Is Alicia Reyes Elementary a good school?

Alicia Reyes Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Alicia Reyes Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 565 students attended Alicia Reyes Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Alicia Reyes Elementary?

Students at Alicia Reyes Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Alicia Reyes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alicia Reyes Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Tenaya Middle High : El Capitan High

Alicia Reyes Elementary

Summary:

Alicia Reyes Elementary is a public elementary school in Merced, California, serving 596 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Merced City Elementary District, which has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Alicia Reyes Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 10-20 percentage points below the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Alicia Reyes Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.3% in 2018-2019 to 45.1% in 2021-2022, which is more than double the district and state averages. Over 90% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Compared to nearby schools in the Merced City Elementary District, such as Ada Givens Elementary, Luther Burbank Elementary, and Rudolph Rivera Elementary, Alicia Reyes Elementary performs significantly worse in academic measures. Even Farmdale Elementary, which is in the Weaver Union School District, outperforms Alicia Reyes Elementary despite serving a similar demographic of students.

Detail:

Public K-6

123 South N St.
Merced, CA 95341

(209) 385-6761

District: Merced City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5182^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,915

Students who attend Alicia Reyes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tenaya Middle
High:	El Capitan High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.6

Number of students: 565

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.8%

Asian:

3.9%

African American:

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Alicia Reyes Elementary ranks worse than 88.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11^th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Merced City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.32. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.8%), Asian (3.9%), African American (3.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alicia Reyes Elementary is 23.6, which is the 5^th best among 13 elementary schools in the Merced City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Alicia Reyes Elementary employs 23.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alicia Reyes Elementary is $6,915, which is the lowest among 15 elementary schools in the Merced City Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alicia Reyes Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Alicia Reyes Elementary 5182^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Alicia Reyes Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Merced City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Merced City Elementary 1195^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Alicia Reyes Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Alicia Reyes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.21	3686^th	4809	23.4%
2005	31.33	3196^th	4822	33.7%
2006	38.51	2794^th	4818	42.0%
2007	24.81	3949^th	5113	22.8%
2008	26.05	3888^th	5113	24.0%
2009	19.26	4483^rd	5193	13.7%
2010	9.22	5187^th	5314	2.4%
2011	16.47	4880^th	5377	9.2%
2012	18.50	4738^th	5390	12.1%
2013	3.49	5495^th	5530	0.6%
2015	10.25	5456^th	5611	2.8%
2016	12.10	5300^th	5614	5.6%
2017	16.80	4968^th	5692	12.7%
2018	17.39	4905^th	5662	13.4%
2019	17.98	4993^rd	5789	13.8%
2022	14.21	5430^th	5883	7.7%
2023	15.23	5304^th	5874	9.7%
2024	16.32	5182^nd	5862	11.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Alicia Reyes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.31	2975^th	3246	8.3%
2019	27.50	2671^st	3275	18.4%
2022	34.32	2260^th	3311	31.7%
2023	46.34	1395^th	3250	57.1%
2024	29.95	2552^nd	3160	19.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alicia Reyes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.28	4099^th	5084	19.4%
2019	24.69	4248^th	5173	17.9%
2022	20.20	4639^th	5264	11.9%
2023	21.66	4576^th	5374	14.8%
2024	20.94	4707^th	5511	14.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Alicia Reyes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.25	4432^nd	5413	18.1%
2019	18.14	4785^th	5492	12.9%
2022	16.12	5079^th	5635	9.9%
2023	16.44	5011^th	5617	10.8%
2024	20.32	4674^th	5605	16.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Alicia Reyes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	31.09	1386^th	2128	34.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Alicia Reyes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.42	4928^th	5431	9.3%
2019	19.32	4721^st	5510	14.3%
2022	14.21	5286^th	5663	6.7%
2023	15.65	5112^th	5650	9.5%
2024	14.34	5200^th	5636	7.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Alicia Reyes Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.30	3886^th	4830	19.5%
2019	26.73	3918^th	4963	21.1%
2022	19.96	4502^nd	5084	11.4%
2023	20.81	4433^rd	5098	13.0%
2024	21.53	4368^th	5102	14.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Alicia Reyes Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	115	56	174	191	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
1991	133	85	224	257	5	n/a	n/a	0	704
1992	163	86	241	342	1	n/a	n/a	0	833
1993	168	85	295	354	2	n/a	n/a	0	904
1994	133	77	320	362	0	n/a	n/a	0	892
1995	100	56	288	396	1	n/a	n/a	0	841
1996	100	56	288	396	1	n/a	n/a	0	841
1997	108	47	280	396	1	n/a	n/a	0	832
1998	96	41	250	413	2	n/a	n/a	0	802
1999	99	38	221	388	2	n/a	n/a	0	748
2000	82	40	222	389	1	n/a	n/a	0	734
2001	67	50	201	423	0	n/a	n/a	0	741
2002	80	27	166	402	0	n/a	n/a	0	675
2003	80	27	166	402	0	n/a	n/a	0	675
2004	43	40	155	434	1	n/a	n/a	0	673
2005	32	41	101	444	1	n/a	n/a	0	619
2006	51	47	87	446	2	n/a	n/a	0	633
2007	34	49	65	471	2	n/a	n/a	1	622
2008	39	46	67	442	2	n/a	n/a	0	596
2009	26	45	64	475	1	0	1	0	612
2010	24	40	54	462	0	0	0	0	580
2011	33	32	53	463	0	0	3	0	584
2012	39	36	49	454	0	0	2	0	580
2013	12	33	26	474	0	0	2	0	547
2014	6	24	28	480	0	1	2	0	541
2015	11	20	35	513	0	0	5	0	584
2016	17	20	43	559	0	1	12	0	652
2017	18	30	45	588	1	0	3	0	685
2018	14	26	42	612	1	0	4	0	699
2019	13	28	39	592	1	0	5	0	678
2020	14	29	29	566	0	0	6	0	644
2021	9	27	29	575	0	1	8	0	649
2022	10	29	32	561	0	1	6	0	639
2023	5	28	28	526	0	1	8	0	596
2024	9	19	22	502	1	1	11	0	565

