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Schools in ZIP code 95341

Four districts run the ranked public schools in ZIP code 95341: McSwain Union Elementary (elementary and middle), Merced County Office of Education (elementary, middle and high), Plainsburg Union Elementary (elementary and middle) and Weaver Union (elementary and middle). The 5 public elementary schools in ZIP code 95341 run from the 8th to the 43rd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 5 schools · Plainsburg Union Elementary and McSwain Union Elementary and Weaver Union and Merced County Office of Education

from 8th to 43rd · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Plainsburg Union Elementary: 43rd percentile, Developing
  • McSwain Elementary: 29th percentile, Developing
  • Pioneer Elementary: 28th percentile, Developing
  • Farmdale Elementary: 13th percentile, Needs Support
  • Merced Scholars Charter: 8th percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
3Developing
0Solid
0Strong

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Middle · 4 schools · Plainsburg Union Elementary and McSwain Union Elementary and Weaver Union and Merced County Office of Education

from 11th to 76th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Plainsburg Union Elementary: 76th percentile, Strong
  • McSwain Elementary: 45th percentile, Developing
  • Weaver Middle: 26th percentile, Developing
  • Merced Scholars Charter: 11th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
2Developing
0Solid
1Strong

High · 1 school · Merced County Office of Education

at 24th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Merced Scholars Charter: 24th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 3 of the 6 ranked schools teach more than one level, 1 of them all three, so they appear in more than one picture.

  • 6 ranked schools
  • 2 schools not ranked statewide

Schools around ZIP code 95341

8 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in ZIP code 95341 score highest?

Plainsburg Union Elementary’s 43rd percentile means it scored higher than 43 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

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Context

The average elementary school in ZIP code 95341 had 14 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in ZIP code 95341 score highest?

Plainsburg Union Elementary is highest, at the 76th percentile.

That’s higher than 76 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in ZIP code 95341

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

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  • Merced Scholars CharterMerced County Office of Education · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    11thNeeds SupportScope Score 23
Context

The average middle school in ZIP code 95341 had 14 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in ZIP code 95341 stand?

Merced Scholars Charter is at the 24th percentile.

That’s higher than 24 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in ZIP code 95341.

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

  • Merced Scholars CharterMerced County Office of Education · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    24thNeeds SupportScope Score 48
2 high schools not ranked statewide

Special education centers and court and community schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so we don’t rank them.

  • Merced County Special EducationSpecial education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it
  • Valley Merced CommunityCounty community school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, so we don’t rank it

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Which public schools in ZIP code 95341 rank highest?

Elementary: Plainsburg Union Elementary, 43rd percentile (Developing). Middle: Plainsburg Union Elementary, 76th percentile (Strong). High: Merced Scholars Charter, 24th percentile (Needs Support). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in ZIP code 95341 decide which school my child attends?

No. ZIP codes are for mail; attendance boundaries decide the school for an address. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in ZIP code 95341 good?

The 5 public elementary schools in ZIP code 95341 run from the 8th to the 43rd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Developing and 2 Needs Support. The 4 public middle schools in ZIP code 95341 run from the 11th to the 76th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 2 Developing and 1 Needs Support. ZIP code 95341 has one public high school we score, Merced Scholars Charter, at the 24th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in ZIP code 95341 compare with California?

The average elementary school in ZIP code 95341 had 14 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average middle school in ZIP code 95341 had 14 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the schools with a 95341 mailing address. Attendance zones follow school districts rather than postal boundaries.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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