Merced City Elementary School District
Public
Grades K–8
Elementary and middle schools for Merced, and parts of Atwater.
At a glance
11,108Students enrolled
19Schools
$17,666Spent per student
25:1Student–teacher ratio
80%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Merced
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Where the money goes
$17,666
per student each year · 17% below the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
10,800’20
10,922’21
10,973’22
11,013’23
11,108’24
Students
Hispanic · 70%7,780
White · 11%1,198
Asian · 9%1,008
Two or more races · 5%531
Black · 5%522
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%46
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools19 in district
Level
Rudolph Rivera ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 917 students · Merced
PublicDonn B. Chenoweth ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 722 students · Merced
PublicLuther Burbank ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 716 students · Merced
PublicAllan Peterson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 690 students · Merced
PublicJoe StefaniElementary · Grades 3–6 · 641 students · Merced
PublicJohn Muir ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 613 students · Merced
PublicFranklin ElementaryElementary · Grades K–3 · 602 students · Merced
PublicJohn C. Fremont ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 580 students · Merced
PublicAda Givens ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 579 students · Merced
PublicAlicia Reyes ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 540 students · Merced
PublicCharles Wright ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 527 students · Merced
PublicLeontine Gracey ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 509 students · Merced
PublicDon Stowell ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 501 students · Merced
PublicMargaret Sheehy ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 481 students · Merced
PublicMerced City School District Community DayElementary · Grades K–6 · 22 students · Merced
PublicHerbert Hoover MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 629 students · Merced
PublicHerbert H. Cruickshank MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 624 students · Merced
PublicRudolph Rivera MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 608 students · Merced
PublicTenaya MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 607 students · Merced
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.