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Alicia Reyes Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	536	19.8	27.0	n/a
1991	704	29.0	24.2	n/a
1992	833	29.5	28.2	69.9
1993	904	34.7	26.1	80.8
1994	892	35.5	25.1	84.5
1995	841	31.0	27.1	87.4
1996	841	31.0	27.1	87.4
1997	832	33.0	25.2	86.8
1998	802	38.0	21.1	86.9
1999	748	39.0	19.2	87.3
2000	734	36.0	20.4	87.6
2001	741	37.5	19.8	88.1
2002	675	37.9	17.8	84.3
2003	675	37.9	17.8	84.3
2004	673	33.5	20.1	87.4
2005	619	35.0	17.7	89
2006	633	33.0	19.2	82.5
2007	622	33.0	18.8	92.4
2008	596	35.4	16.8	94
2009	612	31.0	16.8	88.7
2010	580	25.0	23.2	92.2
2011	584	n/a	n/a	91.3
2012	580	23.0	25.2	n/a
2013	547	22.0	24.8	93.1
2014	541	23.2	23.2	95.9
2015	584	25.0	23.3	98.1
2016	652	29.0	22.4	96.6
2017	685	27.0	25.3	95.3
2018	699	27.0	25.8	95.4
2019	678	27.1	25.0	93.8
2020	644	n/a	n/a	93.3
2021	649	24.0	26.9	83.8
2022	639	25.3	25.2	80.3
2023	596	24.1	24.6	91.6
2024	565	23.9	23.6	96.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Alicia Reyes Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	536	19.8	27.0	n/a
1991	704	29.0	24.2	n/a
1992	833	29.5	28.2	69.9
1993	904	34.7	26.1	80.8
1994	892	35.5	25.1	84.5
1995	841	31.0	27.1	87.4
1996	841	31.0	27.1	87.4
1997	832	33.0	25.2	86.8
1998	802	38.0	21.1	86.9
1999	748	39.0	19.2	87.3
2000	734	36.0	20.4	87.6
2001	741	37.5	19.8	88.1
2002	675	37.9	17.8	84.3
2003	675	37.9	17.8	84.3
2004	673	33.5	20.1	87.4
2005	619	35.0	17.7	89
2006	633	33.0	19.2	82.5
2007	622	33.0	18.8	92.4
2008	596	35.4	16.8	94
2009	612	31.0	16.8	88.7
2010	580	25.0	23.2	92.2
2011	584	n/a	n/a	91.3
2012	580	23.0	25.2	n/a
2013	547	22.0	24.8	93.1
2014	541	23.2	23.2	95.9
2015	584	25.0	23.3	98.1
2016	652	29.0	22.4	96.6
2017	685	27.0	25.3	95.3
2018	699	27.0	25.8	95.4
2019	678	27.1	25.0	93.8
2020	644	n/a	n/a	93.3
2021	649	24.0	26.9	83.8
2022	639	25.3	25.2	80.3
2023	596	24.1	24.6	91.6
2024	565	23.9	23.6	96.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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