 mi · 1,917
- Ada Givens Elementary1.6 mi · 579
- Charles Wright Elementary1.8 mi · 527
- Herbert Hoover Middle2.1 mi · 629
- Sequoia High2.3 mi · 77
Frequently asked questions
About Weaver MiddleHow large is Weaver Middle?
Weaver Middle enrolls approximately 1,073 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Weaver Middle serve?
Weaver Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Weaver Middle?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at Weaver Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Weaver Middle?
At Weaver Middle, the student body is approximately 8% White, 69% Hispanic, 4% Black, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Weaver Middle public or private?
Weaver Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Weaver Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.