Merced City Elementary: Merced City Elementary schools score 11.1 points below the state average. The trajectory from grade 3 to 5 falls 3.4 points.
Merced City Elementary has 13 ranked schools across elementary levels with an average Scope Score of 33.7/100 — 11.1 points below the state average of 44.8. The highest-scoring school is Allan Peterson Elementary at 49/100, where 20.9% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $13,083 per student (below the state average of $14,815). Chronic absenteeism averages 22.2%, above the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Merced City Elementary's elementary schools average 33.7/100 — 11.1 points below the state average with a −3.4pp declining trajectory.
District Analysis
Merced City Elementary has 13 ranked schools with an average Scope Score of 33.7/100 — 11.1 points below the state average of 44.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).
District-wide elementary growth averages -3.4pp (state avg: -2.9pp) — a declining trend worth examining school by school.
Score range of 24.6 points — showing notable variation between schools.
District chronic absenteeism averages 22.2%, 4.3pp above the state average of 17.9%.
District suspension rate averages 4.5%, above the state average of 1.6%.
Allan Peterson Elementary leads the district at 49 with 20.9% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
School archetypes in Merced City Elementary
Hidden gems: 5 schools in Merced City Elementary are classified as On the Rise (5) — showing positive growth trajectories that raw proficiency scores alone don't capture. These are schools where students leave with more than they arrived with.
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
Merced City Elementary spends $13,083 per student in current expenditures — $1,732 below the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Teacher compensation
CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25
Every school in Merced City Elementary
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP
Elementary Schools (13)
Merced City Elementary has 13 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 33.7 — 11.1 points below the state average of 44.8.
Growth averages -3.4pp district-wide — a declining trend worth examining.
The highest-scoring elementary school is Allan Peterson Elementary with a Scope Score of 49 and 20.9% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Peterson Elementary Merced City Elementary On the Rise | 20.9% | Developing 49/100 |
| 2 | Luther Burbank Elementary Merced City Elementary On the Rise | 17.1% | Developing 40/100 |
| 3 | Charles Wright Elementary Merced City Elementary Building Momentum | 12.2% | Developing 40/100 |
| 4 | John Muir Elementary Merced City Elementary On the Rise | 6.2% | Developing 37/100 |
| 5 | Joe Stefani Merced City Elementary On the Rise | 11.3% | Developing 37/100 |
| 6 | Ada Givens Elementary Merced City Elementary Building Momentum | 10.4% | Developing 34/100 |
| 7 | Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary Merced City Elementary Building Momentum | 16.9% | Developing 34/100 |
| 8 | John C. Fremont Elementary Merced City Elementary Building Momentum | 13.1% | Developing 33/100 |
| 9 | Leontine Gracey Elementary Merced City Elementary On the Rise | 4.3% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 10 | Don Stowell Elementary Merced City Elementary Building Momentum | 6.0% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 11 | Rudolph Rivera Elementary Merced City Elementary Building Momentum | 8.0% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 12 | Margaret Sheehy Elementary Merced City Elementary Building Momentum | 7.8% | Needs Support 25/100 |
| 13 | Alicia Reyes Elementary Merced City Elementary Building Momentum | 3.6% | Needs Support 24/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how resources are distributed across schools within the district. Full methodology