Mercey Springs Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.0% |
| Met Standard | 15.9% |
| Below Standard | 78.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Mercey Springs Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.0% of students exceeded standard while 15.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points below the Los Banos Unified district average of 9.7%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.7% exceeded — 3.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 10.6% | 17.6% | 28.2% |
| 4th | 92 | 4.3% | 13.0% | 17.4% |
| 5th | 90 | 6.7% | 22.2% | 28.9% |
| 6th | 98 | 7.1% | 26.5% | 33.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 7.1% | 18.8% | 25.9% |
| 4th | 92 | 1.1% | 13.0% | 14.1% |
| 5th | 89 | 3.4% | 4.5% | 7.9% |
| 6th | 98 | 8.2% | 11.2% | 19.4% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.1