Public school · Merced City Elementary · Merced, California

Franklin Elementary

Merced · TK–3 · 602 students (2024–25)

2936 Franklin Road, 95348franklin.mercedcsd.org ↗(209) 385-6623

Near California in English (reading and writing) and math: 51% and 51% scored Proficient or Advanced in grade 3, spring 2026, against 44% and 47%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 3: 51
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 390,924 in English and 391,944 in math tested).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Franklin Elementary has no 2026 Scope Score.

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Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Merced City Elementary which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grade 3, spring 2026, 20% scored Advanced in English and 12% in math. 49% scored below the standard in English and 49% in math. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

22 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (125 of 555), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.2% of students (7 of 578) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in English; near it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 3, spring 2026

In grade 3, spring 2026, 51% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 51% in math, against 44% and 47% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 3: 51
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 390,924 in English, 391,944 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 3 · spring 2026 · 51 tested

Advanced
20%
Proficient
31%
Below the standard
49%
This school51%
California44%
Merced City Elementary32%

51% Proficient or Advanced in grade 3.

Math

Grade 3 · spring 2026 · 51 tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
39%
Below the standard
49%
This school51%
California47%
Merced City Elementary31%

51% Proficient or Advanced in grade 3.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 35% to 51% and math from 29% to 51%.

English · top two levels · grade 3

202535%51 tested
→
202651%51 tested

This school

California, same grades44% → 44%2025 → 2026 · 405,924 → 390,924 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 3

202529%51 tested
→
202651%51 tested

This school

California, same grades46% → 47%2025 → 2026 · 409,168 → 391,944 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 3 · This school20%31%29%20%51
English, grade 3 · California24%20%23%33%390,924
English, grade 3 · Merced City Elementary13%19%26%42%1,192
Math, grade 3 · This school12%39%27%22%51
Math, grade 3 · California22%25%22%31%391,944
Math, grade 3 · Merced City Elementary9%22%26%43%1,190

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

English and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 3
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202651%44%
Math top two levels, grade 3
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202651%47%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 3, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 38% in 2017 to 51% in 2026. In math, it went from 32% in 2017 to 51% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 3
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201738%
68 tested		44%
452,223 tested
201825%
63 tested		48%
434,207 tested
201939%
75 tested		49%
442,660 tested
202223%
44 tested		42%
413,308 tested
202353%
43 tested		43%
410,290 tested
202444%
48 tested		43%
403,589 tested
202535%
51 tested		44%
405,924 tested
202651%
51 tested		44%
390,924 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 3
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201732%
68 tested		47%
454,845 tested
201827%
64 tested		49%
436,215 tested
201933%
75 tested		50%
444,866 tested
202227%
44 tested		44%
415,319 tested
202347%
43 tested		45%
413,495 tested
202429%
48 tested		46%
408,582 tested
202529%
51 tested		46%
409,168 tested
202651%
51 tested		47%
391,944 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Franklin’s results?

Merced City Elementary’s board decides Franklin’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Franklin in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Merced City Elementary extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Merced City Elementary: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Merced City Elementary’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Merced City Elementary’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

22 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.2% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 125 of 555 students counted for it; suspension: 7 of 578 students enrolled during the year

Chronically absent, 2025–26

22 in 100This school

125 of 555 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.2%

of students were suspended at least once (7 of 578).

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Franklin

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Teach here? Tell us Merced City Elementary’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across Merced City Elementary.

Student groups, grade 3, spring 2026

46% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 46% in math (grade 3, spring 2026), against 28% and 27% for the same group across Merced City Elementary.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 3; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
FranklinSame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 41 tested46%Same group, California 33%
  • Low-incomeMath · 41 tested46%Same group, California 36%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 33 tested45%Same group, California 34%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 33 tested48%Same group, California 37%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 3, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 66%2. Asian: 19%3. White: 5%4. Black or African American: 4%5. Two or more races: 3%6. Not reported: 2%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino66%
  2. Asian19%
  3. White5%
  4. Black or African American4%
  5. Two or more races3%
  6. Not reported2%
  7. Filipino—
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

41% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 22 of 54 English learners41%
Merced City Elementary · 660 of 1,41847%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

82%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 491 of 602. California: 63%.

