Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95341

Summary:

The 95341 zip code area of Merced, California is home to 8 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 3 alternative schools. The data reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing schools, such as McSwain Elementary and Plainsburg Union Elementary, and the lower-performing alternative schools, such as Merced County Special Education and Valley Merced Community.

The top-performing schools, McSwain Elementary and Plainsburg Union Elementary, stand out with strong English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates that exceed the district and state averages. In contrast, the alternative schools face significant challenges, including low proficiency rates, high chronic absenteeism, and low graduation rates, despite serving a highly vulnerable student population.

The data also suggests that the overall performance of the school district may be influencing the individual school performance within that district. The majority of the schools in the 95341 zip code area belong to the Weaver Union District, which has an overall 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. This highlights the importance of district-level strategies and support to improve educational outcomes across all schools in the region.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Margaret Sheehy Elementary	Public	K-6	1240 West Sixth St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6676	503	22	22.9	97.2%	18 (3.6%)	23 (4.6%)	414 (82.3%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	13.7	5416^th of 5862 public elementary schools	7.6%		16.5	5197^th of 5874 public elementary schools	11.5%	219	13.2				13.2	19.4	10.0	22.1	18.1				17.3	27.4	5.5	17.7	11.0				14.9	95.6				96.7		$7,521
Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	760 West Eighth St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6687	585	24	24.1	94.7%	26 (4.4%)	30 (5.1%)	479 (81.9%)	32 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.4%)	19.9	2259^th of 2777 public middle schools	18.7%		20.8	2228^th of 2802 public middle schools	20.5%	31		13.4			13.4					29.7	28.5		29.2					12.1	9.0		10.7							$8,080
Don Stowell Elementary	Public	K-6	251 East 11th St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-2803	527	22	23.8	96.4%	23 (4.4%)	24 (4.6%)	457 (86.7%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	12.1	5542^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	5.5%		12	5579^th of 5874 public elementary schools	5.0%	37	7.3				7.3	13.6	23.1	20.0	19.1				19.3	22.1	15.4	9.9	4.4				12.4	92.8		94.2	97.1	94.2		$7,786
Leontine Gracey Elementary	Public	K-6	945 West Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6710	509	23	21.9	90.2%	26 (5.1%)	17 (3.3%)	422 (82.9%)	29 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.6%)	26.4	4254^th of 5862 public elementary schools	27.4%		23.1	4546^th of 5874 public elementary schools	22.6%	292	27.4				27.4	18.4	29.8	35.6	31.9				28.7	16.9	24.6	21.9	24.6				21.7							$8,010
Alicia Reyes Elementary	Public	K-6	123 South N St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6761	565	24	23.6	96.8%	9 (1.6%)	19 (3.4%)	502 (88.8%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	16.3	5182^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	11.6%		15.2	5304^th of 5874 public elementary schools	9.7%	122	7.5				7.5	16.5	17.5	30.0	33.3				24.8	20.0	11.1	10.0	16.1				14.6							$6,915
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	2950 Gerard Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Weaver Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 725-7111	1,062	53	19.9	80.1%	85 (8.0%)	43 (4.0%)	752 (70.8%)	116 (10.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (5.6%)	38.3	3277^th of 5862 public elementary schools	44.1%		34	3576^th of 5874 public elementary schools	39.1%	299	18.1				18.1	35.5	35.9	39.5					37.0	43.4	39.7	25.0					35.9	95.6	97.8		97.8	97.8	97.8
Weaver Middle	Public	6-8	3076 East Childs Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Weaver Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 723-2174	1,000	45	22.0	80.4%	79 (7.9%)	27 (2.7%)	714 (71.4%)	137 (13.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	35 (3.5%)	29.3	1838^th of 2777 public middle schools	33.8%		28.8	1863^rd of 2802 public middle schools	33.5%	25		13.6			13.6				32.6	29.0	32.8		31.4				19.1	23.4	25.7		22.6
Farmdale Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Winder Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Weaver Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 725-7170	970	50	19.3	81.3%	39 (4.0%)	40 (4.1%)	696 (71.8%)	171 (17.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.2%)	28.5	4064^th of 5862 public elementary schools	30.7%		26.4	4244^th of 5874 public elementary schools	27.7%	180	18.2				18.2	32.0	34.0	27.4					30.8	43.1	25.5	18.2					27.8	98.2
Merced County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	632 West 13th St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-6711	895	69	12.9	65.3%	126 (14.1%)	42 (4.7%)	644 (72.0%)	53 (5.9%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	19 (2.1%)								(n/a)			0.0		0.0					0.0		0.0	6.2					0.0		8.3	4.6	45.5	51.5	77.3	56.1	48.5	57.6	$38,763
Valley Merced Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	1850 Wardrobe Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-4500	81	5	16.3	96.3%	6 (7.4%)	7 (8.6%)	66 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0							6.3	4.4							0.0	0.0							$14,230
Merced County Regional Occupational Program	Public	11-12	632 West 13th St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 381-6740	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Merced Scholars Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1850 Wardrobe Ave. Bldg. H	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-5165	297	18	16.4	88.6%	34 (11.4%)	7 (2.4%)	236 (79.5%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)								(n/a)	20.0	13.3	13.9		14.5			25.0	36.8	40.0	32.3	48.6	35.9			0.0	0.0	20.0	6.7	2.8	5.3							$9,544
McSwain Elementary	Public	K-8	922 Scott Rd.	Merced	95341	Merced County	McSwain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 354-2700	939	42	22.1	36.4%	375 (39.9%)	3 (0.3%)	453 (48.2%)	63 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.5%)	55.4	2264^th of 5862 public elementary schools	61.4%		61.8	1971^st of 5874 public elementary schools	66.4%	293	35.1	29.9			32.7	40.2	50.0	63.4	41.7	61.3	52.9		51.8	55.9	33.7	38.9	24.1	34.9	25.7		35.5							$10,453
Merced County Juvenile Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	2840 West Sandy Mush Rd.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-4528	18	1	19.1	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	5 (27.8%)	13 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$14,410
Plainsburg Union Elementary	Public	K-8	3708 South Plainsburg Rd.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Plainsburg Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 389-4707	107	5	22.2	53.3%	49 (45.8%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (50.5%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41.3	3098^th of 5862 public elementary schools	47.2%		62.2	1941^st of 5874 public elementary schools	67.0%	1157	0.0	36.4			16.7	58.3	64.3	15.4		64.3	54.6		52.7	41.7	42.9	7.7		35.7	36.4		33.8							$7,030

Cities Near Zip Code 95341

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Merced	1 mi	37	682^nd
Atwater	4.8 mi	14	514^th
Winton	7.26 mi	5	404^th
Planada	9.72 mi	2	520^th
Cressey	11.26 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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