30teachers, 2024–25

17 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

100%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 3 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Merced City Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 41 tested
English46%+1828%+1333%
Math46%+1927%+1036%
Hispanic or Latino · 33 tested
English45%+1629%+1134%
Math48%+2028%+1137%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Merced City Elementary, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Asian students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino66%
Asian19%
White5%
Black or African American4%
Two or more races3%
Not reported2%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 100% of teaching positions, 24.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 24.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Franklin, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary · this school
    Franklin Elementary
    Grades TK–3
  2. Middle
    Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle
    35th · Developing · 2026Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    35th percentile · Developing · middle · 2026

    52% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Rudolph Rivera Middle

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    12th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

    45% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Ask Merced City Elementary which school serves your address.

School website: franklin.mercedcsd.org ↗Office: (209) 385-6623Administrator: Cesar Hernandez

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
2936 Franklin Road, Merced 95348

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Merced City Elementary.

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  3. How does the school keep low-income students on track as they move up through the grades?
  4. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (209) 385-66232936 Franklin Road, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby elementary schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest elementary schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby elementary schoolsStatewide percentile

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 3 · ELA · 20265150.98%19.61%31.37%29.41%19.61%2425.3
All Grades · ELA · 20265150.98%19.61%31.37%29.41%19.61%not on file
Grade 3 · Math · 20265150.98%11.76%39.22%27.45%21.57%2426.3
All Grades · Math · 20265150.98%11.76%39.22%27.45%21.57%not on file

CDE CAASPP 2026: 2 individual grade–subject records; 2 records with a positive known tested count.

0 grade–subject counts unavailable; 0 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 3 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 35120%31%29%20%51%

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 35112%39%27%22%51%

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English5120%51%
2026 · Math5112%51%
2025 · English5110%35%
2025 · Math512%29%
2024 · English4812%44%
2024 · Math4812%29%
2023 · English4321%53%
2023 · Math439%47%
2022 · English445%23%
2022 · Math445%27%
2019 · English7523%39%
2019 · Math7513%33%
2018 · English6313%25%
2018 · Math643%27%
2017 · English6810%38%
2017 · Math680%32%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English5135%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math5129%
2024 · Grade 3 · English4844%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math4829%
2023 · Grade 3 · English4353%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math4347%
2022 · Grade 3 · English4423%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math4427%
2019 · Grade 3 · English7539%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math7533%
2018 · Grade 3 · English6325%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math6427%
2017 · Grade 3 · English6838%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math6832%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Low-income4146%
Hispanic or Latino3345%

Shown as reported, with no comparison.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 23 in 100 → 2025–26 · 22 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.6% (4 of 670) → 2025–26 · 1.2% (7 of 578) · +0.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female11 in 10021 in 100
Male12 in 10024 in 100
Asian5 in 1007 in 100
Black or African American13 in 10043 in 100
Filipino8 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino12 in 10027 in 100
Two or more races27 in 10019 in 100
White13 in 10011 in 100
Students with disabilities15 in 10029 in 100
English learners10 in 10024 in 100
Foster youth15 in 100—
Low-income12 in 10023 in 100
All students11 in 10022 in 100
Military families—33 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,083 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 10,800 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$926 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 602

Central federal expenditures attributed here$524 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 602

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,875 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 62%Instruction support 13%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$121,227,35562.32%62%
Instruction support$25,550,01813.13%13%
Student services$19,560,14910.06%10%
Administration$11,014,4715.66%6%
Buildings & maintenance$16,168,5318.31%8%
Other$1,003,8560.52%1%
Total$194,524,380100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $194,524,380 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,083 per pupil
2020$12,124 per pupil
2019$12,653 per pupil
2018$11,348 per pupil
2017$11,284 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95348 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95348 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$64,944
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23%
ZIP-area population37,540
Median age31.2 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 95348 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.

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